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Touchstone Strategic Trust – ‘N-CSRS’ for 12/31/23

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Semi-Annual Certified Shareholder Report by an Investment Company   —   Form N-CSR   —   ICA’40

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‘N-CSRS’   —   Semi-Annual Certified Shareholder Report by an Investment Company

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"Table of Contents
"Tabular Presentation of Portfolios of Investments
"Portfolios of Investments
"Touchstone Balanced Fund
"Touchstone Core Municipal Bond Fund
"Touchstone International Equity Fund
"Touchstone International Growth Fund
"Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund
"Touchstone Large Cap Fund
"Touchstone Large Company Growth Fund
"Touchstone Small Company Fund
"Touchstone Value Fund
"Statements of Assets and Liabilities
"Statements of Operations
"Statements of Changes in Net Assets
"Statements of Changes in Net Assets -- Capital Stock Activity
"Financial Highlights
"Notes to Financial Statements
"Other Items
"Privacy Protection Policy

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number          811-03651          

 

                    Touchstone Strategic Trust - June Funds                    

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

303 Broadway, Suite 1100
                    Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203                    
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

E. Blake Moore, Jr.

303 Broadway, Suite 1100
                    Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203                    
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 800-638-8194

 

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2023

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 

 

 

December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Semi-Annual Report
Touchstone Strategic Trust
Touchstone Balanced Fund
Touchstone Core Municipal Bond Fund
Touchstone International Equity Fund
Touchstone International Growth Fund
Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund
Touchstone Large Cap Fund
Touchstone Large Company Growth Fund
Touchstone Small Company Fund
Touchstone Value Fund

 

This report identifies the Funds' investments on December 31, 2023. These holdings are subject to change. Not all investments in each Fund performed the same, nor is there any guarantee that these investments will perform as well in the future. Market forecasts provided in this report may not occur.
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Table of Contents
Tabular Presentation of Portfolios of Investments (Unaudited)
The tables below provide each Fund’s geographic allocation, sector allocation and/or credit quality. We hope it will be useful to shareholders as it summarizes key information about each Fund’s investments.
Touchstone Balanced Fund

Credit Quality*(% of Fixed Income Securities)
AAA/Aaa 56.5%
AA/Aa 7.3
A/A 11.0
BBB/Baa 23.3
BB/Ba 0.2
B/B 0.3
CC 0.1
Not Rated 1.3
Total 100.0%
Sector Allocation**(% of Net Assets)
Common Stocks  
Information Technology 16.9%
Health Care 9.4
Financials 8.9
Communication Services 8.6
Consumer Discretionary 5.7
Industrials 5.2
Consumer Staples 2.4
Energy 1.8
Materials 1.5
Real Estate 0.7
Fixed Income Securities 34.0
Exchange-Traded Fund 1.2
Short-Term Investment Fund 3.3
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) 0.4
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Core Municipal Bond Fund

Credit Quality*(% of Fixed Income Securities)
AAA/Aaa 1.3%
AA/Aa 47.8
A/A 39.0
BBB/Baa 9.8
BB/Ba 1.2
Cash Equivalents 0.9
Total 100.0%
Portfolio Allocation(% of Net Assets)
Fixed Rate Revenue Bonds 76.3%
General Obligation Bonds 21.8
Short-Term Investment Fund 0.8
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) 1.1
Total 100.0%
 
* Credit quality ratings are from S&P Global Ratings ("S&P") and Moody's Investors Service (“Moody's”). If agency ratings differ, the higher rating will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
** Sector classifications are based upon the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).
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Table of Contents
Tabular Presentation of Portfolios of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)
Touchstone International Equity Fund

Geographic Allocation(% of Net Assets)
Common Stocks  
France 19.9%
United Kingdom 14.2
Switzerland 10.3
Germany 9.9
Japan 6.0
United States 6.0
Canada 5.1
Mexico 3.5
Brazil 2.8
Hong Kong 2.6
Norway 2.3
Greece 2.3
South Korea 2.1
Taiwan 1.8
Spain 1.7
Tanzania 1.7
Netherlands 1.4
China 0.0
Short-Term Investment Fund 6.0
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) 0.4
Total 100.0%
Touchstone International Growth Fund

Geographic Allocation(% of Net Assets)
Common Stocks  
United States 17.6%
India 12.5
Switzerland 9.0
Spain 7.8
Canada 7.2
Germany 7.1
France 6.3
Netherlands 4.9
Argentina 4.6
Israel 4.5
Sweden 4.5
United Kingdom 4.1
Singapore 2.9
Taiwan 2.9
Indonesia 2.2
Poland 1.6
Short-Term Investment Fund 0.4
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) (0.1)
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund

Sector Allocation*(% of Net Assets)
Information Technology 25.6%
Health Care 14.6
Financials 14.5
Communication Services 13.0
Consumer Discretionary 8.3
Industrials 7.8
Consumer Staples 3.7
Energy 2.6
Materials 2.4
Real Estate 1.1
Short-Term Investment Fund 6.3
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) 0.1
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Large Cap Fund

Sector Allocation*(% of Net Assets)
Financials 26.1%
Consumer Discretionary 13.6
Materials 12.7
Information Technology 12.6
Industrials 12.3
Consumer Staples 8.2
Communication Services 6.1
Health Care 3.6
Energy 2.8
Short-Term Investment Fund 2.0
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) 0.0
Total 100.0%
 
* Sector classifications are based upon the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).
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Table of Contents
Tabular Presentation of Portfolios of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)
Touchstone Large Company Growth Fund

Sector Allocation*(% of Net Assets)
Information Technology 55.9%
Financials 11.8
Consumer Discretionary 11.0
Communication Services 7.8
Health Care 6.5
Industrials 2.9
Materials 1.9
Consumer Staples 1.9
Short-Term Investment Fund 0.4
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) (0.1)
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Small Company Fund

Sector Allocation*(% of Net Assets)
Industrials 22.4%
Information Technology 18.2
Health Care 15.9
Consumer Discretionary 13.8
Financials 9.7
Real Estate 8.2
Materials 3.6
Communication Services 3.1
Energy 3.0
Short-Term Investment Fund 2.3
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) (0.2)
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Value Fund

Sector Allocation*(% of Net Assets)
Financials 16.5%
Health Care 13.3
Energy 12.2
Consumer Discretionary 10.8
Information Technology 10.8
Industrials 9.0
Materials 7.8
Communication Services 6.3
Consumer Staples 3.9
Real Estate 3.8
Utilities 3.6
Short-Term Investment Fund 1.9
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) 0.1
Total 100.0%
 
* Sector classifications are based upon the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).
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Table of Contents
Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Balanced Fund – December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 61.1%  
  Information Technology — 16.9%  
    217,560 Apple, Inc. $ 41,886,827
     53,688 International Business Machines Corp.   8,780,672
    140,613 Microsoft Corp.  52,876,112
    111,072 Oracle Corp.  11,710,321
     50,655 Salesforce, Inc.*  13,329,357
     59,302 Texas Instruments, Inc.  10,108,619
     32,460 Workday, Inc. - Class A*   8,960,908
        147,652,816
  Health Care — 9.4%  
     98,089 BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*   9,457,741
    149,065 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   7,648,525
     50,271 Cencora, Inc.  10,324,658
     45,085 HCA Healthcare, Inc.  12,203,608
     93,696 Johnson & Johnson  14,685,911
    133,584 Medtronic PLC  11,004,650
     32,291 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  17,000,243
         82,325,336
  Financials — 8.9%  
    226,643 Bank of America Corp.   7,631,070
     67,375 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B*  24,029,968
     72,613 Charles Schwab Corp. (The)   4,995,774
     35,137 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)  13,554,801
      6,339 Markel Group, Inc.*   9,000,746
     65,367 PayPal Holdings, Inc.*   4,014,187
     53,602 Visa, Inc. - Class A  13,955,281
         77,181,827
  Communication Services — 8.6%  
    214,937 Alphabet, Inc. - Class C*  30,291,071
    196,354 Comcast Corp. - Class A   8,610,123
     72,764 Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A*  25,755,545
     12,929 Netflix, Inc.*   6,294,872
     42,324 Walt Disney Co. (The)   3,821,434
         74,773,045
  Consumer Discretionary — 5.7%  
     42,643 Airbnb, Inc. - Class A*   5,805,418
     35,184 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China) ADR   2,727,112
    181,305 Amazon.com, Inc.*  27,547,481
     40,497 Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   7,374,099
     64,894 Starbucks Corp.   6,230,473
         49,684,583
  Industrials — 5.2%  
     39,393 Boeing Co. (The)*  10,268,179
     17,118 FedEx Corp.   4,330,341
     20,004 Hubbell, Inc.   6,579,916
     96,838 RTX Corp.   8,147,949
    162,613 Southwest Airlines Co.   4,696,263
    105,250 SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.   6,431,828
     46,252 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.   4,537,321
         44,991,797
  Consumer Staples — 2.4%  
    182,961 Monster Beverage Corp.*  10,540,383
    107,686 Philip Morris International, Inc.  10,131,099
         20,671,482
  Energy — 1.8%  
    110,577 Exxon Mobil Corp.  11,055,488
     83,496 Schlumberger NV   4,345,132
         15,400,620
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Materials — 1.5%  
    107,398 DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $  8,262,128
     65,020 International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.   5,264,670
         13,526,798
  Real Estate — 0.7%  
     31,755 Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*   5,997,567
  Total Common Stocks $532,205,871
Principal
Amount
       
  U.S. Treasury Obligations — 14.6%
$  5,355,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.750%, 8/15/41       3,739,505
   1,600,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.375%, 2/15/42       1,232,500
  10,935,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.000%, 11/15/42      10,665,896
   7,799,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.000%, 11/15/52       7,731,063
   6,834,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.750%, 5/31/26       6,310,772
   4,659,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.375%, 5/15/33       4,480,648
  21,405,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.500%, 2/15/33      20,797,968
  10,914,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.625%, 5/31/28      10,807,844
   5,680,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.875%, 8/15/33       5,684,438
  12,045,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 4.000%, 2/29/28      12,094,403
  15,980,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 4.375%, 11/30/28      16,368,264
   3,600,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 4.500%, 11/15/33       3,787,313
 23,030,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 4.875%, 11/30/25      23,273,794
  Total U.S. Treasury Obligations $126,974,408
  Corporate Bonds — 11.2%  
  Financials — 3.0%  
   1,217,000 AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland), 2.450%, 10/29/26   1,126,964
   1,181,000 American Express Co., 5.282%, 7/27/29   1,206,710
   1,219,000 American Tower Corp. REIT, 5.900%, 11/15/33   1,293,133
     820,000 Ares Capital Corp., 3.250%, 7/15/25     784,583
     479,000 Bank of America Corp., 2.687%, 4/22/32     405,165
     753,000 Bank of America Corp., 3.705%, 4/24/28     719,629
     828,000 Bank of Montreal (Canada), 3.803%, 12/15/32     762,238
     790,000 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 5.834%, 10/25/33     838,802
   1,290,000 Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Canada), 3.625%, 10/27/81     990,592
   1,092,000 Barclays PLC (United Kingdom), 2.894%, 11/24/32     896,573
     520,000 Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/49     486,383
     638,000 Capital One Financial Corp., 7.149%, 10/29/27     662,626
     699,000 Citigroup, Inc., 3.200%, 10/21/26     667,049
     576,000 Citigroup, Inc., 6.174%, 5/25/34     597,097
     790,000 Citizens Bank NA, 4.575%, 8/9/28     750,571
     856,000 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (Netherlands), 144a, 1.106%, 2/24/27     784,084
   1,255,000 Corestates Capital III, 144a, (TSFR3M + 0.832%), 6.211%, 2/15/27(A)   1,195,412
     796,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.615%, 4/22/32     669,323
     674,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.691%, 6/5/28     644,427
     501,000 Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 2.550%, 2/4/30     429,261
     876,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.956%, 5/13/31     771,022
     902,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.509%, 1/23/29     855,554
   1,147,000 Mastercard, Inc., 2.000%, 11/18/31     969,127
     998,000 Morgan Stanley, 3.950%, 4/23/27     969,311
     663,000 Morgan Stanley, 5.297%, 4/20/37     646,372
     779,000 New York Life Global Funding, 144a, 4.550%, 1/28/33     769,363
     764,000 Northern Trust Corp., 6.125%, 11/2/32     821,865
  1,087,708 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The), 144a, 3.850%, 9/30/47      874,000
 
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Touchstone Balanced Fund (Unaudited) (Continued)
Principal
Amount
      MarketValue
  Corporate Bonds — 11.2% (Continued)  
  Financials — 3.0% (Continued)  
$  1,226,000 PNC Capital Trust, (TSFR3M + 0.832%), 6.209%, 6/1/28(A) $  1,140,467
   1,000,000 Royal Bank of Canada (Canada), MTN, 5.200%, 8/1/28   1,020,967
   1,368,000 Truist Bank, Ser A, (TSFR3M + 0.932%), 6.311%, 5/15/27(A)   1,285,326
    669,000 US Bancorp, 4.967%, 7/22/33     635,258
         26,669,254
  Consumer Discretionary — 1.3%  
     967,000 7-Eleven, Inc., 144a, 1.800%, 2/10/31     787,077
      74,700 Air Canada 2015-1 Class A Pass Through Trust (Canada), 144a, 3.600%, 3/15/27      70,259
   1,037,000 BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom), 3.557%, 8/15/27     990,253
   1,079,000 Brunswick Corp., 4.400%, 9/15/32     985,141
     672,000 Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd., 144a, 4.750%, 10/20/28     661,100
   1,461,000 General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.100%, 1/12/32   1,246,016
     550,000 General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.650%, 1/17/29     563,868
     605,000 Home Depot, Inc. (The), 5.950%, 4/1/41     678,355
     573,000 Imperial Brands Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 6.125%, 7/27/27     588,774
     881,000 Lowe's Cos., Inc., 4.500%, 4/15/30     877,126
     654,000 Mattel, Inc., 5.450%, 11/1/41     585,909
   1,021,000 Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 3.800%, 11/1/29     957,661
   1,208,000 Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan), 5.118%, 7/13/28   1,250,778
    954,000 Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 5.141%, 3/15/52     823,165
         11,065,482
  Health Care — 1.0%  
     774,000 AbbVie, Inc., 4.450%, 5/14/46     713,083
     679,000 Alcon Finance Corp. (Switzerland), 144a, 3.800%, 9/23/49     549,929
     876,000 Amgen, Inc., 5.150%, 3/2/28     896,204
     700,000 Becton Dickinson & Co., 4.685%, 12/15/44     656,373
     734,000 CommonSpirit Health, 4.187%, 10/1/49     621,053
     686,000 CVS Health Corp., 5.125%, 7/20/45     651,080
     847,000 DH Europe Finance II Sarl, 3.250%, 11/15/39     704,862
     768,000 Elevance Health, Inc., 4.750%, 2/15/33     769,273
     812,000 HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 9/1/26     816,160
     762,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 5.404%, 8/10/43     808,244
     871,000 UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.500%, 8/15/39     742,503
    950,000 Viatris, Inc., 2.700%, 6/22/30     803,826
          8,732,590
  Utilities — 1.0%  
   1,251,000 CMS Energy Corp., 4.750%, 6/1/50   1,129,566
     709,000 Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.150%, 12/1/44     605,415
     504,000 Edison International, 4.125%, 3/15/28     487,017
   1,239,000 Electricite de France SA (France), 144a, 4.875%, 9/21/38   1,148,000
   1,041,000 FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, 144a, 5.450%, 7/15/44   1,008,913
   1,055,000 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., (TSFR3M + 2.329%), 7.659%, 10/1/66(A)     954,472
   1,040,000 Ohio Power Co., Ser R, 2.900%, 10/1/51     707,561
     909,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 3.500%, 8/1/50     629,775
     739,000 PacifiCorp., 5.750%, 4/1/37     756,844
  1,457,000 WEC Energy Group, Inc., (TSFR3M + 2.374%), 7.754%, 5/15/67(A)   1,303,291
          8,730,854
  Industrials — 1.0%  
     792,000 Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc., 2.630%, 6/19/30     686,288
     469,000 Boeing Co. (The), 5.805%, 5/1/50     487,624
     887,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.750%, 5/1/40      967,900
Principal
Amount
      MarketValue
     
  Industrials — 1.0% (Continued)  
$    603,000 Carrier Global Corp., 3.577%, 4/5/50 $    472,100
     595,000 FedEx Corp., 5.100%, 1/15/44     578,269
     859,000 John Deere Capital Corp., MTN, 2.450%, 1/9/30     770,841
     743,000 Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.837%, 10/1/41     717,993
     547,000 Roper Technologies, Inc., 2.950%, 9/15/29     501,771
   1,188,000 Waste Management, Inc., 4.875%, 2/15/34   1,213,989
   1,533,000 Weir Group PLC (The) (United Kingdom), 144a, 2.200%, 5/13/26   1,425,738
    520,000 WestRock MWV LLC, 8.200%, 1/15/30     599,574
          8,422,087
  Energy — 0.9%  
     690,000 Aker BP ASA (Norway), 144a, 6.000%, 6/13/33     718,028
     224,000 Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada), 5.250%, 6/15/37     211,945
   1,136,000 Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/28   1,107,558
     620,000 Continental Resources, Inc., 144a, 5.750%, 1/15/31     616,388
     911,000 DCP Midstream Operating LP, 144a, 6.750%, 9/15/37   1,001,680
     594,888 MC Brazil Downstream Trading SARL (Brazil), 144a, 7.250%, 6/30/31     466,243
   1,090,000 Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC, 144a, 4.625%, 4/1/29   1,050,486
     763,000 MPLX LP, 4.950%, 3/14/52     681,420
     745,000 NGPL PipeCo LLC, 144a, 7.768%, 12/15/37     828,609
     587,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.950%, 6/15/39     683,855
    663,000 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), 6.625%, 6/15/35     508,621
          7,874,833
  Information Technology — 0.8%  
   1,320,000 Apple, Inc., 4.650%, 2/23/46   1,306,169
   1,309,000 Broadcom, Inc., 4.150%, 11/15/30   1,252,142
   1,048,000 Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.950%, 4/15/31     917,301
   1,064,000 Microchip Technology, Inc., 0.983%, 9/1/24   1,030,868
     544,000 Micron Technology, Inc., 2.703%, 4/15/32     457,616
     194,000 Micron Technology, Inc., 6.750%, 11/1/29     209,878
   1,629,000 Microsoft Corp., 2.525%, 6/1/50   1,117,771
     365,000 Oracle Corp., 3.600%, 4/1/40     292,181
     247,000 Oracle Corp., 4.300%, 7/8/34     231,268
    630,000 Visa, Inc., 4.150%, 12/14/35     618,252
          7,433,446
  Consumer Staples — 0.7%  
     664,000 Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium), 4.900%, 2/1/46     651,245
     884,000 Ashtead Capital, Inc. (United Kingdom), 144a, 4.000%, 5/1/28     832,517
     608,000 J M Smucker Co. (The), 6.500%, 11/15/53     704,462
   1,240,000 JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 2.500%, 1/15/27   1,141,885
     398,000 JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 4.375%, 2/2/52     296,378
     301,000 Kroger Co. (The), 5.000%, 4/15/42     283,040
     850,000 Mars, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 4/1/39     747,008
   1,188,000 Philip Morris International, Inc., 5.375%, 2/15/33   1,219,867
    484,000 Starbucks Corp., 3.350%, 3/12/50     362,768
          6,239,170
  Real Estate — 0.6%  
     856,000 Crown Castle International Corp. REIT, 3.650%, 9/1/27     814,263
     948,000 Host Hotels & Resorts LP REIT, Ser F, 4.500%, 2/1/26     929,901
     939,000 Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP REIT, 4.150%, 4/15/32     864,599
     449,000 Kilroy Realty LP REIT, 3.050%, 2/15/30     382,019
     671,000 Sabra Health Care LP REIT, 5.125%, 8/15/26     659,220
     593,000 SBA Tower Trust REIT, 144a, 6.599%, 1/15/28      609,890
 
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Principal
Amount
      MarketValue
  Corporate Bonds — 11.2% (Continued)  
  Real Estate — 0.6% (Continued)  
$    363,000 STORE Capital Corp. REIT, 2.700%, 12/1/31 $    275,435
     196,000 STORE Capital Corp. REIT, 2.750%, 11/18/30     154,103
    552,000 STORE Capital Corp. REIT, 4.625%, 3/15/29     510,447
          5,199,877
  Communication Services — 0.6%  
     433,000 AT&T, Inc., 4.500%, 5/15/35     410,995
   1,084,000 British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 3.250%, 11/8/29     990,968
     577,000 Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 6.484%, 10/23/45     568,902
     692,000 Comcast Corp., 4.000%, 3/1/48     583,190
     359,000 Paramount Global, 4.200%, 5/19/32     321,225
     943,000 T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.875%, 4/15/30     895,003
     566,000 T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.750%, 1/15/54     601,473
    877,000 Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.987%, 10/30/56     582,459
          4,954,215
  Materials — 0.3%  
     600,000 Braskem Netherlands Finance BV (Brazil), 144a, 4.500%, 1/31/30     465,780
     531,000 Braskem Netherlands Finance BV (Brazil), 144a, 5.875%, 1/31/50     367,916
     833,000 Celanese US Holdings LLC, 6.165%, 7/15/27     854,093
    846,000 Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), 4.500%, 6/1/47     777,250
          2,465,039
  Total Corporate Bonds  $97,786,847
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.3%
     825,000 BANK, Ser 2018-BN14, Class A3, 3.966%, 9/15/60         790,440
  26,229,502 BANK, Ser 2019-BN21, Class XA, 0.838%, 10/17/52(A)(B)(C)         960,304
     905,000 BANK, Ser 2020-BN26, Class A4, 2.403%, 3/15/63         771,155
   1,150,000 BANK, Ser 2022-BNK39, Class A4, 2.928%, 2/15/55(A)(C)         992,417
     870,000 BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-C11, Class A5, 2.322%, 9/15/54         723,842
   2,520,000 BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-C12, Class A5, 2.689%, 11/15/54       2,145,020
     670,000 BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Ser 2022-C14, Class A5, 2.946%, 2/15/55(A)(C)         578,089
     900,000 BPR Trust, Ser 2021-KEN, Class B, 144a, (TSFR1M + 2.064%), 7.426%, 2/15/29(A)         897,154
   1,500,000 BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-VIV3, Class B, 144a, 3.544%, 3/9/44(A)(C)       1,314,251
   1,500,000 BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-VIV4, Class A, 144a, 2.843%, 3/9/44       1,284,144
     755,000 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-GC46, Class A5, 2.717%, 2/15/53         651,787
   1,220,000 COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-HOME, Class A, 144a, 3.815%, 4/10/33(A)(C)       1,123,047
     700,000 GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2017-FARM, Class B, 144a, 3.541%, 1/10/43(A)(C)         585,408
   1,205,000 GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2020-GC47, Class A5, 2.377%, 5/12/53       1,016,194
   1,000,000 HONO Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-LULU, Class B, 144a, (TSFR1M + 1.564%), 6.926%, 10/15/36(A)         947,440
562,000,000 Independence Plaza Trust, Ser 2018-INDP, Class XCP, 144a, 7/10/35(A)(B)(C)             562
     885,000 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2017-JP7, Class A5, 3.454%, 9/15/50          814,722
Principal
Amount
      MarketValue
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.3% (Continued)
$    500,000 JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2018-MINN, Class A, 144a, (TSFR1M + 1.317%), 6.679%, 11/15/35(A)     $    475,137
   1,100,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser 2018-H3, Class A5, 4.177%, 7/15/51       1,042,456
     825,000 SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2019-787E, Class A, 144a, 4.163%, 2/15/41         740,662
     770,000 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-AUS, Class B, 144a, 4.058%, 8/17/36(A)(C)         693,822
  2,220,000 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-C53, Class A4, 3.040%, 10/15/52       1,989,003
  Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities  $20,537,056
  U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 1.9%
       1,164 FHLMC, Pool #G08062, 5.000%, 6/1/35           1,186
     114,740 FHLMC, Pool #G08637, 4.000%, 4/1/45         110,914
     707,700 FHLMC, Pool #Q02664, 4.500%, 8/1/41         708,585
   1,198,310 FHLMC, Pool #Q29056, 4.000%, 10/1/44       1,158,347
     575,104 FHLMC, Pool #Q29260, 4.000%, 10/1/44         556,341
   1,397,183 FHLMC REMIC, Pool #SD8148, 3.000%, 5/1/51       1,240,549
     240,561 FNMA, Pool #725423, 5.500%, 5/1/34         247,924
     212,727 FNMA, Pool #725610, 5.500%, 7/1/34         219,242
      44,845 FNMA, Pool #748895, 6.000%, 12/1/33          44,644
      89,114 FNMA, Pool #AD9193, 5.000%, 9/1/40          90,653
     229,095 FNMA, Pool #AH8925, 4.500%, 3/1/41         229,055
     268,674 FNMA, Pool #AR9195, 3.000%, 3/1/43         247,323
     450,301 FNMA, Pool #BC1809, 3.500%, 5/1/46         420,775
   1,696,217 FNMA, Pool #BT7156, 2.000%, 8/1/51       1,389,379
   1,854,770 FNMA, Pool #CB1336, 2.000%, 8/1/41       1,589,013
   1,756,280 FNMA, Pool #FM5085, 2.000%, 12/1/50       1,450,227
     542,891 FNMA, Pool #FM5166, 3.000%, 12/1/50         485,467
     466,052 FNMA, Pool #FM5279, 3.500%, 11/1/50         433,744
     362,213 FNMA, Pool #FM5468, 2.500%, 1/1/36         335,736
     528,759 FNMA, Pool #FM5682, 2.500%, 1/1/51         453,043
   1,429,741 FNMA, Pool #FM7913, 2.000%, 4/1/36       1,293,668
   1,828,094 FNMA, Pool #FM8360, 2.500%, 8/1/51       1,572,615
   1,800,075 FNMA, Pool #FM8361, 2.500%, 8/1/51       1,544,421
     597,902 FNMA, Pool #MA4166, 3.000%, 10/1/40         548,720
    403,930 GNMA, Pool #5175, 4.500%, 9/20/41         404,228
  Total U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations  $16,775,799
  Asset-Backed Securities — 1.9%
   1,000,000 AB BSL CLO 2 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2021-2A, Class B1, 144a, (TSFR3M + 1.912%), 7.305%, 4/15/34(A)         993,422
   1,500,000 AB BSL CLO 3, Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2021-3A, Class B, 144a, (TSFR3M + 1.962%), 7.377%, 10/20/34(A)       1,493,839
     337,295 CF Hippolyta Issuer LLC, Ser 2020-1, Class A1, 144a, 1.690%, 7/15/60         311,748
   1,072,000 CLI Funding VI LLC, Ser 2020-3A, Class A, 144a, 2.070%, 10/18/45         961,984
     833,438 Driven Brands Funding LLC, Ser 2019-1A, Class A2, 144a, 4.641%, 4/20/49         804,931
     235,459 Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC, Ser 2019-A, Class B, 144a, 2.910%, 1/25/34         224,074
   1,011,400 Jack in the Box Funding LLC, Ser 2019-1A, Class A2II, 144a, 4.476%, 8/25/49         961,052
     965,000 Jack in the Box Funding LLC, Ser 2022-1A, Class A2I, 144a, 3.445%, 2/26/52         888,026
     375,165 Jersey Mike's Funding, Ser 2019-1A, Class A2, 144a, 4.433%, 2/15/50          355,332
 
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Principal
Amount
      MarketValue
  Asset-Backed Securities — 1.9% (Continued)
$  1,150,000 Madison Park Funding XLIX Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2021-49A, Class B1, 144a, (TSFR3M + 1.962%), 7.358%, 10/19/34(A)     $  1,145,996
     828,750 Neighborly Issuer LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A2, 144a, 3.584%, 4/30/51         719,469
   1,500,000 Palmer Square CLO, Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2021-4A, Class B, 144a, (TSFR3M + 1.912%), 7.305%, 10/15/34(A)       1,499,268
     982,500 Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Ser 2022-1A, Class A2I, 144a, 3.251%, 12/5/51         910,589
   1,500,000 Rockford Tower CLO, Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2021-3A, Class B, 144a, (TSFR3M + 2.012%), 7.427%, 10/20/34(A)(D)       1,491,228
     319,494 TAL Advantage VII LLC, Ser 2020-1A, Class A, 144a, 2.050%, 9/20/45         290,065
   1,220,000 Textainer Marine Containers, Ltd. (China), Ser 2021-3A, Class A, 144a, 1.940%, 8/20/46       1,047,424
   1,400,000 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-6, Class B1, 144a, 3.811%, 4/25/55(A)(C)       1,309,614
  1,140,000 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-4, Class M1B, 144a, 3.000%, 10/25/59(A)(C)         929,760
  Total Asset-Backed Securities  $16,337,821
Shares        
  Exchange-Traded Fund — 1.2%  
    120,711 iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF  10,750,522
Principal
Amount
       
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.1%
$     79,462 Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-1, Class B3, 144a, 3.542%, 7/25/43(A)(C)          75,269
     268,622 Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-4, Class B2, 144a, 3.499%, 6/25/45(A)(C)         256,873
     380,996 Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-7, Class B1, 144a, 3.644%, 10/25/45(A)(C)         355,070
     158,879 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR3, Class B2, 144a, 3.407%, 5/25/43(A)(C)         153,528
     270,992 CSMC Trust, Ser 2015-1, Class B3, 144a, 3.900%, 1/25/45(A)(C)         256,012
     284,243 CSMC Trust, Ser 2015-WIN1, Class B3, 144a, 3.771%, 12/25/44(A)(C)         268,165
     953,356 Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Ser 2022-2, Class A1, 144a, 4.300%, 3/25/67(A)(C)         906,369
   1,183,547 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2021-PJ8, Class A8, 144a, 2.500%, 1/25/52(A)(C)       1,028,526
     624,834 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-1, Class B2, 144a, 3.450%, 1/25/47(A)(C)         557,884
   1,085,087 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-5, Class B1, 144a, 3.573%, 12/25/50(A)(C)         931,656
     573,777 Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2018-3, Class M3, 144a, 3.250%, 8/25/58(A)(C)         486,237
   1,397,426 Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2019-1, Class M1, 144a, 3.500%, 10/25/69(A)(C)       1,279,891
     139,334 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-2, Class A19, 144a, 3.500%, 5/25/45(A)(C)         124,126
     870,664 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-CH3, Class B1B, 144a, 4.763%, 8/25/48(A)(C)         820,512
     789,947 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-CH3, Class B2B, 144a, 4.763%, 8/25/48(A)(C)         744,444
  1,179,307 Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2021-2, Class A3, 144a, 2.500%, 6/25/51(A)(C)       1,025,153
  Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   $9,269,715
Principal
Amount
      MarketValue
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.7%
$    515,000 FHLMC REMIC, Ser 4991, Class HB, 2.000%, 7/25/50     $    362,325
   1,650,000 FHLMC REMIC, Ser 5178, Class CV, 2.000%, 11/25/40       1,223,752
   1,500,000 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2019-35, Class KB, 3.000%, 7/25/49       1,191,631
   2,150,000 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2022-16, Class KB, 2.500%, 11/25/49       1,626,218
   1,370,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-K103, Class B, 144a, 3.455%, 12/25/51(A)(C)       1,236,844
     175,826 GNMA, Ser 2010-169, Class AW, 4.500%, 12/20/40         175,098
  3,560,094 GNMA, Ser 2012-147, Class IO, 0.546%, 4/16/54(A)(B)(C)          37,544
  Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   $5,853,412
  Sovereign Government Obligations — 0.3%
     674,000 Bahamas Government International Bond, 144a, 6.000%, 11/21/28         593,120
     750,000 Chile Government International Bond, 3.100%, 1/22/61         502,657
     663,000 Colombia Government International Bond, 3.250%, 4/22/32         526,209
     725,000 Ecuador Government International Bond, 144a, 6.000%, 7/31/30(A)(C)         335,174
     680,000 Ghana Government International Bond, 144a, 7.625%, 5/16/29#         293,900
    728,000 Mexico Government International Bond, 3.771%, 5/24/61         493,107
  Total Sovereign Government Obligations   $2,744,167
Shares        
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 3.3%  
 28,857,205 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 5.25%∞Ω  28,857,205
  Total Investment Securities—99.6%
(Cost $694,806,881)
$868,092,823
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.4%   3,459,448
  Net Assets — 100.0% $871,552,271
(A) Variable rate security - Rate reflected is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2023.
(B) Interest only security - This type of security represents the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the “interest only” holding.
(C) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.
(D) Security has no stated coupon and is considered an equity position in the collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”). CLO equity investments are entitled to recurring distributions which are generally equal to the excess cash flow generated from the underlying investments after payment of the contractual payments to debt holders and fund expenses.
# The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued.
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of December 31, 2023.
 
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Portfolio Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation
DAC – Designated Activity Company
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
FREMF – Freddie Mac Multifamily Securitization
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
IO – Interest Only
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LP – Limited Partnership
MTN – Medium Term Note
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
TSFR1M – One Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TSFR3M – Three Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD – United States Dollar
144a - This is a restricted security that was sold in a transaction qualifying for the exemption under Rule 144a of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2023, these securities were valued at $54,686,363 or 6.3% of net assets. These securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:        
Common Stocks $532,205,871 $$— $532,205,871
U.S. Treasury Obligations 126,974,408 126,974,408
Corporate Bonds 97,786,847 97,786,847
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 20,537,056 20,537,056
U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations 16,775,799 16,775,799
Asset-Backed Securities 16,337,821 16,337,821
Exchange-Traded Fund 10,750,522 10,750,522
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 9,269,715 9,269,715
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 5,853,412 5,853,412
Sovereign Government Obligations 2,744,167 2,744,167
Short-Term Investment Fund 28,857,205 28,857,205
Other Financial Instruments        
Futures        
Interest rate contracts 175,010 175,010
Total Assets $571,988,608 $296,279,225 $— $868,267,833
Liabilities:        
Other Financial Instruments        
Swap Agreements        
Credit contracts $$(601,979) $— $(601,979)
Futures        
Interest rate contracts (1,159,615) (1,159,615)
Total Liabilities $(1,159,615) $(601,979) $— $(1,761,594)
Total $570,828,993 $295,677,246 $— $866,506,239
 
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Futures Contracts
At December 31, 2023, $664,932 was segregated with the broker as collateral for futures contracts. The Fund had the following futures contracts, brokered by Wells Fargo, open at December 31, 2023
Description Expiration Date Number of
Contracts
Notional Value Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
Short Futures:        
30-Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond 3/19/2024 123 $16,432,031 $(1,159,615)
Long Futures:        
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note 3/28/2024 163 17,730,071 75,971
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note 3/28/2024 278 57,244,109 99,039
        $(984,605)
 Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices(1)
Counterparty Termination
Date
Notional
Amount(2)
Pay Fixed
Rate
Clearinghouse Underlying
Bond
Value(3) Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
Unrealized
Depreciation
Buy Protection:                
BNP Paribas SA 12/20/28 $10,117,800 5.000% ICE Markit CDX North America High Yield
Series 41 5Y Index
$(590,200) $11,779 $(601,979)
(1) If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying investments comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or investments equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying investments comprising the referenced index.
(2) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.
(3) The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on the underlying bond serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values (sell protection) or increasing market values (buy protection) when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Core Municipal Bond Fund – December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Fixed Rate Revenue Bonds – 76.3%
$  550,000 Barry County, MO, COP, 5.000%, 10/01/37 $   587,052
   500,000 Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 01/01/31    531,903
   500,000 Chicago, IL, Wastewater Transmission Revenue Ser C, 5.000%, 01/01/26    509,365
   450,000 City of Erie Higher Education Building Authority, Revenue, 5.000%, 05/01/47    440,286
   500,000 Cleveland County Educational Fac. Auth., Revenue, 5.000%, 06/01/25    514,150
   500,000 Cleveland, OH, Airport System Rev. Ser B, 5.000%, 01/01/37    546,345
   500,000 Cobb County Kennestone Hospital Auth., Revenue, 4.000%, 04/01/52    481,275
   500,000 Colorado Health Fac. Auth., Revenue, 5.000%, 11/01/28    542,110
   500,000 Colorado River Municipal Water District, Revenue, 5.000%, 01/01/25    510,481
   500,000 Connecticut State Health & Educational Fac. Auth., Revenue, 5.000%, 07/01/48    534,382
   500,000 County of Miami-Dade FL Transit System, Revenue, 5.000%, 07/01/32    514,766
   500,000 County of Nez Perce, COP, 5.000%, 03/01/52    524,937
   685,000 DeKalb-Jackson Water Supply District Inc, Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 07/01/32    774,618
   500,000 Florida Development Finance Corp., Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 06/15/30    522,364
   425,000 Georgetown, TX, Utility System Revenue, 5.000%, 08/15/35    485,861
   500,000 Greater Jasper School Building Corp., Revenue, 5.000%, 07/15/29    549,722
   510,000 Greater Texas Cultural Education Fac. Finance Corp., Revenue, 5.000%, 03/01/28    557,522
   350,000 Guam Power Auth., Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 10/01/26    364,057
   500,000 Hamilton County, OH, 5.000%, 08/15/40    530,830
1,000,000 Hamilton County, OH EDR, 5.000%, 06/01/33  1,024,075
   465,000 Harris County Cultural Education Fac. Finance Corp., Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 07/01/52    491,495
   500,000 Health Care Auth. for Baptist Health/The, Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 11/15/32    568,213
   500,000 Hospitals & Higher Education Fac. Auth. of Philadelphia/The, Revenue, 5.000%, 07/01/37    555,274
   500,000 Illinois Finance Auth., Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 08/15/47    534,763
   675,000 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 01/01/46    746,106
   500,000 Iowa Higher Education Loan Auth., Revenue, 5.375%, 10/01/52    519,116
   500,000 Kentucky Asset Liability Commission, Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 09/01/25    516,745
   595,000 Kentucky Public Energy Auth., Revenue Ser 1, 4.000%, 02/01/30    602,853
   500,000 Los Angeles, CA, Wastewater System Revenue Ser C, 5.000%, 06/01/25    516,538
   500,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Fac. & Community Development Auth, Revenue, 5.000%, 08/15/30    533,138
   500,000 Louisiana Public Fac. Auth., Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 10/15/37    575,186
   500,000 Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 05/15/52    520,673
   500,000 Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Sports Auth., Revenue Ser A, 5.250%, 07/01/53    554,799
   500,000 Michigan Finance Auth., Revenue, 5.000%, 04/15/28    543,785
  500,000 Michigan Finance Authority, Revenue Ser C, 5.000%, 06/01/32     550,884
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
   
$  500,000 Michigan State Building Auth., Revenue Ser I, 5.000%, 04/15/34 $   518,840
   500,000 Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, Revenue, 5.000%, 12/01/36    561,870
   500,000 Monroeville Finance Auth., Revenue Ser B, 5.000%, 02/15/29    553,607
   575,000 Montrose Redevelopment Auth., 5.000%, 09/01/26    603,185
   500,000 Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Ser A, 5.000%, 07/01/52    519,795
   500,000 New Hampshire Business Finance Auth., Revenue Ser A, 5.250%, 06/01/51    554,161
   500,000 New Jersey Economic Development Auth., Revenue EDR, 5.000%, 03/01/28    546,445
   500,000 New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Revenue Ser AA, 5.000%, 06/15/45    538,948
   500,000 New York State Dormitory Auth., Revenue, 5.000%, 07/01/29    534,840
   500,000 New York State Dormitory Auth., Revenue, 5.000%, 05/01/52    533,547
   500,000 Newark Higher Education Finance Corp., Revenue Ser A, 4.000%, 04/01/57    450,475
   500,000 Ohio Higher Educational Fac. Commission, 5.000%, 03/01/34    508,167
   500,000 Oregon State Fac. Auth., Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 06/01/52    530,482
   500,000 Ozark Reorg School District No R-6, COP, 5.000%, 04/01/45    523,973
   500,000 Pasco County School Board, COP Ser B, 5.000%, 08/01/46    533,181
   500,000 Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Auth., Revenue EDR Ser 2, 5.000%, 07/01/38    518,917
   500,000 Pennsylvania Higher Educational Fac. Auth., Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 05/01/32    564,902
   500,000 Philadelphia Auth. for Industrial Development, Revenue, 5.250%, 11/01/47    539,045
   500,000 Polaris Career Center COP, 5.000%, 11/01/35    515,651
   500,000 Public Utility District No. 1 of Benton County, Revenue, 5.000%, 11/01/28    531,036
   500,000 Pulaski County, AR, Revenue, 5.250%, 03/01/53    544,366
   500,000 Regional Transportation District, Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 01/15/29    536,503
   500,000 Regional Transportation District, Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 01/15/31    548,497
   500,000 Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 05/15/48    554,163
   520,000 South Carolina Public Service Auth., Revenue Ser A, 4.000%, 12/01/52    493,032
   585,000 South Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority, Revenue, 4.000%, 02/15/37    610,414
   500,000 Southwest Higher Education Auth., Inc., Revenue, 5.000%, 10/01/29    527,802
   500,000 St Lucie County School Board, COP Ser A, 5.000%, 07/01/48    547,650
   510,000 State Board of Higher Education of the State of North Dakota, Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 04/01/29    545,649
   500,000 State of Illinois Sales Tax Revenue Ser B, 5.000%, 06/15/33    524,342
   500,000 Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp, Revenue Ser A, 5.000%, 06/01/30    536,894
   500,000 Town of Upland, Revenue EDR, 4.000%, 09/01/43    487,690
   500,000 Troy Capital Resource Corp., Revenue, 5.000%, 09/01/30    559,592
   620,000 Walton County District School Board, COP, 5.000%, 07/01/25    631,876
  500,000 Wisconsin Health & Educational Fac. Auth., Revenue, 5.000%, 03/15/53     492,086
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Fixed Rate Revenue Bonds – 76.3% (Continued)
$  500,000 Wisconsin Health & Educational Fac. Auth., Revenue Ser B, 5.250%, 12/01/48 $   534,362
  240,000 Yamhill County, OR, Revenue, 4.000%, 12/01/41    238,671
  Total Fixed Rate Revenue Bonds $38,970,325
  General Obligation Bonds – 21.8%
   500,000 Albuquerque Municipal School District No 12, UTGO Ser A, 5.000%, 08/01/35    571,992
   500,000 Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp., LTGO, 6.000%, 01/15/26    530,327
   500,000 Bexar County Hospital District, LTGO, 5.000%, 02/15/48    545,470
   500,000 Chicago Board of Education, UTGO Ser A, 4.000%, 12/01/47    433,659
   500,000 Chicago, IL, UTGO Ser A, 5.000%, 01/01/34    552,894
   150,000 Detroit, MI, UTGO Ser C, 6.000%, 05/01/43    168,686
   505,000 Ecorse Public School District, UTGO, 5.000%, 05/01/27    543,348
   150,000 Gold Hill Mesa Metropolitan District No 2, LTGO Ser A, 5.000%, 12/01/29    166,108
   500,000 Grand Rapids Public Schools, UTGO, 5.000%, 05/01/25    512,558
   500,000 Homewood, AL, UTGO, 5.000%, 09/01/29    528,633
   500,000 Hudsonville Public Schools, UTGO, 5.000%, 05/01/53    533,988
   500,000 Jackson, MS, UTGO, 5.000%, 03/01/28    521,873
   610,000 Milwaukee, WI, UTGO Ser N3, 5.000%, 04/01/29    671,256
   500,000 North Pine Vistas Metropolitan District No 2, LTGO, 5.250%, 12/01/42    562,498
   450,000 School District of Philadelphia/The, LTGO Ser B, 5.000%, 09/01/30    506,234
   440,000 School District of Philadelphia/The, LTGO Ser D, 5.000%, 09/01/25    452,929
   500,000 St Louis, MO, UTGO Ser A, 5.000%, 02/15/43    547,043
   500,000 State of Illinois, UTGO Ser B, 5.500%, 05/01/47    549,288
1,000,000 Toledo, OH, LTGO, 4.000%, 12/01/35  1,048,969
   500,000 Whispering Pines Metropolitan District No 1, LTGO, 5.000%, 12/01/52    528,110
  650,000 Wichita Falls Independent School District, UTGO, 4.000%, 02/01/26    666,842
  Total General Obligation Bonds $11,142,705
Shares       Market
Value
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 0.8%
  421,802 Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Shares, 5.25%∞Ω $   421,802
  Total Investment Securities—98.9%
(Cost $50,879,796)
$50,534,832
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.1%    $553,909
  Net Assets — 100.0% $51,088,741
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of December 31, 2023.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
COP–Certificates of Participation
EDR–Economic Development Revenue
LTGO–Limited Tax General Obligation
UTGO–Unlimited Tax General Obligation
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Municipal Bonds $$50,113,030 $— $50,113,030
Short-Term Investment Fund 421,802 421,802
Total $421,802 $50,113,030 $— $50,534,832
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Touchstone International Equity Fund – December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 93.6%  
  France — 19.9%  
  Communication Services — 2.7%  
  153,800 JCDecaux SE* $  3,094,807
  Consumer Discretionary — 7.1%  
   72,800 Accor SA   2,786,499
  103,100 Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA   3,704,027
    2,200 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   1,787,582
  Consumer Staples — 1.9%  
   12,800 Pernod Ricard SA   2,262,039
  Energy — 3.2%  
   54,000 TotalEnergies SE   3,671,947
  Financials — 2.5%  
   48,500 Edenred SE   2,902,469
  Health Care — 2.5%  
   29,000 Sanofi   2,881,810
  Total France  23,091,180
  United Kingdom — 14.2%  
  Communication Services — 2.4%  
  383,200 Rightmove PLC   2,816,899
  Health Care — 4.1%  
1,554,549 ConvaTec Group PLC, 144a   4,837,587
  Industrials — 5.7%  
   52,500 Bunzl PLC   2,133,365
  178,300 Howden Joinery Group PLC   1,845,898
  640,000 Rotork PLC   2,633,926
  Information Technology — 2.0%  
   47,900 Spectris PLC   2,307,296
  Total United Kingdom  16,574,971
  Switzerland — 10.3%  
  Consumer Staples — 2.8%  
   27,800 Nestle SA   3,222,573
  Health Care — 7.5%  
   31,300 Alcon, Inc.   2,448,788
   32,500 Novartis AG   3,282,841
   10,500 Roche Holding AG   3,052,282
  Total Switzerland  12,006,484
  Germany — 9.9%  
  Communication Services — 1.7%  
   27,200 Scout24 SE, 144a   1,923,347
  Health Care — 2.3%  
   87,900 Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA   2,724,509
  Industrials — 1.6%  
   20,700 Brenntag SE   1,902,485
  Information Technology — 1.9%  
   14,300 SAP SE   2,201,079
  Materials — 2.4%  
   76,400 FUCHS SE   2,738,023
  Total Germany  11,489,443
  Japan — 6.0%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.6%  
  151,000 USS Co. Ltd.   3,031,507
  Health Care — 1.5%  
  122,600 Olympus Corp.   1,769,642
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Japan — (Continued)  
  Industrials — 1.9%  
   74,400 FANUC Corp. $  2,183,575
  Total Japan   6,984,724
  United States — 6.0%  
  Health Care — 3.6%  
   50,000 Medtronic PLC   4,119,000
  Industrials — 2.4%  
   69,200 Experian PLC   2,823,037
  Total United States   6,942,037
  Canada — 5.1%  
  Materials — 5.1%  
   52,700 Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   2,889,442
  169,300 Barrick Gold Corp.   3,058,784
  Total Canada   5,948,226
  Mexico — 3.5%  
  Communication Services — 1.7%  
  873,398 Megacable Holdings SAB de CV   1,946,771
  Consumer Staples — 1.8%  
  970,500 Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV - Class A   2,174,638
  Total Mexico   4,121,409
  Brazil — 2.8%  
  Financials — 2.8%  
  256,900 Pagseguro Digital Ltd. - Class A*   3,203,543
  Hong Kong — 2.6%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.6%  
  548,000 Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.   3,069,275
  Norway — 2.3%  
  Energy — 2.3%  
  206,000 TGS ASA   2,675,131
  Greece — 2.3%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.3%  
  156,000 OPAP SA   2,646,963
  South Korea — 2.1%  
  Information Technology — 2.1%  
   39,700 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   2,409,665
  Taiwan — 1.8%  
  Information Technology — 1.8%  
   20,300 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR   2,111,200
  Spain — 1.7%  
  Industrials — 1.7%  
   50,800 Befesa SA, 144a   1,969,847
  Tanzania — 1.7%  
  Communication Services — 1.7%  
1,710,000 Helios Towers PLC*   1,939,890
  Netherlands — 1.4%  
  Information Technology — 1.4%  
    2,200 ASML Holding NV   1,660,752
  China — 0.0%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%  
    5,190 Meituan - Class B, 144a*      54,489
  Total Common Stocks $108,899,229
 
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Shares       Market
Value
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 6.0%  
7,014,409 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 5.25%∞Ω $  7,014,409
  Total Investment Securities — 99.6%
(Cost $97,435,770)
$115,913,638
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.4%     418,257
  Net Assets — 100.0% $116,331,895
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of December 31, 2023.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company
144a - This is a restricted security that was sold in a transaction qualifying for the exemption under Rule 144a of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2023, these securities were valued at $8,785,270 or 7.6% of net assets. These securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks        
France $$23,091,180 $— $23,091,180
United Kingdom 2,307,296 14,267,675 16,574,971
Switzerland 3,282,841 8,723,643 12,006,484
Germany 2,201,079 9,288,364 11,489,443
Japan 6,984,724 6,984,724
United States 4,119,000 2,823,037 6,942,037
Canada 5,948,226 5,948,226
Mexico 4,121,409 4,121,409
Brazil 3,203,543 3,203,543
Hong Kong 3,069,275 3,069,275
Norway 2,675,131 2,675,131
Greece 2,646,963 2,646,963
South Korea 2,409,665 2,409,665
Taiwan 2,111,200 2,111,200
Spain 1,969,847 1,969,847
Tanzania 1,939,890 1,939,890
Netherlands 1,660,752 1,660,752
China 54,489 54,489
Short-Term Investment Fund 7,014,409 7,014,409
Total $40,556,608 $75,357,030 $— $115,913,638
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone International Growth Fund – December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 99.7%  
  United States — 17.6%  
  Information Technology — 17.6%  
   10,455 Arista Networks, Inc.* $ 2,462,257
    3,125 Intuit, Inc.  1,953,219
    8,570 Microsoft Corp.  3,222,663
    6,570 NVIDIA Corp.  3,253,595
  Total United States 10,891,734
  India — 12.5%  
  Financials — 8.5%  
   29,360 HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR  1,970,350
  137,690 ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR  3,282,528
  Information Technology — 4.0%  
   19,755 LTIMindtree Ltd., 144a  1,492,773
   21,545 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.    981,244
  Total India  7,726,895
  Switzerland — 9.0%  
  Consumer Staples — 2.8%  
   59,040 Coca-Cola HBC AG  1,733,589
  Health Care — 6.2%  
   32,485 Alcon, Inc.  2,541,498
    8,070 Straumann Holding AG  1,304,135
  Total Switzerland  5,579,222
  Spain — 7.8%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.4%  
   20,685 Amadeus IT Group SA  1,485,629
  Health Care — 5.4%  
  195,735 Grifols SA*  3,348,513
  Total Spain  4,834,142
  Canada — 7.2%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 3.9%  
   33,345 Dollarama, Inc.  2,403,014
  Industrials — 3.3%  
   65,695 CAE, Inc.*  1,417,967
    7,760 Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.    613,983
  Total Canada  4,434,964
  Germany — 7.1%  
  Communication Services — 3.5%  
   36,685 Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA  2,176,790
  Information Technology — 3.6%  
   14,385 SAP SE  2,214,162
  Total Germany  4,390,952
  France — 6.3%  
  Information Technology — 6.3%  
   18,680 Capgemini SE  3,903,963
  Netherlands — 4.9%  
  Information Technology — 4.9%  
    3,984 ASML Holding NV  3,007,471
  Argentina — 4.6%  
  Information Technology — 4.6%  
   12,055 Globant SA*  2,868,849
  Israel — 4.5%  
  Information Technology — 4.5%  
   14,065 Nice Ltd. ADR*  2,806,108
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Sweden — 4.5%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 4.5%  
   23,240 Evolution AB, 144a $ 2,768,127
  United Kingdom — 4.1%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 1.0%  
   51,515 Entain PLC    649,660
  Health Care — 1.8%  
    8,280 AstraZeneca PLC  1,116,888
  Information Technology — 1.3%  
   54,740 Kainos Group PLC    780,775
  Total United Kingdom  2,547,323
  Singapore — 2.9%  
  Financials — 2.9%  
   71,100 DBS Group Holdings Ltd.  1,798,036
  Taiwan — 2.9%  
  Information Technology — 2.9%  
   17,050 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR  1,773,200
  Indonesia — 2.2%  
  Financials — 2.2%  
3,525,000 Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT  1,384,752
  Poland — 1.6%  
  Consumer Staples — 1.6%  
    8,520 Dino Polska SA, 144a*    997,568
  Total Common Stocks $61,713,306
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 0.4%  
  246,876 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 5.25%∞Ω    246,876
  Total Investment Securities — 100.1%
(Cost $49,338,119)
$61,960,182
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%    (89,119)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $61,871,063
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of December 31, 2023.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company
144a - This is a restricted security that was sold in a transaction qualifying for the exemption under Rule 144a of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2023, these securities were valued at $5,258,468 or 8.5% of net assets. These securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
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Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks        
United States $10,891,734 $$— $10,891,734
India 5,252,878 2,474,017 7,726,895
Switzerland 5,579,222 5,579,222
Spain 4,834,142 4,834,142
Canada 4,434,964 4,434,964
Germany 4,390,952 4,390,952
France 3,903,963 3,903,963
Netherlands 3,007,471 3,007,471
Argentina 2,868,849 2,868,849
Israel 2,806,108 2,806,108
Sweden 2,768,127 2,768,127
United Kingdom 1,897,663 649,660 2,547,323
Singapore 1,798,036 1,798,036
Taiwan 1,773,200 1,773,200
Indonesia 1,384,752 1,384,752
Poland 997,568 997,568
Short-Term Investment Fund 246,876 246,876
Total $37,570,695 $24,389,487 $— $61,960,182
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund – December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 93.6%  
  Information Technology — 25.6%  
  1,192,750 Apple, Inc. $  229,640,158
    278,071 International Business Machines Corp.    45,478,512
    757,177 Microsoft Corp.   284,728,839
    597,489 Oracle Corp.    62,993,265
    273,284 Salesforce, Inc.*    71,911,952
    315,055 Texas Instruments, Inc.    53,704,275
    174,337 Workday, Inc. - Class A*    48,127,472
          796,584,473
  Health Care — 14.6%  
    540,135 BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*    52,079,817
    825,047 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.    42,333,161
    280,375 Cencora, Inc.    57,583,417
    244,688 HCA Healthcare, Inc.    66,232,148
    517,873 Johnson & Johnson    81,171,414
    732,329 Medtronic PLC    60,329,263
    179,842 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.    94,681,418
          454,410,638
  Financials — 14.5%  
  1,968,763 Bank of America Corp.    66,288,250
    384,559 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B*   137,156,813
    404,095 Charles Schwab Corp. (The)    27,801,736
    193,410 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)    74,611,776
     33,943 Markel Group, Inc.*    48,195,666
    341,804 PayPal Holdings, Inc.*    20,990,183
    292,038 Visa, Inc. - Class A    76,032,093
          451,076,517
  Communication Services — 13.0%  
  1,167,554 Alphabet, Inc. - Class C*   164,543,385
  1,034,614 Comcast Corp. - Class A    45,367,824
    387,355 Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A*   137,108,176
     75,481 Netflix, Inc.*    36,750,189
    236,159 Walt Disney Co. (The)    21,322,796
          405,092,370
  Consumer Discretionary — 8.3%  
    222,780 Airbnb, Inc. - Class A*    30,329,269
    180,099 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China) ADR    13,959,473
    955,520 Amazon.com, Inc.*   145,181,709
    206,817 Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.    37,659,308
    327,273 Starbucks Corp.    31,421,481
          258,551,240
  Industrials — 7.8%  
    197,301 Boeing Co. (The)*    51,428,479
     94,428 FedEx Corp.    23,887,451
    110,092 Hubbell, Inc.    36,212,562
    545,667 RTX Corp.    45,912,421
    820,086 Southwest Airlines Co.    23,684,084
    597,739 SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.    36,527,830
    254,999 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.    25,015,402
          242,668,229
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Consumer Staples — 3.7%  
    992,197 Monster Beverage Corp.* $   57,160,469
    610,083 Philip Morris International, Inc.    57,396,609
          114,557,078
  Energy — 2.6%  
    614,529 Exxon Mobil Corp.    61,440,610
    378,657 Schlumberger NV    19,705,310
           81,145,920
  Materials — 2.4%  
    613,323 DuPont de Nemours, Inc.    47,182,938
    361,806 International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.    29,295,432
           76,478,370
  Real Estate — 1.1%  
    188,994 Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*    35,695,297
  Total Common Stocks $2,916,260,132
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 6.3%  
195,475,902 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 5.25%∞Ω   195,475,902
  Total Investment Securities—99.9%
(Cost $1,807,004,074)
$3,111,736,034
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%     3,359,684
  Net Assets — 100.0% $3,115,095,718
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of December 31, 2023.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $2,916,260,132 $— $— $2,916,260,132
Short-Term Investment Fund 195,475,902 195,475,902
Total $3,111,736,034 $— $— $3,111,736,034
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Touchstone Large Cap Fund – December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.0%  
  Financials — 26.1%  
   48,638 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B* $ 17,347,229
   16,228 BlackRock, Inc.  13,173,891
  143,928 Charles Schwab Corp. (The)   9,902,246
   71,105 Fiserv, Inc.*   9,445,588
   66,479 Progressive Corp. (The)  10,588,775
   43,428 Visa, Inc. - Class A  11,306,480
         71,764,209
  Consumer Discretionary — 13.6%  
   61,481 CarMax, Inc.*   4,718,052
   29,269 Home Depot, Inc. (The)  10,143,172
   25,079 Lowe's Cos., Inc.   5,581,331
    8,581 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.*   8,152,637
   90,334 Starbucks Corp.   8,672,967
         37,268,159
  Materials — 12.7%  
   25,340 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   6,938,092
   38,382 Albemarle Corp.   5,545,432
   25,452 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.  12,698,257
   17,669 NewMarket Corp.   9,644,270
         34,826,051
  Information Technology — 12.6%  
  102,643 Apple, Inc.  19,761,857
  114,888 Cisco Systems, Inc.   5,804,141
   52,741 Texas Instruments, Inc.   8,990,231
         34,556,229
  Industrials — 12.3%  
   34,764 FedEx Corp.   8,794,249
   34,752 Norfolk Southern Corp.   8,214,678
   20,541 Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.   8,325,884
   51,572 Republic Services, Inc.   8,504,738
         33,839,549
  Consumer Staples — 8.2%  
  176,017 Altria Group, Inc.   7,100,526
   81,644 Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   7,720,257
   66,237 Nestle SA (Switzerland) ADR   7,658,984
         22,479,767
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Communication Services — 6.1%  
  118,716 Alphabet, Inc. - Class C* $ 16,730,646
  Health Care — 3.6%  
   40,520 Johnson & Johnson   6,351,105
  124,487 Pfizer, Inc.   3,583,980
          9,935,085
  Energy — 2.8%  
   51,110 Chevron Corp.   7,623,568
  Total Common Stocks $269,023,263
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 2.0%  
5,528,192 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 5.25%∞Ω   5,528,192
  Total Investment Securities—100.0%
(Cost $163,927,568)
$274,551,455
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0%      16,276
  Net Assets — 100.0% $274,567,731
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of December 31, 2023.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $269,023,263 $— $— $269,023,263
Short-Term Investment Fund 5,528,192 5,528,192
Total $274,551,455 $— $— $274,551,455
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Touchstone Large Company Growth Fund – December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 99.7%  
  Information Technology — 55.9%  
 16,644 Accenture PLC - Class A $  5,840,546
 12,779 Adobe, Inc.*   7,623,951
 25,250 Arista Networks, Inc.*   5,946,627
  6,365 ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)   4,817,796
 21,158 Autodesk, Inc.*   5,151,550
 17,817 Entegris, Inc.   2,134,833
 16,593 EPAM Systems, Inc.*   4,933,762
 11,855 Intuit, Inc.   7,409,731
 42,991 Microsoft Corp.  16,166,336
 20,604 NVIDIA Corp.  10,203,513
         70,228,645
  Financials — 11.8%  
 45,574 Charles Schwab Corp. (The)   3,135,491
 27,111 Fiserv, Inc.*   3,601,425
  5,472 Mastercard, Inc. - Class A   2,333,863
 22,036 Visa, Inc. - Class A   5,737,073
         14,807,852
  Consumer Discretionary — 11.0%  
 69,793 Amazon.com, Inc.*  10,604,348
  1,405 Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*   3,213,179
         13,817,527
  Communication Services — 7.8%  
 70,121 Alphabet, Inc. - Class A*   9,795,203
  Health Care — 6.5%  
 60,557 Boston Scientific Corp.*   3,500,800
 24,925 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*   3,284,118
  2,518 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   1,336,529
          8,121,447
  Industrials — 2.9%  
 10,070 Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   2,346,008
  6,174 Paycom Software, Inc.   1,276,289
          3,622,297
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Materials — 1.9%  
  6,001 Linde PLC $  2,464,671
  Consumer Staples — 1.9%  
 42,274 Monster Beverage Corp.*   2,435,405
  Total Common Stocks $125,293,047
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 0.4%  
455,088 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 5.25%∞Ω     455,088
  Total Investment Securities—100.1%
(Cost $76,027,572)
$125,748,135
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)    (108,908)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $125,639,227
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of December 31, 2023.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
PLC – Public Limited Company
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $125,293,047 $— $— $125,293,047
Short-Term Investment Fund 455,088 455,088
Total $125,748,135 $— $— $125,748,135
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Touchstone Small Company Fund – December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 97.9%  
  Industrials — 22.4%  
   106,470 Albany International Corp. - Class A $ 10,457,483
   102,979 ASGN, Inc.*   9,903,491
    45,890 CACI International, Inc. - Class A*  14,861,935
    84,495 Clean Harbors, Inc. *  14,745,223
   132,532 Crane Co.  15,657,331
    67,018 Curtiss-Wright Corp.  14,930,940
    64,740 EMCOR Group, Inc.  13,946,938
   129,058 ESCO Technologies, Inc.  15,103,658
   484,005 ExlService Holdings, Inc.*  14,931,554
   195,049 Federal Signal Corp.  14,968,060
   165,238 ITT, Inc.  19,716,198
   276,039 KBR, Inc.  15,295,321
   239,496 MAXIMUS, Inc.  20,084,135
   302,920 WNS Holdings Ltd. (India) ADR*  19,144,544
   345,274 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.  10,154,508
        223,901,319
  Information Technology — 18.2%  
    95,409 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.  10,391,948
   572,477 Box, Inc. - Class A*  14,661,136
 1,796,728 CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.*  20,464,732
   343,520 Ciena Corp.*  15,461,835
   187,645 CommVault Systems, Inc.*  14,983,453
   184,137 Crane NXT Co.  10,471,871
   374,917 Digi International, Inc.*   9,747,842
   129,471 Onto Innovation, Inc.*  19,796,116
   649,770 PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. - Class A*  15,308,581
    76,700 Qualys, Inc.*  15,054,676
    52,126 SPS Commerce, Inc.*  10,104,104
   334,570 Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Israel)*  10,211,077
   536,195 Verint Systems, Inc.*  14,493,351
        181,150,722
  Health Care — 15.9%  
   143,880 Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.*   5,510,604
   194,420 Bio-Techne Corp.  15,001,447
    25,815 Chemed Corp.  15,095,321
   194,360 Doximity, Inc. - Class A*   5,449,854
   225,052 Encompass Health Corp.  15,015,469
   172,907 Ensign Group, Inc. (The)  19,401,895
   420,788 Globus Medical, Inc. - Class A*  22,423,793
   134,974 Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*  10,252,625
   654,714 Premier, Inc. - Class A  14,639,405
   561,363 Progyny, Inc.*  20,871,476
   205,908 QuidelOrtho Corp.*  15,175,420
        158,837,309
  Consumer Discretionary — 13.8%  
   282,286 Frontdoor, Inc.*   9,942,113
   449,960 Gentex Corp.  14,695,694
    73,205 Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*   9,665,988
   294,372 Malibu Boats, Inc. - Class A*  16,137,473
   153,309 Oxford Industries, Inc.  15,330,900
    90,740 PVH Corp.  11,081,169
   131,657 Skyline Champion Corp.*   9,776,849
   493,040 Steven Madden Ltd.  20,707,680
   128,340 Texas Roadhouse, Inc.  15,686,998
    39,304 TopBuild Corp.*  14,709,915
        137,734,779
  Financials — 9.7%  
   422,198 Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.  15,427,115
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Financials — 9.7% (Continued)  
    64,140 Evercore, Inc. - Class A $ 10,971,147
 1,512,047 FNB Corp.  20,820,887
   600,792 Home BancShares, Inc.  15,218,062
   177,745 SouthState Corp.  15,010,565
   376,803 Webster Financial Corp.  19,126,520
         96,574,296
  Real Estate — 8.2%  
   239,647 Agree Realty Corp. REIT  15,085,779
   604,920 Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.  10,047,721
    87,634 Colliers International Group, Inc. (Canada)  11,087,454
   804,058 COPT Defense Properties REIT  20,608,006
   436,201 Kite Realty Group Trust REIT   9,971,555
   375,399 STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT  14,738,165
         81,538,680
  Materials — 3.6%  
   119,068 Ashland, Inc.  10,038,623
    77,682 Eagle Materials, Inc.  15,757,017
   215,563 Silgan Holdings, Inc.   9,754,226
         35,549,866
  Communication Services — 3.1%  
   666,271 Cargurus, Inc.*  16,097,107
   222,101 Ziff Davis, Inc.*  14,922,966
         31,020,073
  Energy — 3.0%  
   336,720 Cactus, Inc. - Class A  15,287,088
   488,191 ChampionX Corp.  14,260,059
         29,547,147
  Total Common Stocks $975,854,191
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 2.3%  
22,987,508 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 5.25%∞Ω  22,987,508
  Total Investment Securities—100.2%
(Cost $736,809,556)
$998,841,699
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2%)  (1,932,196)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $996,909,503
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of December 31, 2023.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $975,854,191 $— $— $975,854,191
Short-Term Investment Fund 22,987,508 22,987,508
Total $998,841,699 $— $— $998,841,699
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Value Fund – December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.0%  
  Financials — 16.5%  
   39,891 American Express Co. $  7,473,180
  154,253 American International Group, Inc.  10,450,641
  265,222 Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.  15,931,886
   73,574 M&T Bank Corp.  10,085,524
   84,831 The Allstate Corp.  11,874,643
  205,215 US Bancorp   8,881,705
  246,696 Wells Fargo & Co.  12,142,377
   28,561 Willis Towers Watson PLC   6,888,913
         83,728,869
  Health Care — 13.3%  
  487,503 Avantor, Inc.*  11,129,693
  104,286 CVS Health Corp.   8,234,423
   29,247 Elevance Health, Inc.  13,791,715
  106,318 Medtronic PLC   8,758,477
  118,830 Merck & Co., Inc.  12,954,847
   23,601 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  12,425,218
         67,294,373
  Energy — 12.2%  
  314,173 Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)  11,316,512
  359,376 Halliburton Co.  12,991,442
   80,515 Hess Corp.  11,607,042
   93,834 Phillips 66  12,493,059
   58,232 Pioneer Natural Resources  13,095,212
         61,503,267
  Consumer Discretionary — 10.8%  
  142,951 Aptiv PLC*  12,825,564
  352,597 Aramark   9,907,975
  309,090 Las Vegas Sands Corp.  15,210,319
   30,992 Lithia Motors, Inc.  10,205,046
   73,581 Wynn Resorts Ltd.   6,703,965
         54,852,869
  Information Technology — 10.8%  
   16,646 Broadcom, Inc.  18,581,098
   81,985 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A   6,192,327
   85,212 Oracle Corp.   8,983,901
   86,373 QUALCOMM, Inc.  12,492,127
   75,846 Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   8,526,607
         54,776,060
  Industrials — 9.0%  
   51,021 AECOM   4,715,871
   60,501 JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.  12,084,470
   65,860 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.   6,460,866
  465,569 Vertiv Holdings Co. - Class A  22,361,279
         45,622,486
  Materials — 7.8%  
   51,093 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.  13,989,263
  304,068 Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. *  10,329,190
  141,678 CRH PLC   9,798,451
   68,652 DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   5,281,398
         39,398,302
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Communication Services — 6.3%  
   60,648 Alphabet, Inc. - Class A* $  8,471,919
  370,757 Comcast Corp. - Class A  16,257,695
   53,626 Electronic Arts, Inc.   7,336,573
         32,066,187
  Consumer Staples — 3.9%  
  171,089 Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.   5,700,686
  150,180 Philip Morris International, Inc.  14,128,934
         19,829,620
  Real Estate — 3.8%  
   24,100 Public Storage REIT   7,350,500
  370,061 VICI Properties, Inc. REIT  11,797,545
         19,148,045
  Utilities — 3.6%  
  108,070 Entergy Corp.  10,935,603
   99,366 Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   7,138,454
         18,074,057
  Total Common Stocks $496,294,135
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 1.9%  
9,484,604 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 5.25%∞Ω   9,484,604
  Total Investment Securities—99.9%
(Cost $383,931,753)
$505,778,739
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%     609,740
  Net Assets — 100.0% $506,388,479
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of December 31, 2023.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $496,294,135 $— $— $496,294,135
Short-Term Investment Fund 9,484,604 9,484,604
Total $505,778,739 $— $— $505,778,739
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
  Touchstone
Balanced
Fund
Touchstone
Core Municipal
Bond
Fund
Touchstone
International
Equity
Fund
Touchstone
International
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Large Cap
Focused
Fund
Touchstone
Large Cap
Fund
Assets            
Investments, at cost $694,806,881 $50,879,796 $97,435,770 $49,338,119 $1,807,004,074 $163,927,568
Investments, at market value $868,092,823 $50,534,832 $115,913,638 $61,960,182 $3,111,736,034 $274,551,455
Cash 7,437 49
Cash deposits held at prime broker (A) 1,775,586
Foreign currency 1,049 1,991 46,264
Dividends and interest receivable 2,873,149 669,472 391,388 72,573 2,194,044 363,354
Loan receivable from affiliates 4,305,012
Receivable for capital shares sold 857,643 260,486 155,177 5,792 1,927,345 7,858
Receivable for investments sold 5,154
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts 114,102
Receivable for securities lending income 74 513
Tax reclaim receivable 1,027 96,933 165,268
Other assets 5,523 2,032 8,466
Total Assets 873,728,044 51,470,313 116,561,208 62,093,277 3,120,327,703 274,923,180
 
Liabilities            
Due to custodian 19,019
Dividends payable 4 13,914
Deferred foreign capital gains tax 69,613
Payable for capital shares redeemed 667,492 305,546 28,124 26,642 2,365,335 91,721
Payable for investments purchased
Payable to Investment Adviser 351,388 9,883 60,734 15,447 1,302,939 111,249
Payable to other affiliates 280,132 7,170 25,028 8,800 812,821 33,529
Payable to Trustees 13,715 13,715 13,715 13,715 13,716 13,715
Payable for professional services 34,103 16,278 38,174 35,548 63,255 19,652
Payable for reports to shareholders 6,812 3,892 7,665 12,763 19,282 8,271
Payable for transfer agent services 201,179 5,894 47,681 30,008 632,087 49,487
Payable for variation margin on swap agreements 590,200
Other accrued expenses and liabilities 30,748 5,280 8,192 9,678 22,550 8,806
Total Liabilities 2,175,773 381,572 229,313 222,214 5,231,985 355,449
Net Assets $871,552,271 $51,088,741 $116,331,895 $61,871,063 $3,115,095,718 $274,567,731
Net assets consist of:            
Paid-in capital 705,589,712 52,935,673 171,795,807 66,264,570 1,785,041,686 161,599,335
Distributable earnings (deficit) 165,962,559 (1,846,932) (55,463,912) (4,393,507) 1,330,054,032 112,968,396
Net Assets $871,552,271 $51,088,741 $116,331,895 $61,871,063 $3,115,095,718 $274,567,731
Cost of foreign currency: $1,066 $ $1,986 $45,226 $ $
(A) Represents segregated cash for futures contracts and swap agreements.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (Unaudited) (Continued)
Touchstone
Large Company
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Small
Company
Fund
Touchstone
Value
Fund
     
$76,027,572 $736,809,556 $383,931,753
$125,748,135 $998,841,699 $505,778,739
145
1,389
15,328 654,940 957,751
35,482 1,315,138 206,201
54
3,336 195
125,798,945 1,000,816,556 506,943,031
 
     
103,077
39,315 1,212,837 85,375
1,519,304
42,879 521,445 214,481
16,331 234,556 87,232
13,715 13,715 13,715
17,520 29,911 23,454
4,541 12,858 12,117
17,912 254,484 103,038
7,505 4,866 15,140
159,718 3,907,053 554,552
$125,639,227 $996,909,503 $506,388,479
     
67,832,104 745,506,336 393,830,941
57,807,123 251,403,167 112,557,538
$125,639,227 $996,909,503 $506,388,479
$$1,441 $
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (Unaudited) (Continued)
  Touchstone
Balanced
Fund
Touchstone
Core Municipal
Bond
Fund
Touchstone
International
Equity
Fund
Touchstone
International
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Large Cap
Focused
Fund
Touchstone
Large Cap
Fund
Pricing of Class A Shares            
Net assets applicable to Class A shares $559,379,672 $22,422,854 $82,205,331 $1,300,653 $1,968,313,050 $6,078,126
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
22,238,090 2,051,468 5,213,607 107,781 33,228,860 347,839
Net asset value price per share* $25.15 $10.93 $15.77 $12.07 $59.24 $17.47
Maximum sales charge - Class A shares 5.00% 3.25% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
Maximum offering price per share
(100%/(100%-maximum sales charge) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent) - Class A shares
$26.47 $11.30 $16.60 $12.71 $62.36 $18.39
 
Pricing of Class C Shares            
Net assets applicable to Class C shares $74,089,256 $1,031,927 $2,251,074 $758,063 $50,960,408 $1,526,250
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
2,940,516 94,457 156,285 66,098 958,642 89,048
Net asset value and offering price per share** $25.20 $10.92 $14.40 $11.47 $53.16 $17.14
 
Pricing of Class Y Shares            
Net assets applicable to Class Y shares $237,980,957 $2,699,742 $27,871,148 $47,875,766 $808,229,960 $205,191,877
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
9,552,874 246,279 1,792,860 3,851,620 13,662,582 11,741,359
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $24.91 $10.96 $15.55 $12.43 $59.16 $17.48
 
Pricing of Institutional Class Shares            
Net assets applicable to Institutional Class shares $ $24,934,218 $4,004,342 $11,936,581 $255,747,649 $61,771,478
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
2,277,425 258,161 952,122 4,314,848 3,533,141
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $ $10.95 $15.51 $12.54 $59.27 $17.48
 
Pricing of Class R6 Shares            
Net assets applicable to Class R6 shares $102,386 $ $ $ $31,844,651 $
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
4,112 536,867
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $24.90 $ $ $ $59.32 $
* There is no sales load on subscriptions of $1 million or more for all funds except for Core Municipal Bond Fund. There is no sales load on subscriptions of $500,000 or more for Core Municipal Bond Fund. Redemptions that were part of a $500,000 or $1 million or more subscription, as applicable, may be subject to a contingent deferred sales load if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase.
** Redemption price per share varies by length of time shares are held due to the terms of the contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (Unaudited) (Continued)
Touchstone
Large Company
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Small
Company
Fund
Touchstone
Value
Fund
     
$3,921,881 $503,807,578 $158,012,826
88,452 90,209,583 14,509,934
$44.34 $5.58 $10.89
5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
$46.67 $5.87 $11.46
 
     
$177,546 $15,227,404 $3,474,068
4,343 2,765,468 320,101
$40.88 $5.51 $10.85
 
     
$8,013,112 $378,300,878 $89,881,500
176,072 58,738,656 8,207,781
$45.51 $6.44 $10.95
 
     
$113,526,688 $28,105,927 $228,680,412
2,467,775 4,356,352 20,965,603
$46.00 $6.45 $10.91
 
     
$$71,467,716 $26,339,673
12,137,539 2,413,430
$$5.89 $10.91
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Statements of Operations For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
  Touchstone
Balanced
Fund
Touchstone
Core Municipal
Bond
Fund
Touchstone
International
Equity
Fund
Touchstone
International
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Large Cap
Focused
Fund
Touchstone
Large Cap
Fund
Investment Income            
Dividends* $3,631,982 $37,027 $889,620 $293,447 $23,023,736 $2,233,706
Interest 6,519,872 882,099 28,893
Income from securities loaned 38,149 324 71 196,347 16,435
Total Investment Income 10,190,003 919,126 889,944 293,518 23,248,976 2,250,141
Expenses            
Investment advisory fees 2,008,883 104,105 389,350 234,628 7,778,671 808,666
Administration fees 568,774 35,850 76,613 40,396 2,046,843 185,654
Compliance fees and expenses 2,124 2,124 2,124 2,124 2,124 2,124
Custody fees 27,067 2,255 11,889 7,435 17,140 5,852
Professional fees 28,863 13,764 26,777 23,873 64,661 15,962
Transfer Agent fees, Class A 207,826 5,280 53,360 1,131 567,946 2,119
Transfer Agent fees, Class C 26,851 351 2,123 397 22,863 478
Transfer Agent fees, Class Y 100,323 1,491 14,446 30,434 313,775 72,656
Transfer Agent fees, Institutional Class 755 82 3,868 40,825 2,072
Transfer Agent fees, Class R6 9 165
Registration fees, Class A 13,791 4,652 10,674 6,902 20,923 7,129
Registration fees, Class C 8,210 3,060 5,987 4,987 7,130 4,203
Registration fees, Class Y 13,983 4,314 7,394 10,898 43,637 10,930
Registration fees, Institutional Class 2,305 4,478 5,989 9,534 7,118
Registration fees, Class R6 1,990 6,691
Reports to Shareholders, Class A 12,162 1,348 4,292 1,202 21,077 1,197
Reports to Shareholders, Class C 2,616 1,065 1,223 1,083 2,364 1,106
Reports to Shareholders, Class Y 5,027 1,127 1,881 3,607 12,597 6,580
Reports to Shareholders, Institutional Class 1,074 1,074 1,125 3,153 1,346
Reports to Shareholders, Class R6 1,054 1,114
Distribution expenses, Class A 673,531 27,982 99,136 1,397 2,381,200 6,584
Distribution and shareholder servicing expenses, Class C 363,403 4,802 11,000 3,442 249,008 9,395
Trustee fees 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500
Other expenses 114,381 15,487 53,460 37,183 303,448 51,643
Total Expenses 4,194,368 246,691 790,863 435,601 13,930,389 1,216,314
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Adviser and/or Affiliates(A) (3,067) (79,855) (84,422) (146,117) (296,962) (169,595)
Net Expenses 4,191,301 166,836 706,441 289,484 13,633,427 1,046,719
Net Investment Income (Loss) 5,998,702 752,290 183,503 4,034 9,615,549 1,203,422
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments            
Net realized gains (losses) on investments(B) 251,737 (238,411) 327,450 (2,681,088) 26,721,129 2,635,000
Net realized gains on futures contracts 638,864
Net realized losses on swap agreements (84,108)
Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions (24,197) (4,735)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 34,424,960 1,189,540 4,328,384 6,260,945 134,653,014 5,010,358
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts (47,035)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements (451,779)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions 25 28,230 6,823
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments 34,732,664 951,129 4,659,867 3,581,945 161,374,143 7,645,358
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $40,731,366 $1,703,419 $4,843,370 $3,585,979 $170,989,692 $8,848,780
*Net of foreign tax withholding of: $ $ $61,217 $26,819 $ $
Includes increase in deferred foreign capital gains tax of: $ $ $ $40,597 $ $
(A) See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.
(B) Net realized gains on investments includes the realized gains of $23,125,508, $2,441,557, $9,384,458 and $5,165,241 for the Large Cap Focused Fund, the Large Cap Fund, the Large Company Growth Fund and the Small Company Fund, respectively, for redemption-in-kind activity, which will not be recognized by the Fund for tax purposes.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)
Touchstone
Large Company
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Small
Company
Fund
Touchstone
Value
Fund
     
$305,144 $6,476,058 $6,065,032
60 13,286
305,144 6,476,118 6,078,318
     
390,985 3,059,682 1,458,205
89,748 627,391 340,029
2,124 2,124 2,124
4,993 8,742 6,711
13,465 27,826 20,248
1,805 188,990 72,641
129 8,411 1,787
3,488 167,216 41,636
24,611 4,404 42,052
110 19
6,714 13,335 10,403
4,616 6,781 4,198
5,553 14,508 9,893
12,014 6,740 10,173
6,788 9,568
1,178 10,734 6,022
1,059 1,818 1,200
1,220 11,653 3,094
1,767 1,488 5,527
1,594 1,257
4,707 594,433 192,235
1,217 74,992 17,633
13,500 13,500 13,500
46,512 103,190 54,665
631,405 4,956,450 2,324,820
(137,212) (160,786) (260,847)
494,193 4,795,664 2,063,973
(189,049) 1,680,454 4,014,345
     
8,662,646 118,362 (6,057,792)
1,578
7,850,329 77,252,695 40,132,886
16,512,975 77,371,057 34,076,672
$16,323,926 $79,051,511 $38,091,017
$3,442 $1,972 $54,656
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
  Touchstone
Balanced Fund
Touchstone
Core Municipal
Bond Fund
Touchstone
International Equity
Fund
  For the
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
For the
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
For the
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
From Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $5,998,702 $9,245,459 $752,290 $1,325,291 $183,503 $1,907,688
Net realized gains (losses) on investments, futures contracts, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions 806,493 11,195,890 (238,411) (1,223,464) 303,253 (5,214,908)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions 33,926,171 78,098,021 1,189,540 1,149,277 4,356,614 19,725,598
Change in Net Assets from Operations 40,731,366 98,539,370 1,703,419 1,251,104 4,843,370 16,418,378
 
Distributions to Shareholders:            
Distributed earnings, Class A (3,770,403) (6,454,185) (307,313) (542,624) (1,107,769) (1,163,208)
Distributed earnings, Class C (227,766) (335,681) (9,549) (16,568) (20,132) (28,135)
Distributed earnings, Class Y (1,834,243) (2,487,696) (41,249) (70,470) (481,196) (337,719)
Distributed earnings, Institutional Class (398,122) (695,629) (72,826) (60,528)
Distributed earnings, Class R6 (874) (1,917)
Total Distributions (5,833,286) (9,279,479) (756,233) (1,325,291) (1,681,923) (1,589,590)
Change in Net Assets from Share Transactions(A) 23,494,379 (27,209,173) (2,944,077) (5,317,958) (1,006,848) (3,423,275)
 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 58,392,459 62,050,718 (1,996,891) (5,392,145) 2,154,599 11,405,513
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period 813,159,812 751,109,094 53,085,632 58,477,777 114,177,296 102,771,783
End of period $871,552,271 $813,159,812 $51,088,741 $53,085,632 $116,331,895 $114,177,296
(A) For details on share transactions by class, see Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
Touchstone
International
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Large Cap
Focused Fund
Touchstone
Large Cap Fund
Touchstone
Large Company
Growth Fund
For the
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
For the
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
For the
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
For the
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
               
$4,034 $336,660 $9,615,549 $13,019,424 $1,203,422 $2,737,817 $(189,049) $(197,653)
(2,685,823) (7,578,846) 26,721,129 65,283,919 2,635,000 16,518,022 8,662,646 18,355,445
6,267,768 12,385,447 134,653,014 441,075,223 5,010,358 22,459,658 7,850,329 6,189,120
3,585,979 5,143,261 170,989,692 519,378,566 8,848,780 41,715,497 16,323,926 24,346,912
 
               
(2,741) (1,754) (12,772,082) (26,722,797) (95,374) (186,418) (160,700) (115,696)
(49,032) (723,298) (6,280) (83,859) (9,647) (7,968)
(210,146) (125,554) (7,364,752) (8,798,604) (3,712,247) (7,705,511) (325,622) (256,507)
(63,710) (35,606) (2,370,622) (3,775,076) (1,172,880) (2,900,891) (4,710,574) (4,584,366)
(305,881) (32,814)
(276,597) (162,914) (22,862,369) (40,052,589) (4,986,781) (10,876,679) (5,206,543) (4,964,537)
(2,439,011) (5,007,786) 31,246,437 (41,778,980) (3,143,760) (35,086,898) (32,001,653) (35,711,782)
 
870,371 (27,439) 179,373,760 437,546,997 718,239 (4,248,080) (20,884,270) (16,329,407)
 
               
61,000,692 61,028,131 2,935,721,958 2,498,174,961 273,849,492 278,097,572 146,523,497 162,852,904
$61,871,063 $61,000,692 $3,115,095,718 $2,935,721,958 $274,567,731 $273,849,492 $125,639,227 $146,523,497
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
  Touchstone
Small Company Fund
Touchstone
Value Fund
  For the
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
For the
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
From Operations        
Net investment income $1,680,454 $964,570 $4,014,345 $8,104,704
Net realized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions 118,362 12,898,080 (6,056,214) 13,745,820
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions 77,252,695 108,411,403 40,132,886 32,140,986
Change in Net Assets from Operations 79,051,511 122,274,053 38,091,017 53,991,510
 
Distributions to Shareholders:        
Distributed earnings, Class A (771,772) (11,830,362) (2,342,712) (11,303,139)
Distributed earnings, Class C (23,753) (432,280) (39,102) (340,918)
Distributed earnings, Class Y (494,033) (5,543,536) (1,413,364) (7,487,618)
Distributed earnings, Institutional Class (37,674) (507,462) (3,828,432) (16,911,807)
Distributed earnings, Class R6 (103,235) (1,463,928) (451,552) (1,655,788)
Total Distributions (1,430,467) (19,777,568) (8,075,162) (37,699,270)
Change in Net Assets from Share Transactions(A) 15,871,610 35,514,933 (20,045,401) (21,834,052)
 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 93,492,654 138,011,418 9,970,454 (5,541,812)
 
Net Assets        
Beginning of period 903,416,849 765,405,431 496,418,025 501,959,837
End of period $996,909,503 $903,416,849 $506,388,479 $496,418,025
(A) For details on share transactions by class, see Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity
  Touchstone
Balanced Fund
Touchstone
Core Municipal
Bond Fund
  For the Six Months
Ended
December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
For the Year
Ended
June 30, 2023
For the Six Months
Ended
December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
For the Year
Ended
June 30, 2023
  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Class A                
Proceeds from Shares issued 885,203 $21,336,485 1,305,841 $29,334,546 15,915 $167,411 70,723 $752,997
Reinvestment of distributions 147,469 3,568,403 275,113 6,106,121 23,857 251,984 41,801 445,970
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,239,061) (29,774,179) (3,438,251) (76,723,283) (130,159) (1,374,337) (311,187) (3,298,640)
Change from Class A Share Transactions (206,389) (4,869,291) (1,857,297) (41,282,616) (90,387) (954,942) (198,663) (2,099,673)
Class C                
Proceeds from Shares issued 290,785 6,950,430 362,864 8,171,723 21,220 220,449 82,084 880,091
Reinvestment of distributions 9,269 224,906 14,847 331,979 896 9,471 1,545 16,496
Cost of Shares redeemed (415,017) (9,955,576) (758,402) (16,854,147) (23,471) (247,912) (75,695) (802,420)
Change from Class C Share Transactions (114,963) (2,780,240) (380,691) (8,350,445) (1,355) (17,992) 7,934 94,167
Class Y                
Proceeds from Shares issued 2,192,793 52,222,562 4,328,959 97,132,692 85,901 913,824 236,499 2,487,537
Reinvestment of distributions 76,348 1,830,992 112,185 2,474,987 3,391 35,883 5,448 58,169
Cost of Shares redeemed (964,412) (22,880,518) (3,485,175) (77,185,708) (88,304) (946,993) (251,774) (2,631,261)
Change from Class Y Share Transactions 1,304,729 31,173,036 955,969 22,421,971 988 2,714 (9,827) (85,555)
Institutional Class                
Proceeds from Shares issued 2,119 22,202 11,520 123,810
Reinvestment of distributions 37,452 396,072 65,116 695,613
Cost of Shares redeemed (222,211) (2,392,131) (382,513) (4,046,320)
Change from Institutional Class Share Transactions (182,640) (1,973,857) (305,877) (3,226,897)
Class R6                
Proceeds from Shares issued
Reinvestment of distributions 36 874 87 1,917
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,259) (30,000)
Change from Class R6 Share Transactions (1,223) (29,126) 87 1,917
Change from Share Transactions 982,154 $23,494,379 (1,281,932) $(27,209,173) (273,394) $(2,944,077) (506,433) $(5,317,958)
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity (Continued)
Touchstone
International Equity
Fund
Touchstone
International
Growth
Fund
For the Six Months
Ended
December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
For the Year
Ended
June 30, 2023
For the Six Months
Ended
December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
For the Year
Ended
June 30, 2023
Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
               
94,430 $1,412,091 207,040 $2,956,760 15,103 $164,257 16,348 $174,892
66,320 1,049,853 81,517 1,103,741 209 2,522 157 1,587
(345,621) (5,199,109) (656,145) (9,128,332) (7,426) (84,756) (28,249) (304,912)
(184,871) (2,737,165) (367,588) (5,067,831) 7,886 82,023 (11,744) (128,433)
               
6,629 91,288 22,995 306,225 4,656 49,374 8,917 90,897
1,376 19,894 2,171 26,900
(18,238) (246,309) (55,527) (706,451) (2,720) (29,252) (22,970) (232,584)
(10,233) (135,127) (30,361) (373,326) 1,936 20,122 (14,053) (141,687)
               
207,373 3,076,254 420,549 6,158,939 9,728 111,164 31,410 341,642
30,445 475,248 25,019 333,999 16,348 202,875 11,590 121,293
(118,405) (1,761,076) (329,954) (4,520,062) (198,463) (2,311,078) (442,777) (4,855,700)
119,413 1,790,426 115,614 1,972,876 (172,387) (1,997,039) (399,777) (4,392,765)
               
68,212 1,005,003 1,744 25,692 7,577 89,113 16,522 185,440
4,678 72,826 4,544 60,529 5,038 63,026 3,332 35,182
(68,217) (1,002,811) (2,907) (41,215) (59,272) (696,256) (50,126) (565,523)
4,673 75,018 3,381 45,006 (46,657) (544,117) (30,272) (344,901)
               
(71,018) $(1,006,848) (278,954) $(3,423,275) (209,222) $(2,439,011) (455,846) $(5,007,786)
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  Touchstone
Large Cap
Focused Fund
Touchstone
Large Cap Fund
  For the Six Months
Ended
December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
For the Year
Ended
June 30, 2023
For the Six Months
Ended
December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
For the Year
Ended
June 30, 2023
  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Class A                
Proceeds from Shares issued 528,892 $29,996,334 871,623 $44,199,684 61,544 $1,066,475 55,034 $878,440
Reinvestment of distributions 198,432 11,761,763 512,576 24,803,337 4,898 85,774 10,508 165,562
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,703,716) (96,236,299) (3,979,920) (200,436,477) (24,311) (410,688) (52,916) (846,101)
Change from Class A Share Transactions (976,392) (54,478,202) (2,595,721) (131,433,456) 42,131 741,561 12,626 197,901
Class C                
Proceeds from Shares issued 127,040 6,374,679 142,815 6,440,237 1,472 24,152 20,444 313,352
Reinvestment of distributions 928 48,816 16,420 716,415 366 6,222 5,393 82,939
Cost of Shares redeemed (168,087) (8,452,709) (312,804) (14,085,002) (34,466) (575,442) (102,895) (1,624,789)
Change from Class C Share Transactions (40,119) (2,029,214) (153,569) (6,928,350) (32,628) (545,068) (77,058) (1,228,498)
Class Y                
Proceeds from Shares issued 3,042,927 170,982,453 4,389,105 223,429,518 53,433 919,366 194,223 3,125,993
Reinvestment of distributions 118,535 7,020,271 171,659 8,278,156 205,919 3,607,496 475,857 7,505,606
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,396,699) (78,773,970) (3,137,778) (158,474,364) (494,766) (8,472,545) (1,856,213) (30,327,891)
Change from Class Y Share Transactions 1,764,763 99,228,754 1,422,986 73,233,310 (235,414) (3,945,683) (1,186,133) (19,696,292)
Institutional Class                
Proceeds from Shares issued 1,302,267 73,374,490 3,889,420 194,308,524 393,233 6,738,669 2,513,064 40,723,228
Reinvestment of distributions 27,449 1,628,984 55,100 2,661,762 64,508 1,130,314 153,334 2,420,443
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,713,838) (96,070,793) (3,851,324) (192,969,218) (425,856) (7,263,553) (3,548,886) (57,503,680)
Change from Institutional Class Share Transactions (384,122) (21,067,319) 93,196 4,001,068 31,885 605,430 (882,488) (14,360,009)
Class R6                
Proceeds from Shares issued 195,397 11,156,058 359,726 19,738,096
Reinvestment of distributions 5,120 304,038 622 30,031
Cost of Shares redeemed (32,723) (1,867,678) (8,283) (419,679)
Change from Class R6 Share Transactions 167,794 9,592,418 352,065 19,348,448
Change from Share Transactions 531,924 $31,246,437 (881,043) $(41,778,980) (194,026) $(3,143,760) (2,133,053) $(35,086,898)
^ The June 30, 2023 Class C share amounts relating to Proceeds from Shares issued, Reinvestment of distributions, Cost of Shares redeemed, and Change from Class C Share Transactions as well as Change from Share transactions were updated to reflect the effect of a 1 for 0.379048 reverse stock split for Class C shares on October 14, 2022.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone
Large Company
Growth Fund
Touchstone
Small Company Fund^
For the Six Months
Ended
December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
For the Year
Ended
June 30, 2023
For the Six Months
Ended
December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
For the Year
Ended
June 30, 2023
Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
               
10,694 $449,858 13,612 $522,431 1,889,563 $9,829,567 3,891,138 $19,216,133
3,688 160,700 3,229 115,695 137,843 747,108 2,345,714 11,470,539
(16,751) (700,732) (16,998) (637,756) (5,808,655) (29,915,000) (11,255,496) (55,485,426)
(2,369) (90,174) (157) 370 (3,781,249) (19,338,325) (5,018,644) (24,798,754)
               
1,436 56,979 881 33,004 88,242 450,414 395,461 1,551,009
187 7,502 238 7,965 4,394 23,507 87,922 427,301
(3,159) (128,166) (1,312) (44,741) (463,885) (2,339,905) (7,438,078) (5,317,700)
(1,536) (63,685) (193) (3,772) (371,249) (1,865,984) (6,954,695) (3,339,390)
               
7,910 340,069 12,260 469,925 11,746,455 69,928,681 19,225,536 109,971,262
7,280 325,623 7,001 256,507 78,798 492,485 982,602 5,522,224
(12,797) (560,193) (222,625) (8,399,800) (5,822,463) (34,385,800) (10,085,513) (56,706,050)
2,393 105,499 (203,364) (7,673,368) 6,002,790 36,035,366 10,122,625 58,787,436
               
577,605 24,932,882 1,267,769 48,971,378 536,693 2,998,069 725,853 4,089,821
93,728 4,237,475 115,186 4,259,572 5,794 36,272 86,528 487,153
(1,406,448) (61,123,650) (2,087,146) (81,265,962) (336,057) (1,990,329) (748,587) (4,244,022)
(735,115) (31,953,293) (704,191) (28,035,012) 206,430 1,044,012 63,794 332,952
               
4,041,945 21,742,865 11,114,924 56,693,014
18,046 103,221 284,288 1,461,242
(4,094,821) (21,849,545) (10,446,031) (53,621,567)
(34,830) (3,459) 953,181 4,532,689
(736,627) $(32,001,653) (907,905) $(35,711,782) 2,021,892 $15,871,610 (833,739) $35,514,933
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  Touchstone
Value Fund
  For the Six Months
Ended
December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
For the Year
Ended
June 30, 2023
  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Class A        
Proceeds from Shares issued 83,958 $874,277 676,587 $6,874,794
Reinvestment of distributions 210,119 2,234,211 1,079,157 10,781,601
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,265,590) (13,164,286) (2,101,197) (21,374,057)
Change from Class A Share Transactions (971,513) (10,055,798) (345,453) (3,717,662)
Class C        
Proceeds from Shares issued 11,007 114,452 179,695 1,813,103
Reinvestment of distributions 3,496 37,180 33,821 336,898
Cost of Shares redeemed (58,681) (610,206) (428,227) (4,241,922)
Change from Class C Share Transactions (44,178) (458,574) (214,711) (2,091,921)
Class Y        
Proceeds from Shares issued 720,587 7,580,108 3,070,028 32,214,842
Reinvestment of distributions 129,350 1,382,115 732,473 7,355,459
Cost of Shares redeemed (938,878) (9,786,817) (4,196,004) (42,666,245)
Change from Class Y Share Transactions (88,941) (824,594) (393,503) (3,095,944)
Institutional Class        
Proceeds from Shares issued 1,264,766 12,995,906 3,781,754 38,345,288
Reinvestment of distributions 330,292 3,511,576 1,486,511 14,859,297
Cost of Shares redeemed (2,332,816) (24,423,417) (8,964,398) (92,624,074)
Change from Institutional Class Share Transactions (737,758) (7,915,935) (3,696,133) (39,419,489)
Class R6        
Proceeds from Shares issued 162,411 1,711,351 2,651,782 28,445,654
Reinvestment of distributions 42,458 451,552 165,429 1,655,788
Cost of Shares redeemed (289,055) (2,953,403) (359,399) (3,610,478)
Change from Class R6 Share Transactions (84,186) (790,500) 2,457,812 26,490,964
Change from Share Transactions (1,926,576) $(20,045,401) (2,191,988) $(21,834,052)
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Touchstone Balanced Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from realized
capital
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net
asset
value
at end
of period
  Total
return(1)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets(2)
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
06/30/19   $21.54   $0.32   $1.73   $2.05   $(0.34)   $ (1.07)   $(1.41)   $22.18   10.13%   $244,037   1.01%   1.09%   1.49%   81%
06/30/20   22.18   0.27   1.85   2.12   (0.28)   (2.41)   (2.69)   21.61   10.09   250,298   1.01   1.07   1.25   135
06/30/21   21.61   0.16(4)   5.47   5.63   (0.15)   (1.57)   (1.72)   25.52   26.92   322,009   1.01   1.03   0.66   60
06/30/22   25.52   0.14(4)   (3.42)   (3.28)   (0.15)   (0.61)   (0.76)   21.48   (13.32)   521,933   0.99   0.99   0.54   92(5)(6)
06/30/23   21.48   0.28   2.66   2.94   (0.28)     (0.28)   24.14   13.81   541,895   1.02   1.02   1.24   57(5)
12/31/23(7)   24.14   0.18   1.00   1.18   (0.17)     (0.17)   25.15   4.92(8)   559,380   1.01(9)   1.01(9)   1.46(9)   24(8)
Class C
06/30/19   $21.63   $0.15   $1.75   $1.90   $(0.17)   $ (1.07)   $(1.24)   $22.29   9.33%   $34,380   1.78%   1.89%   0.72%   81%
06/30/20   22.29   0.11   1.86   1.97   (0.13)   (2.41)   (2.54)   21.72   9.23   44,174   1.78   1.88   0.48   135
06/30/21   21.72   (0.03)(4)   5.49   5.46   (0.02)   (1.57)   (1.59)   25.59   25.93   65,455   1.78   1.81   (0.11)   60
06/30/22   25.59   (0.05)(4)   (3.42)   (3.47)     (0.61)   (0.61)   21.51   (13.96)   73,906   1.75   1.75   (0.22)   92(5)(6)
06/30/23   21.51   0.10   2.68   2.78   (0.11)     (0.11)   24.18   12.95   73,893   1.78   1.78   0.48   57(5)
12/31/23(7)   24.18   0.08   1.02   1.10   (0.08)     (0.08)   25.20   4.55(8)   74,089   1.77(9)   1.77(9)   0.69(9)   24(8)
Class Y
06/30/19   $21.39   $0.35   $1.72   $2.07   $(0.38)   $ (1.07)   $(1.45)   $22.01   10.33%   $60,638   0.81%   0.88%   1.69%   81%
06/30/20   22.01   0.32   1.84   2.16   (0.33)   (2.41)   (2.74)   21.43   10.35   94,921   0.81   0.87   1.45   135
06/30/21   21.43   0.20(4)   5.41   5.61   (0.19)   (1.57)   (1.76)   25.28   27.12   197,877   0.81   0.81   0.86   60
06/30/22   25.28   0.18(4)   (3.38)   (3.20)   (0.19)   (0.61)   (0.80)   21.28   (13.13)   155,159   0.79(10)   0.75   0.74   92(5)(6)
06/30/23   21.28   0.32   2.64   2.96   (0.33)     (0.33)   23.91   14.06   197,245   0.79   0.79   1.47   57(5)
12/31/23(7)   23.91   0.20   1.00   1.20   (0.20)     (0.20)   24.91   5.05(8)   237,981   0.78(9)   0.78(9)   1.69(9)   24(8)
Class R6
06/30/22(11)   $26.15   $0.13(4)   $(4.22)   $(4.09)   $(0.18)   $ (0.61)   $(0.79)   $21.27   (16.08)%(8)   $112   0.64%(9)   33.98%(9)   0.89%(9)   92%(5)(6)
06/30/23   21.27   0.35   2.64   2.99   (0.36)     (0.36)   23.90   14.23   128   0.65   6.11   1.61   57(5)
12/31/23(7)   23.90   0.21   1.00   1.21   (0.21)     (0.21)   24.90   5.12(8)   102   0.64(9)   6.87(9)   1.83(9)   24(8)
(1) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(2) The ratios shown include liquidity provider expenses. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A shares was 1.01% , for Class C shares was 1.77%, for Class Y shares was 0.78% and for Class R6 shares was 0.64% for the year ended June 30, 2023.
(3) The ratios shown include liquidity provider expenses. The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A shares was 1.01%, for Class C shares was 1.77%, for Class Y shares was 0.78% and for Class R6 shares was 6.10% for the year ended June 30, 2023.
(4) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(5) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(6) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the AIG Asset Allocation Fund and AIG Multi-Asset Allocation Fund acquired on July 16, 2021. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(7) Unaudited.
(8) Not annualized.
(9) Annualized.
(10) Net expenses include amounts recouped by the Adviser.
(11) Represents the period from commencement of operations (October 28, 2021) through June 30, 2022 for Class R6.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Core Municipal Bond Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from realized
capital
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net
asset
value
at end
of period
  Total
return(1)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
06/30/19   $11.33   $0.32   $0.30   $0.62   $(0.32)   $  $(0.32)   $11.63   5.60%   $33,515   0.85%   1.15%   2.85%   53%
06/30/20   11.63   0.30   0.21   0.51   (0.30)   (0.01)   (0.31)   11.83   4.38   32,060   0.85   1.18   2.53   33
06/30/21   11.83   0.28   0.06   0.34   (0.28)     (0.28)   11.89   2.90   30,870   0.85   1.15   2.35   21
06/30/22   11.89   0.16   (1.16)   (1.00)   (0.16)   (0.01)   (0.17)   10.72   (8.43)   25,101   0.82   1.08   1.40   157
06/30/23   10.72   0.24   0.01   0.25   (0.24)     (0.24)   10.73   2.37   22,988   0.80   1.05   2.27   54
12/31/23(2)   10.73   0.15   0.20   0.35   (0.15)     (0.15)   10.93   3.27(3)   22,423   0.80(4)   1.07(4)   2.73(4)   14(3)
Class C
06/30/19   $11.33   $0.23   $0.33   $0.56   $(0.24)   $  $(0.24)   $11.65   4.97%   $2,756   1.60%   2.08%   2.10%   53%
06/30/20   11.65   0.21   0.21   0.42   (0.21)   (0.01)   (0.22)   11.85   3.61   2,050   1.60   2.32   1.78   33
06/30/21   11.85   0.18   0.07   0.25   (0.19)     (0.19)   11.91   2.13   1,180   1.60   2.27   1.60   21
06/30/22   11.91   0.08   (1.17)   (1.09)   (0.08)   (0.01)   (0.09)   10.73   (9.27)   943   1.57   2.47   0.65   157
06/30/23   10.73   0.14   0.02   0.16   (0.16)     (0.16)   10.73   1.54   1,028   1.55   2.45   1.52   54
12/31/23(2)   10.73   0.11   0.19   0.30   (0.11)     (0.11)   10.92   2.88(3)   1,032   1.55(4)   2.65(4)   1.98(4)   14(3)
Class Y
06/30/19   $11.33   $0.35   $0.31   $0.66   $(0.35)   $  $(0.35)   $11.64   5.96%   $3,031   0.60%   1.05%   3.10%   53%
06/30/20   11.64   0.33   0.22   0.55   (0.33)   (0.01)   (0.34)   11.85   4.73   2,616   0.60   1.31   2.78   33
06/30/21   11.85   0.31   0.05   0.36   (0.31)     (0.31)   11.90   3.07   3,449   0.60   1.25   2.60   21
06/30/22   11.90   0.19   (1.15)   (0.96)   (0.19)   (0.01)   (0.20)   10.74   (8.19)   2,740   0.57   1.11   1.65   157
06/30/23   10.74   0.27   0.01   0.28   (0.27)     (0.27)   10.75   2.66   2,637   0.55   1.18   2.52   54
12/31/23(2)   10.75   0.16   0.21   0.37   (0.16)     (0.16)   10.96   3.49(3)   2,700   0.55(4)   1.22(4)   2.98(4)   14(3)
Institutional Class
06/30/19   $11.33   $0.36   $0.31   $0.67   $(0.36)   $  $(0.36)   $11.64   6.05%   $7,913   0.55%   0.96%   3.15%   53%
06/30/20   11.64   0.33   0.21   0.54   (0.33)   (0.01)   (0.34)   11.84   4.69   12,785   0.55   0.91   2.83   33
06/30/21   11.84   0.32   0.06   0.38   (0.32)     (0.32)   11.90   3.20   14,481   0.55   0.85   2.65   21
06/30/22   11.90   0.20   (1.15)   (0.95)   (0.20)   (0.01)   (0.21)   10.74   (8.13)   29,694   0.50   0.75   1.72   157
06/30/23   10.74   0.28   0.01   0.29   (0.28)     (0.28)   10.75   2.73   26,434   0.48   0.73   2.59   54
12/31/23(2)   10.75   0.16   0.20   0.36   (0.16)     (0.16)   10.95   3.43(3)   24,934   0.48(4)   0.75(4)   3.05(4)   14(3)
(1) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(2) Unaudited.
(3) Not annualized.
(4) Annualized.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone International Equity Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from realized
capital
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net
asset
value
at end
of period
  Total
return(1)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
06/30/19   $18.15   $0.20(4)   $(0.57)   $(0.37)   $(0.26)   $ (1.87)   $(2.13)   $15.65   (0.78)%   $106,870   1.30%   1.37%   1.26%   43%
06/30/20   15.65   0.08(4)   (0.98)   (0.90)   (0.19)   (0.63)   (0.82)   13.93   (6.28)   77,744   1.29   1.40   0.57   45
06/30/21   13.93   0.09(4)   4.94   5.03   (0.08)     (0.08)   18.88   36.16   88,022   1.36   1.37   0.56   31
06/30/22   18.88   0.18(4)   (3.44)   (3.26)   (0.08)   (2.24)   (2.32)   13.30   (18.87)   76,671   1.36   1.40   1.08   45(5)
06/30/23   13.30   0.24(4)   1.99   2.23   (0.21)     (0.21)   15.32   16.99   82,697   1.36   1.44   1.75   32
12/31/23(6)   15.32   0.02   0.64   0.66   (0.21)     (0.21)   15.77   4.33(2)   82,205   1.36(3)   1.45(3)   0.24(3)   10(2)
Class C
06/30/19   $17.12   $0.03(4)   $(0.54)   $(0.51)   $(0.10)   $ (1.87)   $(1.97)   $14.64   (1.87)%   $3,783   2.34%   2.42%   0.21%   43%
06/30/20   14.64   (0.09)(4)   (0.93)   (1.02)     (0.63)   (0.63)   12.99   (7.41)   2,073   2.49   2.74   (0.63)   45
06/30/21   12.99   (0.04)(4)   4.60   4.56   (—)(7)     (—)(7)   17.55   35.14   2,115   2.15   2.90   (0.24)   31
06/30/22   17.55   0.07(4)   (3.18)   (3.11)   (0.02)   (2.24)   (2.26)   12.18   (19.45)   2,399   1.99   2.71   0.45   45(5)
06/30/23   12.18   0.14(4)   1.82   1.96   (0.17)     (0.17)   13.97   16.27   2,327   1.99   2.80   1.12   32
12/31/23(6)   13.97   (0.10)   0.66   0.56   (0.13)     (0.13)   14.40   4.00(2)   2,251   1.99(3)   2.88(3)   (0.39)(3)   10(2)
Class Y
06/30/19   $17.93   $0.25(4)   $(0.57)   $(0.32)   $(0.30)   $ (1.87)   $(2.17)   $15.44   (0.47)%   $42,120   0.99%   1.12%   1.57%   43%
06/30/20   15.44   0.13(4)   (0.97)   (0.84)   (0.24)   (0.63)   (0.87)   13.73   (6.03)   23,835   0.99   1.15   0.87   45
06/30/21   13.73   0.15(4)   4.88   5.03   (0.11)     (0.11)   18.65   36.71   27,903   0.99   1.19   0.93   31
06/30/22   18.65   0.23(4)   (3.40)   (3.17)   (0.13)   (2.24)   (2.37)   13.11   (18.61)   20,430   0.99   1.19   1.45   45(5)
06/30/23   13.11   0.29(4)   1.97   2.26   (0.24)     (0.24)   15.13   17.46   25,324   0.99   1.23   2.12   32
12/31/23(6)   15.13   0.04   0.65   0.69   (0.27)     (0.27)   15.55   4.57(2)   27,871   0.99(3)   1.21(3)   0.61(3)   10(2)
Institutional Class
06/30/19   $17.92   $0.26(4)   $(0.57)   $(0.31)   $(0.32)   $ (1.87)   $(2.19)   $15.42   (0.39)%   $2,592   0.89%   1.38%   1.67%   43%
06/30/20   15.42   0.14(4)   (0.95)   (0.81)   (0.27)   (0.63)   (0.90)   13.71   (5.89)   14,205   0.89   1.12   0.97   45
06/30/21   13.71   0.16(4)   4.88   5.04   (0.12)     (0.12)   18.63   36.83   4,315   0.89   1.06   1.03   31
06/30/22   18.63   0.25(4)   (3.40)   (3.15)   (0.15)   (2.24)   (2.39)   13.09   (18.52)   3,273   0.89   1.34   1.55   45(5)
06/30/23   13.09   0.31(4)   1.95   2.26   (0.24)     (0.24)   15.11   17.54   3,830   0.89   1.23   2.22   32
12/31/23(6)   15.11   0.07   0.62   0.69   (0.29)     (0.29)   15.51   4.54(2)   4,004   0.89(3)   1.32(3)   0.71(3)   10(2)
(1) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(2) Not annualized.
(3) Annualized.
(4) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(5) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the AIG International Dividend Strategy Fund acquired on July 16, 2021. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(6) Unaudited.
(7) Less than $0.005 per share.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone International Growth Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from realized
capital
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net
asset
value
at end
of period
  Total
return(1)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
06/30/19(2)   $13.11   $(0.04)(3)   $(0.47)   $(0.51)   $  $ (1.49)   $(1.49)   $11.11   (1.78)%   $760   1.24%   4.36%   (0.31)%   103%
06/30/20(2)   11.11   (0.03)(3)   0.60   0.57         11.68   5.07   777   1.24   4.17   (0.26)   74
06/30/21(2)   11.68   (0.10)(3)   3.77   3.67         15.35   31.51   2,216   1.24   2.31   (0.63)   116(4)
06/30/22   15.35   (0.04)   (4.81)   (4.85)         10.50   (31.60)   1,172   1.24   2.62   (0.27)   49
06/30/23   10.50   0.03(3)   0.89   0.92   (0.02)     (0.02)   11.40   8.74   1,139   1.24   2.80   0.31   38
12/31/23(5)   11.40   (0.01)(3)   0.71   0.70   (0.03)     (0.03)   12.07   6.10(6)   1,301   1.24(7)   3.13(7)   (0.24)(7)   11(6)
Class C
06/30/19(2)   $12.97   $(0.12)(3)   $(0.48)   $(0.60)   $  $ (1.49)   $(1.49)   $10.88   (2.52)%   $185   1.99%   6.35%   (1.06)%   103%
06/30/20(2)   10.88   (0.11)(3)   0.57   0.46         11.34   4.28   403   1.99   5.96   (1.01)   74
06/30/21(2)   11.34   (0.20)(3)   3.67   3.47         14.81   30.55   1,316   1.99   3.43   (1.38)   116(4)
06/30/22   14.81   (0.14)   (4.61)   (4.75)         10.06   (32.07)   787   1.99   3.62   (1.02)   49
06/30/23   10.06   (0.04)(3)   0.84   0.80         10.86   7.95   697   1.99   3.70   (0.44)   38
12/31/23(5)   10.86   (0.05)(3)   0.66   0.61         11.47   5.62(6)   758   1.99(7)   4.10(7)   (0.99)(7)   11(6)
Class Y
06/30/19(2)   $13.37   $(0.01)(3)   $(0.49)   $(0.50)   $(0.01)   $ (1.51)   $(1.52)   $11.35   (1.53)%   $2,341   0.99%   1.89%   (0.06)%   103%
06/30/20(2)   11.35   (—)(3)(8)   0.60   0.60         11.95   5.28   867   0.99   2.50   (0.01)   74
06/30/21(2)   11.95   (0.06)(3)   3.88   3.82         15.77   31.88   74,507   0.99   1.25   (0.38)   116(4)
06/30/22   15.77   (—)(8)   (4.95)   (4.95)         10.82   (31.39)   47,845   0.99   1.31   (0.02)   49
06/30/23   10.82   0.06(3)   0.91   0.97   (0.03)     (0.03)   11.76   9.00   47,315   0.99   1.36   0.56   38
12/31/23(5)   11.76   (3)(8)   0.72   0.72   (0.05)     (0.05)   12.43   6.16(6)   47,876   0.99(7)   1.42(7)   0.01(7)   11(6)
Institutional Class
06/30/19(2)   $13.46   $0.01(3)   $(0.50)   $(0.49)   $(0.02)   $ (1.52)   $(1.54)   $11.43   (1.46)%   $31,435   0.89%   1.30%   0.04%   103%
06/30/20(2)   11.43   0.01(3)   0.61   0.62   (—)(8)     (—)(8)   12.05   5.46   29,285   0.89   1.35   0.09   74
06/30/21(2)   12.05   (0.05)(3)   3.91   3.86   (0.02)     (0.02)   15.89   32.00   23,334   0.89   1.20   (0.28)   116(4)
06/30/22   15.89   0.03   (5.01)   (4.98)   (—)(8)     (—)(8)   10.91   (31.34)   11,224   0.89   1.32   0.08   49
06/30/23   10.91   0.07(3)   0.92   0.99   (0.04)     (0.04)   11.86   9.16   11,850   0.89   1.38   0.66   38
12/31/23(5)   11.86   0.01(3)   0.74   0.75   (0.07)     (0.07)   12.54   6.21(6)   11,937   0.89(7)   1.42(7)   0.11(7)   11(6)
(1) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(2) During the year ended June 30, 2021, the Fund effected the following stock split effective the close of business September 11, 2020: 1.9160 for 1 for Class A shares, 1.9095 for 1 for Class C shares, 1.8839 for 1 for Class Y shares and 1.8777 for 1 for Institutional Class shares. All historical per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this stock split.
(3) The net investment income (loss) per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(4) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities of the Touchstone International Small Cap Fund acquired on September 11, 2020. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(5) Unaudited.
(6) Not annualized.
(7) Annualized.
(8) Less than $0.005 per share.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from realized
capital
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net
asset
value
at end
of period
  Total
return(1)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets(2)
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
06/30/19   $43.80   $0.38(7)   $3.72   $4.10   $(0.27)   $ (4.26)   $(4.53)   $43.37   10.51%   $1,170,490   0.97%   1.09%   0.88%   15%(6)
06/30/20   43.37   0.27   3.78   4.05   (0.27)   (4.85)   (5.12)   42.30   9.54   1,120,305   1.01   1.10   0.66   29(6)
06/30/21   42.30   0.08(7)   19.10   19.18   (0.09)   (2.71)   (2.80)   58.68   46.68   1,541,127   1.01   1.05   0.15   16(6)
06/30/22   58.68   0.04   (7.56)   (7.52)   (0.05)   (3.91)   (3.96)   47.20   (14.07)   1,736,900   0.99   0.99   0.13   27(6)(8)
06/30/23   47.20   0.21(7)   9.72   9.93   (0.08)   (0.68)   (0.76)   56.37   21.28   1,928,303   1.01   1.02   0.43   4(6)
12/31/23(9)   56.37   0.16(7)   3.10   3.26   (0.34)   (0.05)   (0.39)   59.24   5.77(4)   1,968,313   1.01(5)   1.01(5)   0.56(5)   2(4)(6)
Class C
06/30/19   $41.29   $0.03(7)   $3.50   $3.53   $  $ (4.26)   $(4.26)   $40.56   9.61%   $47,838   1.79%   1.90%   0.07%   15%(6)
06/30/20   40.56   (0.19)   3.64   3.45     (4.85)   (4.85)   39.16   8.69   37,450   1.82   1.94   (0.15)   29(6)
06/30/21   39.16   (0.30)(7)   17.58   17.28     (2.71)   (2.71)   53.73   45.49   41,645   1.80   1.88   (0.64)   16(6)
06/30/22   53.73   (0.02)   (7.18)   (7.20)     (3.91)   (3.91)   42.62   (14.78)   49,115   1.80   1.80   (0.68)   27(6)(8)
06/30/23   42.62   (0.16)(7)   8.73   8.57     (0.68)   (0.68)   50.51   20.35   50,451   1.80   1.84   (0.36)   4(6)
12/31/23(9)   50.51   (0.06)(7)   2.76   2.70     (0.05)   (0.05)   53.16   5.35(4)   50,960   1.80(5)   1.82(5)   (0.23)(5)   2(4)(6)
Class Y
06/30/19   $43.68   $0.48(7)   $3.71   $4.19   $(0.37)   $ (4.26)   $(4.63)   $43.24   10.81%   $413,137   0.73%   0.89%   1.13%   15%(6)
06/30/20   43.24   0.40   3.76   4.16   (0.37)   (4.85)   (5.22)   42.18   9.84   352,103   0.75   0.91   0.92   29(6)
06/30/21   42.18   0.22(7)   19.05   19.27   (0.16)   (2.71)   (2.87)   58.58   47.07   575,053   0.73   0.86   0.43   16(6)
06/30/22   58.58   0.20   (7.57)   (7.37)   (0.16)   (3.91)   (4.07)   47.14   (13.86)   493,825   0.73   0.78   0.39   27(6)(8)
06/30/23   47.14   0.35(7)   9.72   10.07   (0.16)   (0.68)   (0.84)   56.37   21.65   670,688   0.73   0.81   0.71   4(6)
12/31/23(9)   56.37   0.24(7)   3.09   3.33   (0.49)   (0.05)   (0.54)   59.16   5.91(4)   808,230   0.73(5)   0.79(5)   0.84(5)   2(4)(6)
Institutional Class
06/30/19   $43.75   $0.51(7)   $3.71   $4.22   $(0.40)   $ (4.26)   $(4.66)   $43.31   10.87%   $100,473   0.66%   0.85%   1.20%   15%(6)
06/30/20   43.31   0.35   3.83   4.18   (0.40)   (4.85)   (5.25)   42.24   9.87   127,963   0.71   0.88   0.96   29(6)
06/30/21   42.24   0.23(7)   19.10   19.33   (0.17)   (2.71)   (2.88)   58.69   47.14   207,274   0.70   0.81   0.46   16(6)
06/30/22   58.69   0.26   (7.63)   (7.37)   (0.18)   (3.91)   (4.09)   47.23   (13.85)   217,531   0.70   0.73   0.42   27(6)(8)
06/30/23   47.23   0.37(7)   9.73   10.10   (0.17)   (0.68)   (0.85)   56.48   21.68   265,418   0.70   0.75   0.74   4(6)
12/31/23(9)   56.48   0.25(7)   3.10   3.35   (0.51)   (0.05)   (0.56)   59.27   5.93(4)   255,748   0.70(5)   0.73(5)   0.87(5)   2(4)(6)
Class R6
06/30/22(10)   $61.99   $0.22   $(10.89)   $(10.67)   $(0.16)   $ (3.91)   $(4.07)   $47.25   (18.43)%(4)   $804   0.66%(5)   3.02%(5)   0.47%(5)   27%(6)(8)
06/30/23   47.25   0.39(7)   9.74   10.13   (0.17)   (0.68)   (0.85)   56.53   21.73   20,862   0.66   1.19   0.78   4(6)
12/31/23(9)   56.53   0.26(7)   3.10   3.36   (0.52)   (0.05)   (0.57)   59.32   5.95(4)   31,845   0.66(5)   0.75(5)   0.91(5)   2(4)(6)
(1) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(2) The ratios shown include liquidity provider expenses. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A shares was 1.00%, 1.00%, 0.98%, 1.00%, 0.98% and 0.96%; for Class C shares was 1.79%, 1.79%, 1.79%, 1.79%, 1.79% and 1.78%; for Class Y shares was 0.72%, 0.72%, 0.72%, 0.72%, 0.72% and 0.72%; for Institutional Class shares was 0.69%, 0.69%, 0.69%, 0.69%, 0.68% and 0.65% for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and for the years ended June 30, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively; and for Class R6 shares was 0.65%, 0.65% and 0.65% for the six months ended December 31, 2023, for the year ended June 30, 2023 and the period ended June 30, 2022, respectively.
(3) The ratios shown include liquidity provider expenses. The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A shares was 1.00%, 1.01%, 0.98%, 1.04%, 1.07% and 1.08%; for Class C shares was 1.81%, 1.83%, 1.79%, 1.87%, 1.91% and 1.89%; for Class Y shares was 0.78%, 0.80%, 0.77%, 0.85%, 0.88% and 0.88%; for Institutional Class shares was 0.72%, 0.74%, 0.72%, 0.80%, 0.85% and 0.84% for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and for the years ended June 30, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively; and for Class R6 shares was 0.74%, 1.18% and 3.01% for the six months ended December 31, 2023, for the year ended June 30, 2023 and the period ended June 30, 2022, respectively.
(4) Not annualized.
(5) Annualized.
(6) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(7) The net investment income (loss) per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(8) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities of the AIG Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund acquired on July 16, 2021. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(9) Unaudited.
(10) Represents the period from commencement of operations (October 28, 2021) through June 30, 2022 for Class R6.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from realized
capital
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net
asset
value
at end
of period
  Total
return(1)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets(2)
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
06/30/19   $13.27   $0.09(4)   $0.83   $0.92   $(0.08)   $  $(0.08)   $14.11   7.04%   $4,067   1.11%   1.67%   0.63%   19%(5)
06/30/20   14.11   0.15   (0.24)   (0.09)   (0.11)   (0.87)   (0.98)   13.04   (1.18)   2,989   1.03   1.91   1.03   20
06/30/21   13.04   0.11   4.83   4.94   (0.12)     (0.12)   17.86   38.06   4,278   1.04   1.53   0.75   15(5)
06/30/22   17.86   0.08   (2.03)   (1.95)   (0.12)   (0.40)   (0.52)   15.39   (11.44)   4,510   1.05   1.48   0.51   12(5)
06/30/23   15.39   0.12(4)   2.28   2.40   (0.02)   (0.57)   (0.59)   17.20   15.96   5,259   1.06   1.42   0.75   17(5)
12/31/23(6)   17.20   0.05(4)   0.50   0.55   (0.21)   (0.07)   (0.28)   17.47   3.21(7)   6,078   1.04(8)   1.45(8)   0.63(8)   0(5)(7)
Class C
06/30/19   $13.04   $(0.02)(4)   $0.83   $0.81   $  $  $  $13.85   6.21%   $7,372   1.86%   2.13%   (0.12)%   19%(5)
06/30/20   13.85   0.01   (0.20)   (0.19)     (0.87)   (0.87)   12.79   (1.89)   5,376   1.78   2.09   0.27   20
06/30/21   12.79   (0.10)   4.84   4.74         17.53   37.06   4,328   1.79   2.03   (—)(9)   15(5)
06/30/22   17.53   (0.10)   (1.96)   (2.06)     (0.40)   (0.40)   15.07   (12.15)   2,995   1.80   2.12   (0.24)   12(5)
06/30/23   15.07   (—)(4)(9)   2.23   2.23     (0.57)   (0.57)   16.73   15.10   2,036   1.81   2.17   (—)(9)   17(5)
12/31/23(6)   16.73   (0.01)(4)   0.49   0.48     (0.07)   (0.07)   17.14   2.86(7)   1,526   1.79(8)   2.42(8)   (0.12)(8)   0(5)(7)
Class Y
06/30/19   $13.31   $0.12(4)   $0.84   $0.96   $(0.13)   $  $(0.13)   $14.14   7.31%   $213,650   0.86%   0.99%   0.88%   19%(5)
06/30/20   14.14   0.17   (0.22)   (0.05)   (0.15)   (0.87)   (1.02)   13.07   (0.93)   206,798   0.78   0.90   1.28   20
06/30/21   13.07   0.16   4.83   4.99   (0.18)     (0.18)   17.88   38.39   270,305   0.79   0.88   1.00   15(5)
06/30/22   17.88   0.15   (2.05)   (1.90)   (0.16)   (0.40)   (0.56)   15.42   (11.20)   202,913   0.80   0.88   0.76   12(5)
06/30/23   15.42   0.16(4)   2.29   2.45   (0.08)   (0.57)   (0.65)   17.22   16.24   206,214   0.81   0.90   1.00   17(5)
12/31/23(6)   17.22   0.08(4)   0.50   0.58   (0.25)   (0.07)   (0.32)   17.48   3.37(7)   205,192   0.79(8)   0.90(8)   0.88(8)   0(5)(7)
Institutional Class
06/30/19   $13.33   $0.14(4)   $0.83   $0.97   $(0.14)   $  $(0.14)   $14.16   7.43%   $59,211   0.77%   0.92%   0.98%   19%(5)
06/30/20   14.16   0.15   (0.19)   (0.04)   (0.16)   (0.87)   (1.03)   13.09   (0.83)   60,402   0.68   0.84   1.38   20
06/30/21   13.09   0.16   4.86   5.02   (0.20)     (0.20)   17.91   38.59   90,358   0.69   0.82   1.10   15(5)
06/30/22   17.91   0.18   (2.08)   (1.90)   (0.17)   (0.40)   (0.57)   15.44   (11.15)   67,679   0.70   0.82   0.86   12(5)
06/30/23   15.44   0.18(4)   2.28   2.46   (0.10)   (0.57)   (0.67)   17.23   16.35   60,341   0.71   0.85   1.10   17(5)
12/31/23(6)   17.23   0.08(4)   0.51   0.59   (0.27)   (0.07)   (0.34)   17.48   3.41(7)   61,771   0.69(8)   0.84(8)   0.98(8)   0(5)(7)
(1) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(2) The ratios shown include liquidity provider expenses. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A shares was 1.03%, 1.03%, 1.03% and 1.03%; for Class C shares was 1.78%, 1.78%, 1.78% and 1.78%; for Class Y shares was 0.78%, 0.78%, 0.78% and 0.78%; and for Institutional Class shares was 0.68%, 0.68%, 0.68% and 0.68% for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and for the years ended June 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(3) The ratios shown include liquidity provider expenses. The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A shares was 1.44%, 1.39%, 1.46% and 1.52%; for Class C shares was 2.41%, 2.14%, 2.10% and 2.02%; for Class Y shares was 0.89%, 0.87%, 0.86% and 0.87%; and for Institutional Class shares was 0.83%, 0.82%, 0.80% and 0.81% for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and for the years ended June 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(4) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(5) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(6) Unaudited.
(7) Not annualized.
(8) Annualized.
(9) Less than $0.005 per share or 0.005%.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Large Company Growth Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
loss
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions
from realized
capital
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net
asset
value
at end
of period
  Total
return(1)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets(2)
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
06/30/19   $41.33   $(0.56)   $4.42   $3.86   $ (2.69)   $(2.69)   $42.50   10.39%   $1,425   1.23%   2.01%   (0.59)%   41%
06/30/20   42.50   (0.08)   8.19   8.11   (3.15)   (3.15)   47.46   20.07   2,112   1.07   2.28   (0.60)   30
06/30/21   47.46   (0.15)   16.56   16.41   (6.61)   (6.61)   57.26   37.33   3,617   1.06   1.59   (0.71)   36(4)
06/30/22   57.26   (0.18)   (10.40)   (10.58)   (10.52)   (10.52)   36.16   (23.29)   3,290   1.07   1.58   (0.61)   41(4)
06/30/23   36.16   (0.17)(5)   6.10   5.93   (1.23)   (1.23)   40.86   16.89   3,711   1.08   1.57   (0.46)   44(4)
12/31/23(6)   40.86   (0.13)(5)   5.53   5.40   (1.92)   (1.92)   44.34   13.31(7)   3,922   1.09(8)   1.63(8)   (0.62)(8)   11(4)(7)
Class C
06/30/19   $40.74   $(0.40)   $3.87   $3.47   $ (2.69)   $(2.69)   $41.52   9.55%   $396   1.98%   4.38%   (1.34)%   41%
06/30/20   41.52   (0.31)   7.87   7.56   (3.15)   (3.15)   45.93   19.19   592   1.82   4.64   (1.35)   30
06/30/21   45.93   (1.42)   16.81   15.39   (6.61)   (6.61)   54.71   36.28   473   1.81   3.39   (1.46)   36(4)
06/30/22   54.71   (1.24)   (9.03)   (10.27)   (10.52)   (10.52)   33.92   (23.87)   206   1.82   4.24   (1.36)   41(4)
06/30/23   33.92   (0.42)(5)   5.68   5.26   (1.23)   (1.23)   37.95   16.01   223   1.83   5.86   (1.21)   44(4)
12/31/23(6)   37.95   (0.27)(5)   5.12   4.85   (1.92)   (1.92)   40.88   12.87(7)   178   1.84(8)   6.63(8)   (1.37)(8)   11(4)(7)
Class Y
06/30/19   $41.53   $(0.12)   $4.10   $3.98   $ (2.69)   $(2.69)   $42.82   10.66%   $19,580   0.98%   1.16%   (0.34)%   41%
06/30/20   42.82   (0.12)   8.42   8.30   (3.15)   (3.15)   47.97   20.38   24,062   0.82   1.04   (0.35)   30
06/30/21   47.97   (0.26)   17.00   16.74   (6.61)   (6.61)   58.10   37.64   28,952   0.81   0.96   (0.46)   36(4)
06/30/22   58.10   (0.18)   (10.49)   (10.67)   (10.52)   (10.52)   36.91   (23.09)   13,917   0.82   0.97   (0.36)   41(4)
06/30/23   36.91   (0.08)(5)   6.24   6.16   (1.23)   (1.23)   41.84   17.17   7,266   0.83   1.07   (0.21)   44(4)
12/31/23(6)   41.84   (0.08)(5)   5.67   5.59   (1.92)   (1.92)   45.51   13.45(7)   8,013   0.84(8)   1.13(8)   (0.37)(8)   11(4)(7)
Institutional Class
06/30/19   $41.61   $(0.10)   $4.13   $4.03   $ (2.69)   $(2.69)   $42.95   10.74%   $204,391   0.88%   0.99%   (0.24)%   41%
06/30/20   42.95   (0.12)   8.50   8.38   (3.15)   (3.15)   48.18   20.51   199,601   0.73   0.86   (0.25)   30
06/30/21   48.18   (0.21)   17.10   16.89   (6.61)   (6.61)   58.46   37.80   229,690   0.71   0.85   (0.36)   36(4)
06/30/22   58.46   (0.14)   (10.58)   (10.72)   (10.52)   (10.52)   37.22   (23.03)   145,441   0.72   0.84   (0.26)   41(4)
06/30/23   37.22   (0.04)(5)   6.30   6.26   (1.23)   (1.23)   42.25   17.30   135,324   0.73   0.88   (0.11)   44(4)
12/31/23(6)   42.25   (0.06)(5)   5.73   5.67   (1.92)   (1.92)   46.00   13.51(7)   113,527   0.74(8)   0.93(8)   (0.27)(8)   11(4)(7)
(1) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(2) The ratios shown include liquidity provider expenses. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A shares was 1.04%, 1.04%, 1.04% and 1.04%; for Class C shares was 1.79%, 1.79%, 1.79% and 1.79%; for Class Y shares was 0.79%, 0.79%, 0.79% and 0.79%; and for Institutional Class shares was 0.69%, 0.69%, 0.69% and 0.69% for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and for the years ended June 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(3) The ratios shown include liquidity provider expenses. The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A shares was 1.58%, 1.53%, 1.55% and 1.57%; for Class C shares was 6.58%, 5.82%, 4.21% and 3.37%; for Class Y shares was 1.08%, 1.03%, 0.94% and 0.94%; and for Institutional Class shares was 0.88%, 0.84%, 0.81% and 0.83% for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and for the years ended June 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(4) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(5) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(6) Unaudited.
(7) Not annualized.
(8) Annualized.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Small Company Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from realized
capital
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net
asset
value
at end
of period
  Total
return(1)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets(2)
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
06/30/19   $5.53   $(0.01)   $(0.07)   $(0.08)   $  $ (0.62)   $(0.62)   $4.83   (0.73)%   $589,664   1.12%   1.20%   (0.26)%   94%(6)(7)
06/30/20   4.83   (0.02)   (0.47)   (0.49)     (0.28)   (0.28)   4.06   (10.82)   420,822   1.15   1.24   (0.32)   81
06/30/21   4.06   (0.03)   2.65   2.62     (0.01)   (0.01)   6.67   64.45   608,513   1.20   1.20   (0.45)   80(6)
06/30/22   6.67   (0.02)(8)   (0.95)   (0.97)     (1.14)   (1.14)   4.56   (17.95)   451,081   1.17   1.17   (0.31)   70(6)
06/30/23   4.56   (—)(8)(9)   0.71   0.71     (0.12)   (0.12)   5.15   15.80   484,105   1.19   1.19   (—)(9)   79(6)
12/31/23(10)   5.15   0.01(8)   0.43   0.44     (0.01)   (0.01)   5.58   8.52(4)   503,808   1.18(5)   1.18(5)   0.24(5)   30(4)(6)
Class C
06/30/19^   $8.52   $(0.13)   $(0.10)   $(0.23)   $  $ (1.64)   $(1.64)   $6.65   (1.65)%   $39,390   1.88%   1.96%   (1.01)%   94%(6)(7)
06/30/20^   6.65   (0.13)   (0.53)   (0.66)     (0.74)   (0.74)   5.25   (11.22)   21,204   1.95   2.07   (1.12)   81
06/30/21^   5.25   (0.11)   3.41   3.30     (0.03)   (0.03)   8.52   62.65   26,123   1.97   2.05   (1.22)   80(6)
06/30/22^   8.52   (0.08)(8)   (0.89)   (0.97)     (3.01)   (3.01)   4.54   (18.70)   17,385   1.97   2.02   (1.11)   70(6)
06/30/23^   4.54   (0.03)(8)   0.71   0.68     (0.12)   (0.12)   5.10   15.26   15,992   1.96   2.06   (0.77)   79(6)
12/31/23(10)   5.10   (0.01)(8)   0.43   0.42     (0.01)   (0.01)   5.51   8.21(4)   15,227   1.95(5)   2.07(5)   (0.53)(5)   30(4)(6)
Class Y
06/30/19   $6.04   $(—)(9)   $(0.09)   $(0.09)   $(—)(9)   $ (0.62)   $(0.62)   $5.33   (0.79)%   $326,021   0.87%   0.95%   —%(9)   94%(6)(7)
06/30/20   5.33   (—)(9)   (0.52)   (0.52)     (0.28)   (0.28)   4.53   (10.35)   189,336   0.89   0.98   (0.06)   81
06/30/21   4.53   (0.01)   2.94   2.93   (—)(9)   (0.01)   (0.01)   7.45   64.61   282,428   0.91   0.99   (0.16)   80(6)
06/30/22   7.45   (—)(8)(9)   (1.10)   (1.10)     (1.14)   (1.14)   5.21   (17.81)   222,141   0.91   0.97   (0.05)   70(6)
06/30/23   5.21   0.02(8)   0.82   0.84     (0.12)   (0.12)   5.93   16.33   312,720   0.90   0.98   0.29   79(6)
12/31/23(10)   5.93   0.02(8)   0.50   0.52     (0.01)   (0.01)   6.44   8.75(4)   378,301   0.89(5)   0.96(5)   0.53(5)   30(4)(6)
Institutional Class
06/30/19   $6.04   $(9)   $(0.10)   $(0.10)   $(—)(9)   $ (0.62)   $(0.62)   $5.32   (0.91)%   $2,216   0.79%   2.52%   0.08%   94%(6)(7)
06/30/20   5.32   (9)   (0.52)   (0.52)     (0.28)   (0.28)   4.52   (10.37)   11,269   0.79   1.13   0.05   81
06/30/21   4.52   (—)(9)   2.93   2.93   (—)(9)   (0.01)   (0.01)   7.44   64.75   18,770   0.81   0.99   (0.06)   80(6)
06/30/22   7.44   (8)(9)   (1.09)   (1.09)     (1.14)   (1.14)   5.21   (17.70)   21,299   0.81   0.96   0.05   70(6)
06/30/23   5.21   0.02(8)   0.83   0.85     (0.12)   (0.12)   5.94   16.52   24,638   0.80   0.96   0.39   79(6)
12/31/23(10)   5.94   0.02(8)   0.50   0.52     (0.01)   (0.01)   6.45   8.73(4)   28,106   0.79(5)   0.94(5)   0.63(5)   30(4)(6)
Class R6
06/30/19   $5.65   $0.01   $(0.08)   $(0.07)   $(0.01)   $ (0.62)   $(0.63)   $4.95   (0.59)%   $137,585   0.73%   0.84%   0.14%   94%(6)(7)
06/30/20   4.95   0.01   (0.49)   (0.48)     (0.28)   (0.28)   4.19   (10.35)   64,567   0.76   0.88   0.07   81
06/30/21   4.19   (—)(9)   2.73   2.73   (—)(9)   (0.01)   (0.01)   6.91   65.08   63,766   0.81   0.89   (0.06)   80(6)
06/30/22   6.91   (8)(9)   (1.00)   (1.00)     (1.14)   (1.14)   4.77   (17.73)   53,500   0.81   0.87   0.05   70(6)
06/30/23   4.77   0.02(8)   0.75   0.77     (0.12)   (0.12)   5.42   16.37   65,962   0.80   0.88   0.39   79(6)
12/31/23(10)   5.42   0.02(8)   0.46   0.48     (0.01)   (0.01)   5.89   8.83(4)   71,468   0.79(5)   0.86(5)   0.63(5)   30(4)(6)
^ Updated to reflect the effect of a 1 for 0.379048 reverse stock split for Class C shares on October 14, 2022. All historical per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split.
(1) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(2) The ratios shown include liquidity provider expenses. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A shares was 1.18%, 1.15% and 1.18%; for Class C shares was 1.95%, 1.95% and 1.95%; for Class Y shares was 0.89%, 0.89% and 0.89%; for Institutional Class shares was 0.79%, 0.79% and 0.79%; and for Class R6 shares was 0.79%, 0.79% and 0.79% for the years ended June 30,2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(3) The ratios shown include liquidity provider expenses. The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A shares was 1.18%, 1.15% and 1.18%; for Class C shares was 2.05%, 2.00% and 2.03%; for Class Y shares was 0.97%, 0.95% and 0.97%; for Institutional Class shares was 0.95%, 0.94% and 0.97%; and for Class R6 shares was 0.87%, 0.85% and 0.87% for the years ended June 30,2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(4) Not annualized.
(5) Annualized.
(6) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(7) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Touchstone Small Cap Growth Fund acquired on September 21, 2018. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(8) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(9) Less than $0.005 per share or 0.005%.
(10) Unaudited.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Value Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from realized
capital
gains
  Total
distributions
  Net
asset
value
at end
of period
  Total
return(1)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
06/30/19   $9.92   $0.16   $0.57   $0.73   $(0.16)   $ (1.08)   $(1.24)   $9.41   8.53%   $32,964   1.08%   1.26%   1.67%   37%(2)
06/30/20   9.41   0.13   (0.98)   (0.85)   (0.12)   (0.49)   (0.61)   7.95   (9.83)   24,567   1.08   1.26   1.37   57
06/30/21   7.95   0.10   3.62   3.72   (0.10)   (0.16)   (0.26)   11.41   47.49   33,052   1.08   1.24   1.08   37
06/30/22   11.41   0.11   (0.63)   (0.52)   (0.12)   (0.85)   (0.97)   9.92   (5.30)   156,947   1.08   1.13   1.03   63(3)
06/30/23   9.92   0.14   0.93   1.07   (0.14)   (0.60)   (0.74)   10.25   11.07   158,698   1.08   1.12   1.34   30(2)
12/31/23(4)   10.25   0.07   0.73   0.80   (0.07)   (0.09)   (0.16)   10.89   7.87(5)   158,013   1.08(6)   1.13(6)   1.38(6)   14(5)
Class C
06/30/19   $9.89   $0.09   $0.56   $0.65   $(0.08)   $ (1.08)   $(1.16)   $9.38   7.72%   $3,175   1.83%   2.35%   0.92%   37%(2)
06/30/20   9.38   0.06   (0.97)   (0.91)   (0.05)   (0.49)   (0.54)   7.93   (10.49)   2,175   1.83   2.43   0.62   57
06/30/21   7.93   0.03   3.61   3.64   (0.03)   (0.16)   (0.19)   11.38   46.40   1,943   1.83   2.46   0.33   37
06/30/22   11.38   0.02   (0.64)   (0.62)   (0.03)   (0.85)   (0.88)   9.88   (6.11)   5,722   1.83   2.08   0.28   63(3)
06/30/23   9.88   0.06   0.94   1.00   (0.06)   (0.60)   (0.66)   10.22   10.35   3,721   1.83   2.05   0.59   30(2)
12/31/23(4)   10.22   0.03   0.72   0.75   (0.03)   (0.09)   (0.12)   10.85   7.38(5)   3,474   1.83(6)   2.18(6)   0.63(6)   14(5)
Class Y
06/30/19   $9.96   $0.19   $0.57   $0.76   $(0.19)   $ (1.08)   $(1.27)   $9.45   8.82%   $92,928   0.79%   0.94%   1.96%   37%(2)
06/30/20   9.45   0.15   (0.98)   (0.83)   (0.15)   (0.49)   (0.64)   7.98   (9.64)   75,028   0.80   0.96   1.64   57
06/30/21   7.98   0.13   3.64   3.77   (0.13)   (0.16)   (0.29)   11.46   47.93   100,542   0.83   0.95   1.33   37
06/30/22   11.46   0.14   (0.64)   (0.50)   (0.14)   (0.85)   (0.99)   9.97   (5.06)   86,615   0.83   0.88   1.28   63(3)
06/30/23   9.97   0.16   0.94   1.10   (0.16)   (0.60)   (0.76)   10.31   11.39   85,516   0.83   0.88   1.59   30(2)
12/31/23(4)   10.31   0.09   0.73   0.82   (0.09)   (0.09)   (0.18)   10.95   7.95(5)   89,882   0.83(6)   0.90(6)   1.63(6)   14(5)
Institutional Class
06/30/19   $9.93   $0.20   $0.57   $0.77   $(0.20)   $ (1.08)   $(1.28)   $9.42   8.96%   $208,686   0.68%   0.89%   2.07%   37%(2)
06/30/20   9.42   0.16   (0.97)   (0.81)   (0.16)   (0.49)   (0.65)   7.96   (9.43)   153,945   0.68   0.90   1.77   57
06/30/21   7.96   0.14   3.63   3.77   (0.14)   (0.16)   (0.30)   11.43   48.12   289,120   0.68   0.88   1.48   37
06/30/22   11.43   0.16   (0.65)   (0.49)   (0.16)   (0.85)   (1.01)   9.93   (5.02)   252,281   0.68   0.83   1.43   63(3)
06/30/23   9.93   0.18   0.94   1.12   (0.18)   (0.60)   (0.78)   10.27   11.62   222,825   0.68   0.80   1.74   30(2)
12/31/23(4)   10.27   0.09   0.73   0.82   (0.09)   (0.09)   (0.18)   10.91   8.07(5)   228,680   0.68(6)   0.82(6)   1.78(6)   14(5)
Class R6
06/30/22(7)   $11.91   $0.11   $(1.11)   $(1.00)   $(0.13)   $ (0.85)   $(0.98)   $9.93   (9.10)%(5)   $395   0.63%(6)   8.11%(6)   1.47%(6)   63%(3)
06/30/23   9.93   0.16   0.96   1.12   (0.18)   (0.60)   (0.78)   10.27   11.64   25,657   0.63   0.91   1.79   30(2)
12/31/23(4)   10.27   0.10   0.73   0.83   (0.10)   (0.09)   (0.19)   10.91   8.09(5)   26,340   0.63(6)   0.85(6)   1.83(6)   14(5)
(1) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(2) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(3) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities of the AIG Strategic Value Fund acquired on July 16, 2021. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(4) Unaudited.
(5) Not annualized.
(6) Annualized.
(7) Represents the period from commencement of operations (October 28, 2021) through June 30, 2022 for Class R6.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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1. Organization
The Touchstone Strategic Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated November 18, 1982. The Trust consists of sixteen funds, including the following nine funds (individually, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”):
Touchstone Balanced Fund ("Balanced Fund”)
Touchstone Core Municipal Bond Fund ("Core Municipal Bond Fund”)
Touchstone International Equity Fund ("International Equity Fund”)
Touchstone International Growth Fund ("International Growth Fund”)
Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund ("Large Cap Focused Fund”)
Touchstone Large Cap Fund ("Large Cap Fund”)
Touchstone Large Company Growth Fund ("Large Company Growth Fund”)
Touchstone Small Company Fund ("Small Company Fund”)
Touchstone Value Fund ("Value Fund”)
Each Fund is diversified, with the exception of the Large Cap Focused Fund and the Large Company Growth Fund, which are non-diversified.
The Agreement and Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of each Fund. The table below indicates the classes of shares that each Fund is registered to offer:
  Class A Class C Class Y Institutional Class Class R6
Balanced Fund X X X   X
Core Municipal Bond Fund X X X X  
International Equity Fund X X X X  
International Growth Fund X X X X  
Large Cap Focused Fund X X X X X
Large Cap Fund X X X X  
Large Company Growth Fund X X X X  
Small Company Fund X X X X X
Value Fund X X X X X
The assets of each Fund are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held. The Funds’ prospectus provides a description of each Fund’s investment goal, policies, and strategies along with information on the classes of shares currently being offered.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies:
Each Fund is an investment company that follows the accounting and reporting guidance of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 applicable to investment companies.
Security valuation and fair value measurements — U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  All investments in securities are recorded at their fair value. The Funds define the term “market value”, as used throughout this report, as the estimated fair value. The Funds use various methods to measure fair value of their portfolio securities on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP fair value measurement standards require disclosure of a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
•  Level 1 − quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
•  Level 2 − other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
•  Level 3 − significant unobservable inputs (including a Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The aggregate value by input level, as of December 31, 2023, for each Fund’s investments, is included in each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments, which also includes a breakdown of the Fund’s investments by geographic, credit quality and/or sector allocation. The Funds did not hold or transfer any Level 3 categorized securities during the six months ended December 31, 2023.
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Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an investment’s assigned level within the hierarchy.
The Funds' portfolio securities are valued as of the close of the regular session of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (currently 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time or at the time as of which the NYSE establishes official closing prices). Portfolio securities traded on stock exchanges are valued at the last reported sale price, official close price, or last bid price if no sales are reported. Portfolio securities quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) or from the primary exchange on which the security trades. To the extent these securities are actively traded, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options and futures are valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, long option positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short option positions are valued at the most recent ask price on the valuation date and are categorized in Level 1. Shares of mutual funds in which the Funds invest are valued at their respective net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by the underlying funds and are categorized in Level 1.
Debt securities held by the Funds are valued at their evaluated bid by an independent pricing service or at their last broker-quoted bid prices as obtained from one or more of the major market makers for such securities. Independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values through accepted market modeling conventions. Observable inputs to the models may include prepayment speeds, pricing spread, yield, trade information, dealer quotes, market color, cash flow models, the securities’ terms and conditions, among others, and are generally categorized in Level 2. Investments in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche, and are generally categorized in Level 2. Debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, provided such amount approximates market value and are categorized in Level 2. While this method provides consistency in valuation (and may only be used if it approximates market value), it may result in periods during which fair value, as determined by amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price that would be received if the Fund sold the investment.
Securities mainly traded on a non-U.S. exchange or denominated in foreign currencies are generally valued according to the preceding closing values on that exchange, translated to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE, and are generally categorized in Level 1. However, if an event that may change the value of a security occurs after the time that the closing value on the non-U.S. exchange was determined, but before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, the security may be priced based on fair value and is generally categorized in Level 2. This may cause the value of the security, if held on the books of a Fund, to be different from the closing value on the non-U.S. exchange and may affect the calculation of that Fund’s NAV. The Funds may use fair value pricing under the following circumstances, among others:
•  If the value of a security has been materially affected by events occurring before the Funds' pricing time but after the close of the primary markets on which the security is traded.
•  If the exchange on which a portfolio security is principally traded closes early or if trading in a particular portfolio security was halted during the day and did not resume prior to the Funds' NAV calculation.
•  If a security is so thinly traded that reliable market quotations are unavailable due to infrequent trading.
•  If the validity of market quotations is not reliable.
Securities held by the Funds that do not have readily available market quotations, significant observable inputs, or securities for which the available market quotations are not reliable, are priced at their estimated fair value using procedures established by Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) and adopted by the Funds' Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and are generally categorized in Level 3.
Collateralized Loan Obligations — The Balanced Fund may invest in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). CLOs are types of asset-backed securities. A CLO is an entity that is backed by syndicated bank loans. The cash flows of the CLO can be split into multiple segments, called “tranches,” which will vary in risk profile and yield. The riskiest segment is the subordinated or “equity” tranche. This tranche bears the greatest risk of defaults from the underlying assets in the CLO and serves to protect the other, more senior, tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is shielded from defaults by the more junior tranches, a “senior” tranche will typically have higher credit ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and often receive higher ratings from one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. Despite the protection from the more junior tranches, senior tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to future defaults and the disappearance of one or more protecting tranches as a result of changes in the credit profile of the underlying pool of assets.
Investment companies — The Funds may invest in securities of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end funds and closed-end funds. Open-end funds are investment companies that issue new shares continuously and redeem shares daily. Closed-end funds are investment companies that typically issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a securities exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”). An ETF is an investment company that typically seeks to track the performance of an index by holding in its portfolio shares of all the companies, or a representative sample of the companies, that are components of a particular index. ETF shares are traded on a securities exchange based on their market value. The risks of investment in other
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investment companies typically reflect the risks of the types of securities in which the other investment companies invest. Investments in ETFs and closed-end funds are subject to the additional risk that their shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV. When a Fund invests in another investment company, shareholders of the Fund indirectly bear their proportionate share of the other investment company’s fees and expenses, including operating, registration, trustee, licensing, and marketing, as well as their share of the Fund’s fees and expenses.
Futures Contracts — The Balanced Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and related options to manage its exposure to changing interest rates and securities prices. Some strategies reduce the Fund’s exposure to price fluctuations, while others tend to increase its market exposure. Futures and options on futures can be volatile instruments and involve certain risks that could negatively impact the Fund’s return. When the Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, or sells an option thereon, the Fund must deposit initial margin and, in some instances, daily variation margin, to meet its obligations under a contract with a futures commission merchant.
When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contract. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. Second, it is possible that a lack of liquidity for futures contracts could exist in the secondary market resulting in an inability to close a futures position prior to its maturity date. Third, the purchase of a futures contract involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit required to initiate the futures transaction. Finally, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. There is minimal counterparty credit risk involved in entering into futures contracts since they are exchange-traded instruments and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
As of December 31, 2023, the Balanced Fund had futures contracts as shown on the Portfolio of Investments.
Swap Contracts — The Balanced Fund may enter into swap transactions to help enhance the value of their portfolio or manage its exposure to different types of investments. Swaps are financial instruments that typically involve the exchange of cash flows between two parties on specified dates (settlement dates), where the cash flows are based on agreed-upon prices, rates, indexes, etc. The nominal amount on which the cash flows are calculated is called the notional amount. Swaps are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors, such as interest rates, foreign currency rates, mortgage securities, corporate borrowing rates, security prices, indexes or inflation rates.
Swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of the investments of a Fund and its share price. The performance of swap agreements may be affected by a change in the specific interest rate, currency, or other factors that determine the amounts of payments due to and from a Fund. If a swap agreement calls for payments by a Fund, the Fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. In addition, if the counterparty’s creditworthiness declines, the value of a swap agreement would be likely to decline, potentially resulting in losses.
Generally, bilateral swap agreements and OTC swaps have a fixed maturity date that will be agreed upon by the parties. The agreement can be terminated before the maturity date only under limited circumstances, such as default by one of the parties or insolvency, among others, and can be transferred by a party only with the prior written consent of the other party. The Fund may be able to eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or by other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or a similarly creditworthy party. If the counterparty is unable to meet its obligations under the contract, declares bankruptcy, defaults or becomes insolvent, a Fund may not be able to recover the money it expected to receive under the contract.
Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants that are members of central clearinghouses with the clearinghouses serving as a central counterparty. Pursuant to rules promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, central clearing of swap agreements is currently required for certain market participants trading certain instruments, and central clearing for additional instruments is expected to be implemented by regulators until the majority of the swaps market is ultimately subject to central clearing.
Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon values received from third party vendors or quotations from market makers. For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid or received are recorded as assets or liabilities, respectively, and are shown as premium paid on swap agreements or premium received on swap agreements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For swaps that are centrally cleared, initial margins, determined by each relevant clearing agency or clearing member, are posted at a clearing broker in accordance with CFTC or the applicable regulator's regulations. The change in value of swaps, including accruals of periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swaps, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Daily changes in the value of centrally cleared swaps are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable or payable for variation margin
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on swap agreements and settled daily. Upfront premiums and liquidation payments received or paid are recorded as realized gains or losses at the termination or maturity of the swap. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are recorded as realized gain or loss.
A swap agreement can be a form of leverage, which can magnify a Fund’s gains or losses. In order to reduce the risk associated with leveraging, the Fund will only enter into a swap agreement subject to the regulatory limitations set forth in Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act (the "Derivatives Rule").
As of December 31, 2023, the Balanced Fund held swap agreements as shown on the Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency translation — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars and translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(1) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange on the valuation date; and
(2) purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments in equity securities that is due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of equity securities.
Real Estate Investment Trusts — The Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) that involve risks not associated with investing in stocks. Risks associated with investments in REITs include declines in the value of real estate, general and economic conditions, changes in the value of the underlying property and defaults by borrowers. The value of assets in the real estate industry may go through cycles of relative underperformance and outperformance in comparison to equity securities markets in general. Dividend income is recorded using management’s estimate of the income included in distributions received from REIT investments. The actual amounts of income, return of capital and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end and may differ from the estimated amount. Estimates of income are adjusted in the Funds to the actual amounts when the amounts are determined.
Derivative instruments and hedging activities — The Balanced Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement” or “MNA”) or similar agreement with certain counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives and foreign exchange contracts, and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and master netting provisions in the event of a default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a party may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables or receivables with collateral held or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting). These default events include bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset.
When entering into a derivative transaction, a Fund may be required to post and maintain collateral or margin (including both initial and variation margin). Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker or clearing house for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives (financial futures contracts, options, and centrally cleared swaps). Brokers can ask for margining in excess of the clearing house’s minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives (forward foreign currency contracts, options, and swaps). For derivatives traded under an ISDA  Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, are reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash deposits held at prime broker and due to prime broker, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Portfolio of Investments. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. 
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives transactions to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event a Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund (counterparty) to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty (Fund).
For financial reporting purposes, the Balanced Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As of December 31, 2023, the Balanced Fund did not hold any assets and liabilities that were subject to a MNA.
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The following table sets forth the fair value of the Funds’ derivative financial instruments by primary risk exposure as of December 31, 2023:
Fund Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments under ASC 815
Asset
Derivatives
Liability
Derivatives
Balanced Fund
Swap Agreements - Credit Contracts*
$$601,979
 
Futures Contracts - Interest Rate Contracts**
175,010 1,159,615
* Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location: Payable for variation margin on swap agreements. Variation margin reported in the Portfolio of Investments and other tables in the Notes to the Financial Statements is the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
** Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location: Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the payable/receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Includes cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts as reported on the Portfolio of Investments and within the components of net assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table sets forth the effect of the Balanced Fund's derivative financial instruments by primary risk exposure on the Statements of Operations for the six months ended December 31, 2023:
Fund Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments under ASC 815
Realized Gains
(Losses)
on Derivatives
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Balanced Fund
Futures - Interest Rate Contracts*
$638,864 $(47,035)
 
Swap Agreements - Credit Contracts**
(84,108) (451,779)
* Statements of Operations Location: Net realized gains on futures contracts and Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively.
** Statements of Operations Location: Net realized losses on swap agreements and Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively.  
For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the average quarterly notional value of outstanding derivative financial instruments was as follows:
  Balanced Fund
Credit Contracts:  
Credit Default Swaps (buy protection) - Notional value $10,185,934
Interest Rate Contracts:  
Futures Contracts (long) - Notional Value 58,648,113
Futures Contracts (short) - Notional Value 10,942,354
Portfolio securities loaned — The Funds may lend their portfolio securities. Lending portfolio securities exposes the Funds to the risk that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities or may not be able to provide additional collateral or that the Funds may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower fails financially. To minimize these risks, the borrower must agree to maintain cash collateral with the Funds' custodian. The loaned securities are secured by collateral valued at least equal, at all times, to the market value of the loaned securities plus accrued interest, if any. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the security lending agreement. The cash collateral is reinvested by the Funds' custodian into an approved short-term investment vehicle. The approved short-term investment vehicle is subject to market risk.
As of December 31, 2023, the Funds did not have any securities on loan.
All cash collateral is received, held, and administered by the Funds' custodian for the benefit of the lending Fund in its custody account or other account established for the purpose of holding collateral in cash equivalents.
Funds participating in securities lending receive compensation in the form of fees. Securities lending income is derived from lending long securities from the Funds to creditworthy approved borrowers at rates that are determined based on daily trading volumes, float, short-term interest rates and market liquidity and is shown net of fees on the Statements of Operations. When a Fund lends securities, it retains the interest or dividends on the investment of any cash received as collateral, and the Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the loaned securities.
Unrealized gain or loss on the market value of the loaned securities that may occur during the term of the loan is recognized by the Fund. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover any loaned securities from the borrower on demand.
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When-issued or delayed delivery transactions — Each Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. These transactions involve a commitment by the Fund to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations, and takes such fluctuations into account when determining NAV. The Fund may dispose of or renegotiate a delayed delivery transaction after it is entered into, and may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss. When the Fund has sold a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Fund does not participate in future gains and losses with respect to the security. When-issued or delayed delivery transactions physically settling within 35-days are deemed not to involve a senior security. When-issued or delayed delivery transactions that do not physically settle within 35-days are required to be treated as derivatives transactions in compliance with the Derivatives Rule.
Share valuation — The NAV per share of each class of shares of each Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of a Fund’s assets attributable to that class, less liabilities attributable to that class, by the number of outstanding shares of that class.
The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares of the equity funds (all of the Funds except the Core Municipal Bond Fund) is equal to the NAV per share plus a sales load equal to 5.26% of the NAV (or 5.00% of the offering price). The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares of the Core Municipal Bond Fund is equal to the NAV per share plus a sales load equal to 3.36% of the NAV (or 3.25% of the offering price). There is no sales load on equity or fixed income fund purchases when aggregate purchases in all Touchstone funds equal at least $1 million or $500,000, respectively. The maximum offering price per share of Classes C, Y, Institutional Class and R6 shares of the Funds is equal to the NAV per share.
The redemption price per share of each class of shares of the Funds is generally equal to the NAV per share. However, Class A redemptions that were part of a no-load purchase due to the aggregate purchase amount in all Touchstone Funds equaling at least the maximum breakpoint where a Finder’s Fee was paid may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of up to 1.00% or 0.50% for equity or fixed income funds, respectively, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Additionally, purchases of Class C shares of the Funds are subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. The CDSC will be assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the NAV at the time of purchase of the shares being redeemed or (2) the NAV of such shares being redeemed.
Investment income — Dividend income from securities is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of foreign withholding taxes, if any, which are reduced by any amounts reclaimable by the Funds, where applicable. Interest income from securities is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, premium amortized and discount accreted. Realized gains and losses resulting from principal pay downs on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are included in interest income. Market discounts, original issue discounts and market premiums on debt securities are accreted/amortized to interest income over the life of the security or to the appropriate call date, as applicable, with a corresponding adjustment in the cost basis of that security. In addition, it is the Funds’ policy to accrue for foreign capital gains taxes, if applicable, on certain foreign securities held by the Funds. An estimated foreign capital gains tax is recorded daily on net unrealized gains on these securities and is payable upon the sale of such securities when a gain is realized.
Distributions to shareholders — Each Fund intends to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its income and capital gains. Each Fund, except the Balanced Fund, the Core Municipal Bond Fund and the Value Fund, declares and distributes net investment income, if any, annually, as a dividend to shareholders. The Balanced Fund and Value Fund declare and distribute net investment income, if any quarterly, as a dividend to shareholders. The Core Municipal Bond Fund declares distributions from net investment income on a daily basis and distributes as a dividend to shareholders on a monthly basis. Each Fund makes distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually, net of applicable capital loss carryforwards. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations. Recognition of the Funds' net investment income from investments in underlying funds is affected by the timing of dividend declarations by the underlying funds.
Allocations — Investment income earned, realized capital gains and losses, and unrealized appreciation and depreciation for a Fund are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund. Class-specific expenses are charged directly to the class incurring the expense. Common expenses, which are not attributable to a specific class, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon their proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund. Expenses not directly billed to a Fund are allocated proportionally among all Funds in the Trust, and, if applicable, Touchstone ETF Trust, Touchstone Funds Group Trust and Touchstone Variable Series Trust (collectively with the Trust, “Touchstone Fund Complex”), daily in relation to net assets of each Fund or another reasonable measure.
Security transactions — Security transactions are reflected for financial reporting purposes as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated using the identified cost basis.
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Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. Investment Transactions
Investment transactions (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) were as follows for the six months ended December 31, 2023:
  Balanced
Fund
Core
Municipal
Bond
Fund
International
Equity
Fund
International
Growth
Fund
Purchases of investment securities $28,982,760 $6,939,738 $10,938,882 $6,382,937
Proceeds from sales and maturities $34,259,658 $8,401,834 $10,338,517 $9,240,353
  Large Cap
Focused
Fund*
Large Cap
Fund*
Large
Company
Growth
Fund*
Small
Company
Fund*
Value
Fund
Purchases of investment securities $86,528,853 $203,057 $13,897,062 $288,731,257 $69,283,519
Proceeds from sales and maturities $62,224,106 $3,080,551 $28,845,055 $262,490,392 $97,758,895
* The Large Cap Focused Fund, the Large Cap Fund, the Large Company Growth Fund and the Small Company Fund had redemption-in-kinds out of the Fund of $37,690,294, $5,832,300, $21,029,309 and $11,036,560, respectively, which are excluded from the proceeds from sales and maturities.
For the six months ended December 31, 2023, purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities in U.S. Government Securities were $184,931,767 and $156,118,249, respectively, for the Balanced Fund. There were no purchases or proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. Government securities by the other Funds for the six months ended December 31, 2023.
4. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Related Parties
Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of the Adviser, Touchstone Securities, Inc. (the “Distributor”), or The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”), the sub-administrator to the Funds. Such officers receive no compensation from the Trust. The Adviser and the Distributor are each wholly-owned subsidiaries of Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc. ("Western & Southern").
On behalf of the Funds, the Adviser pays each Independent Trustee a quarterly retainer plus additional retainers to the Lead Independent Trustee and the chairs of each standing committee. Interested Trustees do not receive compensation from the Funds. Each Independent Trustee also receives compensation for each Board meeting and committee meeting attended. Each standing committee chair receives additional compensation for each committee meeting that he or she oversees. The Adviser is reimbursed by the Funds for the Independent Trustees’ compensation and out-of-pocket expenses relating to their services. The Funds accrued Trustee-related expenses of $121,500 for the Funds’ Board for the six months ended December 31, 2023.
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MANAGEMENT & EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS
The Adviser provides general investment supervisory services for the Funds, under the terms of an advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate based on average daily net assets of each Fund as shown in the table below.
Balanced Fund 0.55% on the first $200 million
0.50% on the next $200 million
0.45% on the next $600 million
0.40% on the next $1 billion
0.35% on assets in excess of $2 billion
Core Municipal Bond Fund 0.40% on the first $300 million
0.30% on assets in excess of $300 million
International Equity Fund 0.70% on the first $500 million
0.65% on the next $300 million
0.60% on the next $200 million
0.50% on the next $1 billion
0.40% on assets in excess of $2 billion
International Growth Fund 0.80% on the first $1 billion
0.75% on the next $500 million
0.70% on the next $500 million
0.65% on assets in excess of $2 billion
Large Cap Focused Fund 0.70% on the first $500 million
0.65% on the next $300 million
0.60% on the next $200 million
0.50% on the next $1 billion
0.40% on assets in excess of $2 billion
Large Cap Fund 0.60% on the first $500 million
0.54% on the next $500 million
0.50% on assets in excess of $1 billion
Large Company Growth Fund 0.60% on all assets
Small Company Fund 0.70% on the first $500 million
0.65% on the next $300 million
0.60% on the next $200 million
0.50% on the next $1 billion
0.40% on assets in excess of $2 billion
Value Fund 0.65% on the first $200 million
0.55% on assets in excess of $200 million
The Adviser has entered into investment sub-advisory agreements with the following parties (each, a “Sub-Adviser”):
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC d/b/a Barrow Hanley Global Investors London Company of Virginia d/b/a The London Company
Value Fund Large Cap Fund
DSM Capital Partners LLC Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.*
International Growth Fund Balanced Fund
Large Company Growth Fund International Equity Fund
Sage Advisory Services, Ltd Co. Large Cap Focused Fund
Core Municipal Bond Fund Small Company Fund
* Affiliate of the Adviser and wholly-owned subsidiary of Western & Southern.
The Adviser pays sub-advisory fees to each Sub-Adviser from its advisory fee.
The Adviser entered into an expense limitation agreement (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”) to contractually limit the annual operating expenses of the Funds, excluding: dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales; interest; taxes; brokerage commissions and other transaction costs; portfolio transaction and investment related expenses, including expenses associated with the Funds’ liquidity providers; other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP; the cost of “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”, if any; and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of business. The maximum annual operating expense limit in any year with respect to the Funds is based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Funds.
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The Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its fees, and to reimburse certain fund expenses in order to maintain the following expense limitations for the Funds:
  Class A Class C Class Y Institutional
Class
Class R6 Termination Date
Balanced Fund 1.01% 1.78% 0.81% 0.64% October 29, 2024
Core Municipal Bond Fund 0.80% 1.55% 0.55% 0.48% October 29, 2024
International Equity Fund 1.36% 1.99% 0.99% 0.89% October 29, 2024
International Growth Fund 1.24% 1.99% 0.99% 0.89% October 29, 2024
Large Cap Focused Fund 1.00% 1.79% 0.72% 0.69% 0.65% October 29, 2024
Large Cap Fund 1.03% 1.78% 0.78% 0.68% October 29, 2024
Large Company Growth Fund 1.04% 1.79% 0.79% 0.69% October 29, 2024
Small Company Fund 1.22% 1.95% 0.89% 0.79% 0.79% October 29, 2024
Value Fund 1.08% 1.83% 0.83% 0.68% 0.63% October 29, 2024
The Expense Limitation Agreement can be terminated, with respect to each Fund, by a vote of the Fund's Board if it deems the termination to be beneficial to the Fund's shareholders.
During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Adviser or its affiliates waived investment advisory fees, administration fees or other operating expenses, including distribution fees of the Funds, as follows:
Fund Investment
Advisory
Fees Waived
Administration
Fees Waived
Other Operating
Expenses
Reimbursed/
Waived
Total
Balanced Fund $— $14 $3,053 $3,067
Core Municipal Bond Fund 19,773 60,082 79,855
International Equity Fund 8,032 76,390 84,422
International Growth Fund 39,152 106,965 146,117
Large Cap Focused Fund 4,461 292,501 296,962
Large Cap Fund 52,058 117,537 169,595
Large Company Growth Fund 72,629 64,583 137,212
Small Company Fund 22,186 138,600 160,786
Value Fund 116,720 144,127 260,847
Under the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Funds’ Board, such amounts waived or reimbursed for a period of up to three years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation or assumed expenses for the Funds. A Fund will make repayments to the Adviser only if such repayment does not cause the Fund's operating expenses (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed the Fund's expense limit in place when such amounts were waived or reimbursed by the Adviser and the Fund's current expense limitation.
As of December 31, 2023, the Adviser may seek recoupment of previously waived fees and reimbursed expenses as follows:
Fund Expires on
or before
June 30, 2024
Expires on
or before
June 30, 2025
Expires on
or before
June 30, 2026
Expires on
or before
June 30, 2027
Total
Balanced Fund $$4,428 $6,383 $3,067 $13,878
Core Municipal Bond Fund 35,111 99,819 85,859 47,066 267,855
International Equity Fund 30,079 64,511 61,315 37,456 193,361
International Growth Fund 117,616 302,133 250,332 141,278 811,359
Large Cap Focused Fund 391,965 413,033 562,231 291,389 1,658,618
Large Cap Fund 162,517 321,303 274,546 157,067 915,433
Large Company Growth Fund 184,763 309,075 258,765 131,288 883,891
Small Company Fund 97,218 229,745 299,021 152,155 778,139
Value Fund 281,920 498,918 385,367 213,463 1,379,668
The Adviser did not recoup any amounts it previously waived or reimbursed during the six months ended December 31, 2023.
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
The Adviser entered into an Administration Agreement with the Trust, whereby the Adviser is responsible for: supplying executive and regulatory compliance services; supervising the preparation of tax returns; coordinating the preparation of reports to shareholders and reports to and filings with the SEC and state securities authorities, as well as materials for meetings of the Board; calculating the daily NAV per share; and maintaining the financial books and records of each Fund.
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For its services, the Adviser’s annual administrative fee is:
0.145% on the first $20 billion of the aggregate average daily net assets;
0.11% on the next $10 billion of aggregate average daily net assets;
0.09% on the next $10 billion of aggregate average daily net assets; and
0.07% on the aggregate average daily net assets over $40 billion.
The fee is computed and allocated among the Touchstone Fund Complex on the basis of relative daily net assets.
The Adviser has engaged BNY Mellon as the sub-administrator to the Trust. BNY Mellon provides administrative and accounting services to the Trust and is compensated directly by the Adviser, not the Trust.
TRANSFER AGENT AGREEMENT
Under the terms of the Transfer Agent Agreement between the Trust and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. ("Transfer Agent"), the Transfer Agent to the Funds maintains the records of each shareholder’s account, answers shareholders’ inquiries concerning their accounts, processes purchases and redemptions of each Fund’s shares, acts as dividend and distribution disbursing agent, and performs other shareholder service functions. For these services, the Transfer Agent receives a monthly fee from each Fund. In addition, each Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Transfer Agent, including, but not limited to, postage and supplies.
The Funds may reimburse the Adviser for fees paid to intermediaries such as banks, broker-dealers, financial advisers or other financial institutions for sub-transfer agency, sub-administration and other services provided to investors whose shares of record are held in omnibus, other group accounts, retirement plans or accounts traded through registered securities clearing agents. These fees, which are included in Transfer Agent fees in the Statements of Operations, may vary based on, for example, the nature of services provided, but generally range up to 0.15% of the assets of the class serviced or maintained by the intermediary or up to $22 per sub-account maintained by the intermediary.
PLANS OF DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEE ARRANGEMENTS
The Trust has adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for each class of shares it offers that is subject to 12b-1 distribution fees. The plans allow each Fund to pay distribution and other fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and for services provided to shareholders. The fees charged to the Funds are limited to the actual expenses incurred. Under the Class A plan, each Fund offering Class A shares pays an annual fee not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets that are attributable to Class A shares. Under the Class C plan, each Fund offering Class C shares pays an annual fee not to exceed 1.00% of average daily net assets that are attributable to Class C shares (of which up to 0.75% is a distribution fee and up to 0.25% is a shareholder servicing fee).
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
The Distributor is the Funds’ principal underwriter and, as such, acts as exclusive agent for distribution of the Funds’ shares. Under the terms of the Distribution Agreement between the  Trust and the Distributor, the Distributor earned underwriting and broker commissions on the sale of Class A shares of the Funds. W&S Brokerage Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Distributor and the Adviser, also earned broker commissions on the sale of Class A shares of the Funds. Listed below are the total underwriting and broker commissions earned by the Distributor and its affiliate during the six months ended December 31, 2023
Fund Amount
Balanced Fund $ 23,666
Core Municipal Bond Fund 101
International Equity Fund 947
International Growth Fund 33
Large Cap Focused Fund 19,231
Large Cap Fund 227
Large Company Growth Fund 269
Small Company Fund 10,818
Value Fund 1,325
In addition, the Distributor collected CDSC on the redemption of Class A shares and Class C shares of the Funds listed below during the six months ended December 31, 2023
Fund Class A Class C
Balanced Fund $$ 1,573
Large Cap Focused Fund 575 306
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Fund Class A Class C
Small Company Fund $575 $
Value Fund 800 41
INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS
Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Funds may engage in purchase and sale transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common Officers. During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Funds did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.
5. Liquidity
ReFlow Fund LLC — The Funds may participate in the ReFlow Fund LLC liquidity program (“ReFlow”), which is designed to provide an alternative liquidity source for funds experiencing redemptions. In order to pay cash to shareholders who redeem their shares on a given day, a fund typically must hold cash in its portfolio, liquidate portfolio securities, or borrow money. ReFlow provides participating funds with another source of cash by standing ready to purchase shares from a fund up to the amount of the fund’s net redemptions on a given day, cumulatively limited to 3% of the outstanding voting shares of a Fund. ReFlow then generally redeems those shares (in cash or in-kind) when the Fund experiences net sales, at the end of a maximum holding period determined by ReFlow, or at other times at ReFlow’s discretion. In return for this service, the Fund will pay a fee to ReFlow at a rate determined by a daily auction with other participating mutual funds.
During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the following Funds utilized ReFlow. The shares ReFlow subscribed to and redemptions-in-kind were as follows:
Fund Shares ReFlow
Subscribed to
Redemptions-in-kind
Large Cap Focused Fund 1,017,787 $ 37,690,294
Large Cap Fund 390,841 5,832,300
Large Company Growth Fund 503,328 21,029,309
Small Company Fund 2,987,450 11,036,560
Interfund Lending — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC on March 28, 2017, the Funds, along with certain other funds in the Touchstone Fund Complex, may participate in an interfund lending program. The interfund lending program provides an alternate credit facility that allows the Funds to lend to or borrow from other participating funds in the Touchstone Fund Complex, subject to the conditions of the Exemptive Order. The Funds may not borrow under the facility for leverage purposes and the loans’ duration may be no more than 7 days.
During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the following Fund participated as a lender in the interfund lending program. The daily average amount loaned, weighted average interest rate and interest income were as follows:
Fund Daily Average
Amount Loaned
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
Interest
Income*
Large Cap Focused Fund $ 963,533 5.86% $ 28,893
* Included in Interest in the Statements of Operations.
During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the following Fund participated as a borrower in the interfund lending program. The daily average amount borrowed, weighted average interest rate and interest expense were as follows:
Fund Daily Average
Amount Borrowed
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
Interest
Expense*
Large Company Growth Fund $ 80,430 5.89% $ 2,421
* Included in Other expenses in the Statements of Operations.
6. Federal Tax Information
Federal Income Tax — It is each Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. As provided therein, in any fiscal year in which a Fund so qualifies and distributes at least 90% of its investment company taxable income, the Fund (but not the shareholders) will be relieved of federal income tax on the income distributed. It is each Fund’s policy to distribute all of its taxable and tax-exempt income and accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made.
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In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also each Fund’s intention to declare and pay as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its investment company taxable income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ending October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
The tax character of distributions paid for the years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022  are as follows: 
  Balanced Fund Core Municipal Bond Fund International Equity Fund
  Year Ended
June 30,
2023
Year Ended
June 30,
2022
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
Year Ended
June 30,
2022
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
Year Ended
June 30,
2022
From ordinary income $9,279,479 $7,937,924 $51,389 $$1,589,590 $6,873,595
From tax-exempt income 1,273,902 1,004,748
From long-term capital gains 19,917,546 37,471 10,153,319
Total distributions $9,279,479 $27,855,470 $1,325,291 $1,042,219 $1,589,590 $17,026,914
  International Growth Fund Large Cap Focused Fund Large Cap Fund
  Year Ended
June 30,
2023
Year Ended
June 30,
2022
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
Year Ended
June 30,
2022
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
Year Ended
June 30,
2022
From ordinary income $162,914 $362 $13,237,610 $39,814,540 $1,812,385 $3,996,630
From long-term capital gains 26,814,979 170,287,074 9,064,294 6,966,746
Total distributions $162,914 $362 $40,052,589 $210,101,614 $10,876,679 $10,963,376
  Large Company Growth Fund Small Company Fund Value Fund
  Year Ended
June 30,
2023
Year Ended
June 30,
2022
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
Year Ended
June 30,
2022
Year Ended
June 30,
2023
Year Ended
June 30,
2022
From ordinary income $$2,681,389 $48,824 $48,143,409 $11,174,379 $15,794,980
From long-term capital gains 4,964,537 45,210,640 19,728,744 116,754,602 26,524,891 33,693,432
Total distributions $4,964,537 $47,892,029 $19,777,568 $164,898,011 $37,699,270 $49,488,412
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of June 30, 2023:
  Balanced
Fund
Core
Municipal
Bond
Fund
International
Equity
Fund
International
Growth
Fund
Large
Cap
Focused
Fund
Tax cost of portfolio investments $673,616,425 $54,788,107 $100,119,675 $54,947,611 $1,765,433,925
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments 184,966,683 398,268 22,299,464 11,490,509 1,258,798,115
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments (47,074,559) (1,932,772) (8,699,469) (5,384,940) (88,890,574)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 137,892,124 (1,534,504) 13,599,995 6,105,569 1,169,907,541
Gross unrealized appreciation on foreign currency transactions 24 251 22
Gross unrealized depreciation on foreign currency transactions (17) (8,759) (35,329)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions and deferred foreign capital gains tax  7 (8,508) (35,307)
Capital loss carryforwards (6,512,804) (1,251,573) (72,477,511) (13,939,396)
Qualified late year losses (150,200)
Undistributed ordinary income 260,665 166,245 12,019,168
Undistributed tax-exempt income 1,101
Other temporary differences (164,648) (9,142)
Accumulated earnings (deficit) $131,064,479 $(2,794,118) $(58,625,359) $(7,702,889) $1,181,926,709
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  Large
Cap
Fund
Large
Company
Growth
Fund
Small Company
Fund
Value
Fund
Tax cost of portfolio investments $168,379,259 $106,075,072 $737,399,842 $417,832,051
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments 107,378,857 46,374,983 207,216,243 102,659,551
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments (1,914,301) (4,793,633) (34,863,815) (24,173,154)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 105,464,556 41,581,350 172,352,428 78,486,397
Gross unrealized depreciation on foreign currency transactions (52)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions and deferred foreign capital gains tax  (52)
Qualified late year losses (98,128)
Undistributed ordinary income 2,737,736
Undistributed capital gains 904,105 5,206,518 1,429,745 4,055,286
Other temporary differences 2
Accumulated earnings (deficit) $109,106,397 $46,689,740 $173,782,123 $82,541,683
The difference between the tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost is primarily due to wash sale loss deferrals, investments in passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) adjustments, basis adjustments on securities no longer treated as PFICs, callable bonds, defaulted debt and nontaxable distribution basis outstanding.
As of June 30, 2023, the Funds had the following capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes:
Fund No Expiration
Short Term
No Expiration
Long Term
Total
Balanced Fund $ 5,094,920 $ 1,417,884 $ 6,512,804
Core Municipal Bond Fund 1,251,573 1,251,573
International Equity Fund* 35,241,060 37,236,451 72,477,511
International Growth Fund 7,604,597 6,334,799 13,939,396
* Future utilization may be limited under current tax laws.
The capital loss carryforwards may be utilized in future years to offset net realized capital gains, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.
Under current laws, certain capital losses realized after October 31 and ordinary losses realized after December 31 may be deferred (and certain ordinary losses after October and/or December 31 may be deferred) and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. For the year ended June 30, 2023, the following Funds elected to defer the following losses:
Fund Realized
Capital Losses
Ordinary
Losses
Total
Balanced Fund $ — $ 150,200 $ 150,200
Large Company Growth Fund 98,128 98,128
The Funds recognize tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the previous three tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements and does not expect this to change over the next six months. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in the Statements of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
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As of December 31, 2023, the Trust had federal tax costs resulting in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as follows:
Fund Federal Tax
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
on Investments
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
on Investments
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
on Other(A)
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
on Other(A)
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Balanced Fund $694,806,881 $211,888,890 $(38,602,948) $175,059 $(1,761,611) $171,699,390
Core Municipal Bond Fund 50,879,796 838,140 (1,183,104) (344,964)
International Equity Fund 97,435,770 23,476,220 (4,998,352) 19,724 (2) 18,497,590
International Growth Fund 49,338,119 13,603,273 (981,210) 1,038 (505) 12,622,596
Large Cap Focused Fund 1,807,004,074 1,388,263,085 (83,531,125) 1,304,731,960
Large Cap Fund 163,927,568 116,899,725 (6,275,838) 110,623,887
Large Company Growth Fund 76,027,572 51,242,674 (1,522,111) 49,720,563
Small Company Fund 736,809,556 266,059,268 (4,027,125) (52) 262,032,091
Value Fund 383,931,753 131,650,730 (9,803,744) 121,846,986
(A) Other includes Derivatives and Foreign Currency Transactions.
7. Commitments and Contingencies
The Funds indemnify the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds.
8. Principal Risks
Risks Associated with Foreign Investments – Certain Funds may invest in the securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the U.S. may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets of a Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Political and military events, may cause market disruptions. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the U.S., and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers, and issuers than in the U.S.  
Risks Associated with Sector Concentration – Certain Funds may invest a high percentage of their assets in specific sectors of the market in order to achieve a potentially greater investment return. As a result, these Funds may be more susceptible to economic, political, and regulatory developments, positive or negative, in a particular sector of the market and may experience increased volatility in the Funds' NAVs and magnified effect on the total return.
Risks Associated with Credit – An issuer may be unable to make timely payments of either principal or interest. This may cause the issuer’s securities to decline in value. Credit risk is particularly relevant to those Funds that invest a significant amount of their assets in junk bonds or lower-rated securities.
Risks Associated with Cybersecurity – With the increased use of technologies, such as mobile devices and "cloud"-based service offerings and the dependence on the Internet and computer systems to perform necessary business functions, the Funds' service providers are susceptible to Cybersecurity risks that could result in losses to a Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity breaches are either intentional or unintentional events that allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, customer data, or proprietary information, or cause a Fund or Fund service provider to suffer data corruption or lose operational functionality. A Cybersecurity breach could result in the loss or theft of customer data or funds, loss or theft of proprietary information or corporate data, physical damage to a computer or network system, or costs associated with system repairs, any of which could have a substantial impact on a Fund. Cybersecurity incidents could cause a Fund, the Adviser, a Sub-Adviser, or other service provider to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, compliance costs associated with corrective measures, litigation costs, or financial loss. They may also result in violations of applicable privacy and other laws. In addition, such incidents could affect issuers in which a Fund invests, thereby causing the Fund’s investments to lose value.
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Risks Associated with Interest Rate Changes – The price of debt securities is generally linked to the prevailing  market interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, the price of debt securities falls, and when interest rates fall, the price of debt securities rises. The price volatility of a debt security also depends on its maturity. Longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the longer the average maturity or duration of these securities, the greater their price risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life, taking into account any prepayment or call features of the security, that is used to determine the price sensitivity of the security for a given change in interest rates. Specifically, duration is the change in the value of a fixed-income security that will result from a 1% change in interest rates, and generally is stated in years. For example, as a general rule a 1% rise in interest rates means a 1% fall in value for every year of duration. Maturity, on the other hand, is the date on which a fixed-income security becomes due for payment of principal. An increase in interest rates could negatively impact a Fund’s NAV. Recent and potential future changes in government monetary policy may affect  interest rates. Over the past several years, the U.S. Federal Reserve has maintained the level of interest rates at or near historic lows. However, more recently, interest rates have begun to increase as a result of action that has been taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. Such increases could expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility and could cause the value of a Fund's investments, and the Fund's NAV, to decline, potentially suddenly and significantly, which may negatively impact the Fund's performance.
Risks Associated with Liquidity – Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. This can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may be unable to transact at advantageous times or prices, or at all.
Risks Associated with Health Crises – A widespread health crisis such as a global pandemic could cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, which may lead to less liquidity in certain instruments, industries, sectors or the markets generally, and may ultimately affect Fund performance. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted and may continue to result in significant disruptions to global business activity and market volatility due to disruptions in market access, resource availability, facilities, operations, imposition of tariffs, export controls and supply chain disruption, among others. The impact of a health crisis and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. A health crisis may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks. Any such impact could adversely affect a Fund's performance, resulting in losses to your investment.
Please see the Funds’ prospectus and statement of additional information for a complete discussion of these and other risks.
9. Subsequent Events
Subsequent events occurring after the date of this report have been evaluated for potential impact to this report through the date the financial statements were issued.
At a meeting of the Board of the Trust held on February 15, 2024 ("Board Meeting"), the Adviser proposed, and the Board approved, the following changes to the Touchstone International Equity Fund, which will take effect on or about April 30, 2024 (the “Effective Date”): a name change to the Touchstone International Value Fund, the appointment of LSV Asset Management (“LSV”) as sub-adviser to the Fund, and certain changes to the Fund’s investment goal, principal investment strategies and 80% policy (together, the “Updates”). The Updates, do not require shareholder approval.
Additionally at the Board Meeting, the Adviser proposed, and the Board approved, the reorganization of the Touchstone International Growth Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Touchstone Sands Capital International Growth Equity Fund, a series of Touchstone Funds Group Trust (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization does not require shareholder approval and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2024.
There were no other subsequent events that necessitated recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
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Proxy Voting Guidelines and Proxy Voting Records
The Sub-Advisers are responsible for exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and held by the Funds. A description of the policies and procedures that the Sub-Advisers use in fulfilling this responsibility is available as an appendix to the most recent Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling toll free 1.800.543.0407 or by visiting the Touchstone website at TouchstoneInvestments.com or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website sec.gov. Information regarding how those proxies were voted during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, which will be filed by August 31 of that year, is also available without charge by calling toll free 1.800.543.0407 or on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
Each Fund’s holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter will be disclosed on Form N-PORT within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter. The complete listing of each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available on the Commission’s website and will be made available to shareholders upon request by calling 1.800.543.0407.
Schedule of Shareholder Expenses
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and (2) ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees; shareholder servicing fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023).
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class of a Fund in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2023 to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class of a Fund in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class of a Fund in the table below is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
    Net Expense
Ratio
Annualized
December 31,
2023
Beginning
Account
Value
July 1,
2023
Ending
Account
Value
December 31,
2023
Expenses
Paid During
the Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2023*
Balanced Fund          
Class A Actual 1.01% $1,000.00 $1,049.20 $5.20
Class A Hypothetical 1.01% $1,000.00 $1,020.06 $5.13
Class C Actual 1.77% $1,000.00 $1,045.50 $9.10
Class C Hypothetical 1.77% $1,000.00 $1,016.24 $8.97
Class Y Actual 0.78% $1,000.00 $1,050.50 $4.02
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    Net Expense
Ratio
Annualized
December 31,
2023
Beginning
Account
Value
July 1,
2023
Ending
Account
Value
December 31,
2023
Expenses
Paid During
the Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2023*
Class Y Hypothetical 0.78% $1,000.00 $1,021.22 $3.96
Class R6 Actual 0.64% $1,000.00 $1,051.20 $3.30
Class R6 Hypothetical 0.64% $1,000.00 $1,021.92 $3.25
Core Municipal Bond Fund          
Class A Actual 0.80% $1,000.00 $1,032.70 $4.09
Class A Hypothetical 0.80% $1,000.00 $1,021.11 $4.06
Class C Actual 1.55% $1,000.00 $1,028.80 $7.90
Class C Hypothetical 1.55% $1,000.00 $1,017.34 $7.86
Class Y Actual 0.55% $1,000.00 $1,034.90 $2.81
Class Y Hypothetical 0.55% $1,000.00 $1,022.37 $2.80
Institutional Class Actual 0.48% $1,000.00 $1,034.30 $2.45
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.48% $1,000.00 $1,022.72 $2.44
International Equity Fund          
Class A Actual 1.36% $1,000.00 $1,043.30 $6.99
Class A Hypothetical 1.36% $1,000.00 $1,018.30 $6.90
Class C Actual 1.99% $1,000.00 $1,040.00 $10.20
Class C Hypothetical 1.99% $1,000.00 $1,015.13 $10.08
Class Y Actual 0.99% $1,000.00 $1,045.70 $5.09
Class Y Hypothetical 0.99% $1,000.00 $1,020.16 $5.03
Institutional Class Actual 0.89% $1,000.00 $1,045.40 $4.58
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.89% $1,000.00 $1,020.66 $4.52
International Growth Fund          
Class A Actual 1.24% $1,000.00 $1,061.00 $6.42
Class A Hypothetical 1.24% $1,000.00 $1,018.90 $6.29
Class C Actual 1.99% $1,000.00 $1,056.20 $10.29
Class C Hypothetical 1.99% $1,000.00 $1,015.13 $10.08
Class Y Actual 0.99% $1,000.00 $1,061.60 $5.13
Class Y Hypothetical 0.99% $1,000.00 $1,020.16 $5.03
Institutional Class Actual 0.89% $1,000.00 $1,062.10 $4.61
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.89% $1,000.00 $1,020.66 $4.52
Large Cap Focused Fund          
Class A Actual 1.01% $1,000.00 $1,057.70 $5.22**
Class A Hypothetical 1.01% $1,000.00 $1,020.06 $5.13**
Class C Actual 1.80% $1,000.00 $1,053.50 $9.29**
Class C Hypothetical 1.80% $1,000.00 $1,016.09 $9.12**
Class Y Actual 0.73% $1,000.00 $1,059.10 $3.78**
Class Y Hypothetical 0.73% $1,000.00 $1,021.47 $3.71**
Institutional Class Actual 0.70% $1,000.00 $1,059.30 $3.62**
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.70% $1,000.00 $1,021.62 $3.56**
Class R6 Actual 0.66% $1,000.00 $1,059.50 $3.42**
Class R6 Hypothetical 0.66% $1,000.00 $1,021.82 $3.35**
Large Cap Fund          
Class A Actual 1.04% $1,000.00 $1,032.10 $5.31***
Class A Hypothetical 1.04% $1,000.00 $1,019.91 $5.28***
Class C Actual 1.79% $1,000.00 $1,028.60 $9.13***
Class C Hypothetical 1.79% $1,000.00 $1,016.14 $9.07***
Class Y Actual 0.79% $1,000.00 $1,033.70 $4.04***
Class Y Hypothetical 0.79% $1,000.00 $1,021.17 $4.01***
Institutional Class Actual 0.69% $1,000.00 $1,034.10 $3.53***
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.69% $1,000.00 $1,021.67 $3.51***
Large Company Growth Fund          
Class A Actual 1.09% $1,000.00 $1,133.10 $5.84****
Class A Hypothetical 1.09% $1,000.00 $1,019.66 $5.53****
Class C Actual 1.84% $1,000.00 $1,128.70 $9.85****
Class C Hypothetical 1.84% $1,000.00 $1,015.89 $9.32****
Class Y Actual 0.84% $1,000.00 $1,134.50 $4.51****
Class Y Hypothetical 0.84% $1,000.00 $1,020.91 $4.27****
Institutional Class Actual 0.74% $1,000.00 $1,135.10 $3.97****
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.74% $1,000.00 $1,021.42 $3.76****
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    Net Expense
Ratio
Annualized
December 31,
2023
Beginning
Account
Value
July 1,
2023
Ending
Account
Value
December 31,
2023
Expenses
Paid During
the Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2023*
Small Company Fund          
Class A Actual 1.18% $1,000.00 $1,085.20 $6.18
Class A Hypothetical 1.18% $1,000.00 $1,019.20 $5.99
Class C Actual 1.95% $1,000.00 $1,082.10 $10.21
Class C Hypothetical 1.95% $1,000.00 $1,015.33 $9.88
Class Y Actual 0.89% $1,000.00 $1,087.50 $4.67
Class Y Hypothetical 0.89% $1,000.00 $1,020.66 $4.52
Institutional Class Actual 0.79% $1,000.00 $1,087.30 $4.14
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.79% $1,000.00 $1,021.17 $4.01
Class R6 Actual 0.79% $1,000.00 $1,088.30 $4.15
Class R6 Hypothetical 0.79% $1,000.00 $1,021.17 $4.01
Value Fund          
Class A Actual 1.08% $1,000.00 $1,078.70 $5.64
Class A Hypothetical 1.08% $1,000.00 $1,019.71 $5.48
Class C Actual 1.83% $1,000.00 $1,073.80 $9.54
Class C Hypothetical 1.83% $1,000.00 $1,015.94 $9.27
Class Y Actual 0.83% $1,000.00 $1,079.50 $4.34
Class Y Hypothetical 0.83% $1,000.00 $1,020.96 $4.22
Institutional Class Actual 0.68% $1,000.00 $1,080.70 $3.56
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.68% $1,000.00 $1,021.72 $3.46
Class R6 Actual 0.63% $1,000.00 $1,080.90 $3.30
Class R6 Hypothetical 0.63% $1,000.00 $1,021.97 $3.20
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect one-half year period).
** Excluding liquidity provider expenses, your actual cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y, Institutional Class and Class R6 would be $5.12, $9.24, $3.73, $3.57 and $3.36, respectively, and your hypothetical cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y, Institutional Class and Class R6 would be $5.03, $9.07, $3.66, $3.51 and $3.30, respectively.
*** Excluding liquidity provider expenses, your actual cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class would be $5.28, $9.10, $4.00 and $3.49, respectively, and your hypothetical cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class would be $5.24, $9.05, $3.97 and $3.47, respectively.
**** Excluding liquidity provider expenses, your actual cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class would be $5.58, $9.58, $4.24 and $3.70, respectively, and your hypothetical cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class would be $5.28, $9.07, $4.01 and $3.51, respectively.
Liquidity Risk Management
The Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “LRM Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Rule 22e-4 requires that each Fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk, which is the risk that a Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in a Fund.
Assessment and management of a Fund’s liquidity risk under the LRM Program takes into consideration certain factors, such as a Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the LRM Program includes policies and procedures for classification of Fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the appointment of a LRM Program administrator responsible for administering the LRM Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the LRM Program, including reporting to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the LRM Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The Board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from May 12, 2022 through May 12, 2023 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the LRM Program operated adequately and effectively in promoting effective liquidity risk management for the Funds.
Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement Approval Disclosure
At a meeting held on November 16, 2023, the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of the Touchstone Strategic Trust (the “Trust”), and by a separate vote, the Independent Trustees of the Trust, approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory
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Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to each Fund of the Trust, and the continuance of the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and each Fund’s respective Sub-Adviser.
In determining whether to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Adviser furnished information necessary for a majority of the Independent Trustees to make the determination that the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement and each Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the respective Funds and their shareholders. The information provided to the Board included: (1) industry data comparing advisory fees and total expense ratios of comparable funds; (2) comparative performance information; (3) the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ revenues and costs of providing services to the Funds; and (4) information about the Adviser’s and Sub-Advisers’ personnel. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees reviewed the proposed continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements with management and experienced independent legal counsel and received materials from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and each Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Independent Trustees also reviewed the proposed continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and each Sub-Advisory Agreement with independent legal counsel in private sessions at which no representatives of management were present.
In approving the Funds’ Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered various factors, among them: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds, including the personnel providing such services; (2) the Adviser’s compensation and profitability; (3) a comparison of fees and performance with comparable funds; (4) economies of scale; and (5) the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board's analysis of these factors is set forth below. The Independent Trustees were advised by independent legal counsel throughout the process.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Adviser Services. The Board considered the level and depth of knowledge of the Adviser, including the professional experience and qualifications of senior personnel. In evaluating the quality of services provided by the Adviser, the Board took into account its familiarity with the Adviser’s senior management through Board meetings, discussions and reports during the preceding year. The Board also took into account the Adviser’s compliance policies and procedures. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, was also considered. The Board also considered the Adviser’s relationship with its affiliates and the resources available to them, as well as any potential conflicts of interest.
The Board discussed the Adviser’s effectiveness in monitoring the performance of each Sub-Adviser, including the one that was an affiliate of the Adviser, and the Adviser’s timeliness in responding to performance issues.  The Board considered the Adviser’s process for monitoring each of the Sub-Advisers, which includes an examination of both qualitative and quantitative elements of the Sub-Adviser’s organization, personnel, procedures, investment discipline, infrastructure and performance.  The Board considered that the Adviser conducts periodic due diligence of each Sub-Adviser, during which the Adviser examines a wide variety of factors, such as the financial condition of the Sub-Adviser, the quality of the Sub-Adviser’s systems, the effectiveness of the Sub-Adviser’s disaster recovery programs, trade allocation and execution procedures, compliance with the Sub-Adviser’s policies and procedures, results of regulatory examinations and any other factors that might affect the quality of services that the Sub-Adviser provides to the applicable Fund.  The Board noted that the Adviser’s monitoring processes also include quarterly reviews of compliance certifications, and that any issues arising from such reviews and the Adviser’s due diligence reviews of the Sub-Advisers are reported to the Board.
The Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to each Fund by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Adviser’s Compensation and Profitability. The Board took into consideration the financial condition and profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates (including the affiliated Sub-Adviser to certain of the Funds) and the direct and indirect benefits derived by the Adviser and its affiliates from the Adviser’s relationship with the Funds. The information considered by the Board included operating profit margin information for the Adviser’s business as a whole.  The Board noted that the Adviser had waived a portion of advisory fees and administrative fees and/or reimbursed expenses in order to limit the Funds’ net operating expenses.  The Board also noted that the Adviser pays the Sub-Advisers’ sub-advisory fees out of the advisory fees the Adviser receives from the Funds. The Board reviewed the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Funds both before and after tax expenses, and also considered whether the Adviser has the financial wherewithal to continue to provide services to the Funds, noting the ongoing commitment of the Adviser’s parent company with respect to providing support and resources as needed. The Board considered that certain affiliates of the Adviser and the Funds’ distributor receive Rule 12b-1 distribution fees and shareholder service fees that are paid from Fund assets. The Board also noted that the Adviser derives benefits to its reputation and other benefits from its association with the Funds.
The Board recognized that the Adviser should be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits in exchange for the level of services it provides to each Fund and the entrepreneurial risk that it assumes as Adviser. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ level of profitability, if any, from their relationship with each Fund was reasonable and not excessive.
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Expenses and Performance. The Board compared the respective advisory fees and total expense ratios for each of the Funds with various comparative data, including the median and average advisory fees and total expense ratios of each Fund’s respective peer group.  The Board also considered, among other data, the Funds’ respective performance results during the six-month, twelve-month and thirty-six-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and noted that the Board reviews on a quarterly basis detailed information about each Fund’s performance results, portfolio composition and investment strategies.  The Board also took into account current market conditions and their effect on the Funds’ performance.
The Board also considered the effect of each Fund’s growth and size on its performance and expenses.  The Board noted that the Adviser had waived a portion of the fees and/or reimbursed expenses of the Funds in order to reduce those Funds’ respective operating expenses to targeted levels.  The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees under the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to each Fund were paid by the Adviser out of the advisory fees it receives from the Fund and considered the impact of such sub-advisory fees on the profitability of the Adviser.  In reviewing the respective total expense ratios and performance of each of the Funds, the Board also took into account the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates.
The Board considered, among other data, the specific factors and related conclusions set forth below with respect to each Fund:
Touchstone Balanced Fund.  The Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio (net of applicable expense waivers and reimbursements) were each below the median of its peer group.  The Board noted that the Adviser was currently waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or expenses.  The Fund’s performance for each of the six- and thirty-six-month periods ended September 30, 2023 was in the 2nd quintile of its peer group, while the Fund’s performance for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2023 was in the 1st quintile of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and relevant indices, and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Core Municipal Bond Fund.  The Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio (net of applicable expense waivers and reimbursements) were at the median and above the median, respectively, of its peer group.  The Board noted that the Adviser was currently waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or expenses.  The Fund’s performance for the six-month period ended September 30, 2023 was in the 5th quintile of its peer group, the Fund’s performance for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2023 was in the 2nd quintile of its peer group, and the Fund’s performance for the thirty-six-month period ended September 30, 2023 was in the 4th quintile of its peer group.  The Board noted management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, noting that the current Sub-Adviser had assumed responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund using a new investment strategy beginning on October 28, 2021.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and relevant indices, and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone International Equity Fund.  The Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio (net of applicable expense waivers and reimbursements) were below the median and above the median, respectively, of its peer group.  The Board noted that the Adviser was currently waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or expenses.  The Fund’s performance for each of the twelve- and thirty-six-month periods ended September 30, 2023 was in the 2nd quintile of its peer group, while the Fund’s performance for the six-month period ended September 30, 2023 was in the 4th quintile of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and relevant indices, and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone International Growth Fund.  The Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio (net of applicable expense waivers and reimbursements) were each at the median of its peer group.  The Board noted that the Adviser was currently waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or expenses.  The Fund’s performance for each of the twelve- and thirty-six-month periods ended September 30, 2023 was in the 5th quintile of its peer group, while the Fund’s performance for the six-month period ended September 30, 2023 was in the 3rd quintile of its peer group.  The Board noted management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and relevant indices, and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund.  The Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio (net of applicable expense waivers and reimbursements) were below the median and above the median, respectively, of its peer group.  The Board noted that the Adviser was currently waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or expenses. The Fund’s performance for each of the six- and thirty-six-month periods ended September 30, 2023 was in the 2nd quintile of its peer group, while the Fund’s performance for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2023 was in the 1st quintile of its peer group. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment
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objectives and relevant indices, and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Large Cap Fund.  The Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio (net of applicable expense waivers and reimbursements) were below the median and at the median, respectively, of its peer group.  The Board noted that the Adviser was currently waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or expenses. The Fund’s performance for each of the six- and twelve-month periods ended September 30, 2023 was in the 4th quintile, while the Fund’s performance for the thirty-six-month period ended September 30, 2023 was in the 5th quintile of its peer group.  The Board noted management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and relevant indices, and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Large Company Growth Fund.  The Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio (net of applicable expense waivers and reimbursements) were each below the median of its peer group.  The Board noted that the Adviser was currently waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or expenses.  The Fund’s performance for each of the six-, twelve- and thirty-six-month periods ended September 30, 2023 was in the 4th quintile of its peer group.  The Board noted management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and relevant indices, and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Small Company Fund.  The Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio (net of applicable expense waivers and reimbursements) were each below the median of its peer group.  The Board noted that the Adviser was currently waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or expenses. The Fund’s performance for each of the six- and twelve-month periods ended September 30, 2023 was in the 2nd quintile of its peer group, while the Fund’s performance for the thirty-six-month period ended September 30, 2023 was in the 1st quintile of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and relevant indices, and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Value Fund.  The Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio (net of applicable expense waivers and reimbursements) were below the median and above the median, respectively, of its peer group.  The Board noted that the Adviser was currently waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or expenses.  The Fund’s performance for the six-month period ended September 30, 2023 was in the 1st quintile of its peer group, while the Fund’s performance for each of the twelve- and thirty-six-month periods ended September 30, 2023 was in the 2nd quintile of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and relevant indices, and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Adviser and the other factors considered.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered the effect of each Fund’s current size and potential growth on its performance and expenses. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Funds’ advisory fee structure. The Board considered the effective advisory fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement as a percentage of assets at different asset levels and possible economies of scale that might be realized if the assets of each Fund increase. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for all but one of the Funds contain breakpoints that would reduce the respective advisory fee rate on assets above specified levels as the respective Fund’s assets increased and considered the appropriateness of adding breakpoints with respect to the one Fund that did not currently have such breakpoints in its advisory fee schedule.  The Board determined that adding breakpoints at specified levels to the advisory fee schedules of the one Fund that currently did not have such breakpoints was not appropriate at that time.  The Board also noted that if a Fund’s assets increase over time, the Fund might realize other economies of scale if assets increase proportionally more than certain other expenses. The Board also considered the fact that, under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the advisory fee payable to the Adviser by a Fund was reduced by the total sub-advisory fee paid by the Adviser to the Fund’s Sub-Adviser.
Conclusion. In considering the renewal of the Funds’ Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as controlling, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Trustees evaluated all information available to them on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and their determinations were made separately with respect to each Fund. The Board reached the following conclusions regarding the Funds’ Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser, among others: (a) the Adviser demonstrated that it possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (b) the Adviser maintains an appropriate compliance program; (c) the overall performance of each Fund is satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and relevant indices; and (d) each Fund's advisory fee is reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Adviser and the other factors considered. Based on their conclusions, the Trustees determined with respect to each Fund that continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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In approving the Funds’ respective Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Board considered various factors with respect to each Fund and the applicable Sub-Advisory Agreement, among them: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund, including the personnel providing such services; (2) the Sub-Adviser’s compensation; (3) a comparison of the sub-advisory fee and performance with comparable funds; and (4) the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board's analysis of these factors is set forth below. The Independent Trustees were advised by independent legal counsel throughout the process.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided; Investment Personnel. The Board considered information provided by the Adviser regarding the services provided by each Sub-Adviser, including information presented periodically throughout the previous year. The Board noted the affiliation of the Sub-Adviser to certain of the Funds with the Adviser, noting any potential conflicts of interest. The Board noted that, on a periodic basis, the Board meets with portfolio managers of the Sub-Advisers to discuss their respective performance and investment processes and strategies.  The Board also considered each Sub-Adviser’s level of knowledge and investment style. The Board reviewed the experience and credentials of the applicable investment personnel who are responsible for managing the investment of portfolio securities with respect to the Funds. The Board also noted each Sub-Adviser’s brokerage practices.
Sub-Adviser’s Compensation, Profitability and Economies of Scale. The Board also took into consideration the financial condition of each Sub-Adviser and any indirect benefits derived by each Sub-Adviser and its affiliates from the Sub-Adviser’s relationship with the Funds. In considering the profitability to each Sub-Adviser of its relationship with the Funds, the Board noted the undertaking of the Adviser to maintain expense limitations for the Funds and also noted that the sub-advisory fees under the Sub-Advisory Agreements were paid by the Adviser out of the advisory fees that it receives under the Investment Advisory Agreement and in addition, with respect to the unaffiliated Sub-Advisers, are negotiated at arm’s-length. As a consequence, the profitability to each Sub-Adviser of its relationship with a Fund was not a substantial factor in the Board's deliberations. For similar reasons, the Board did not consider the potential economies of scale in each Sub-Adviser’s management of the applicable Fund to be a substantial factor in its consideration, although the Board noted that the sub-advisory fee schedule for all but one Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the sub-advisory fee rate on assets above specified levels as the applicable Fund's assets increased.
Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Performance. The Board considered that each Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser and that the Adviser pays the sub-advisory fee to the Sub-Adviser out of the advisory fee it receives from the respective Fund. The Board noted that the Touchstone Core Municipal Bond Fund’s Sub-Adviser and the Touchstone International Growth Fund’s Sub-Adviser each had waived a portion of its sub-advisory fees in an effort to maintain the respective Fund’s expense limitations.  The Board also compared the sub-advisory fees paid by the Adviser to fees charged by each Sub-Adviser to manage comparable institutional separate accounts, as applicable. The Board considered the amount retained by the Adviser and the sub-advisory fee paid to each Sub-Adviser with respect to the various services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The Board also noted that the Adviser negotiated the sub-advisory fee with each of the unaffiliated Sub-Advisers at arm’s-length. The Board reviewed the sub-advisory fee for each Fund in relation to various comparative data, including the median and average sub-advisory fees of each Fund’s peer group, and considered the following information:
Touchstone Balanced Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was below the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Core Municipal Bond Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was above the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone International Equity Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was below the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone International Growth Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was at the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was above the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Large Cap Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was above the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
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Touchstone Large Company Growth Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was below the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Small Company Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was below the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Value Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was above the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
As noted above, the Board considered each Fund’s performance during the six-month, twelve-month and thirty-six-month periods ended September 30, 2023, as compared to each Fund’s peer group and noted that the Board reviews on a quarterly basis detailed information about each Fund’s performance results, portfolio composition and investment strategies.  The Board also noted the Adviser’s expertise and resources in monitoring the performance, investment style and risk-adjusted performance of each Sub-Adviser.  The Board also was mindful of the Adviser’s ongoing monitoring of each Sub-Adviser’s performance and the measures undertaken by the Adviser to address any underperformance.
Conclusion. In considering the renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to each Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as controlling, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Board reached the following conclusions regarding each Sub-Advisory Agreement, among others: (a) the Sub-Adviser is qualified to manage each Fund's assets in accordance with the Fund's investment goals and policies; (b) the Sub-Adviser maintains an appropriate compliance program; (c) the overall performance of each Fund is satisfactory relative to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and relevant indices; (d) each Fund's sub-advisory fee is reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered; and (e) the Sub-Adviser’s investment strategies are appropriate for pursuing the investment goals of each Fund. Based on its conclusions, the Board determined that approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to each Fund was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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PRIVACY PROTECTION POLICY
We Respect Your Privacy
Thank you for your decision to invest with us. Touchstone and its affiliates have always placed a high value on the trust and confidence our clients place in us. We believe that confidence must be earned and validated through time. In today’s world, when technology allows the sharing of information at light speeds, trust must be reinforced by our sincere pledge to take the steps necessary to ensure that the information you share with us is treated with respect and confidentiality.
Our Pledge to Our Clients
•  We collect only the information we need to service your account and administer our business.
•  We are committed to keeping your information confidential and we place strict limits and controls on the use and sharing of your information.
•  We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of your information.
We Collect the Following Nonpublic Personal Information About You:
•  Information we receive from you on or in applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations, including, but not limited to, your name, address, phone number, social security number, assets, income and date of birth; and
•  Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others, including, but not limited to, your account number and balance, payment history, parties to transactions, cost basis information, and other financial information.
Categories of Information We Disclose and Parties to Whom We Disclose
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our current or former clients to nonaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law.
We Place Strict Limits and Controls on the Use and Sharing of Your Information
•  We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to authorized employees who need the information to administer your business.
•  We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to protect this information.
•  We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our current or former clients to anyone, except as required or permitted by law or as described in this document.
•  We will not sell your personal information to anyone.
We May Provide Information to Service Your Account
Sometimes it is necessary to provide information about you to various companies such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers to facilitate the servicing of your account. These organizations have a legitimate business need to see some of your personal information in order for us to provide service to you. We may disclose to these various companies the information that we collect as described above. We require that these companies, including our own subsidiaries and affiliates, strictly maintain the confidentiality of this information and abide by all applicable laws. We do not permit these companies to sell the information for their own purposes, and we never sell our customer information.
This policy is applicable to the following affiliated companies: Touchstone Funds Group Trust, Touchstone Strategic Trust, Touchstone Variable Series Trust and Touchstone ETF Trust.
The Privacy Protection Policy is not part of the Semi-Annual Report.
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Touchstone Investments
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Touchstone Securities, Inc.*
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Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203
800.638.8194
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Investment Adviser
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.*
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Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203
Transfer Agent 
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(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

 

 

 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b)There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

(a)(2)(1)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)(2)Not applicable.

 

(b)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

(Registrant)      Touchstone Strategic Trust  

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ E. Blake Moore, Jr.  
  E. Blake Moore, Jr., President  
  (principal executive officer)

 

Date  02/29/2024  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ E. Blake Moore, Jr.  
  E. Blake Moore, Jr., President  
  (principal executive officer)

 

Date  02/29/2024  

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Terrie A. Wiedenheft  
  Terrie A. Wiedenheft, Controller and Treasurer  
  (principal financial officer)

 

Date  02/29/2024  

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

 

 

 


Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘N-CSRS’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
6/30/27
6/30/26
6/30/25
10/29/24
6/30/24
4/30/24
Filed on / Effective on:2/29/24
2/15/24
For Period end:12/31/23NPORT-P
11/16/23
9/30/23N-CSRS,  NPORT-P
7/1/23
6/30/2324F-2NT,  N-CEN,  N-CSR,  N-CSRS,  N-PX,  NPORT-P
5/12/2340-17G
10/14/22
6/30/2224F-2NT,  N-14/A,  N-CEN,  N-CSR,  N-CSR/A,  N-CSRS,  N-PX,  NPORT-P,  NPORT-P/A
5/12/22
10/28/21485BPOS
7/16/21
6/30/2124F-2NT,  497,  DEF 14A,  DEF 14C,  N-CEN,  N-CSR,  N-CSRS,  N-PX,  NPORT-P,  PRE 14A
9/11/20
6/30/2024F-2NT,  497K,  N-CEN,  N-CSR,  N-CSRS,  N-PX,  NPORT-P
6/30/1924F-2NT,  N-CEN,  N-CSR,  N-CSRS,  N-PX,  NPORT-EX
9/21/18
3/28/17
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4 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/06/24  Touchstone Funds Group Trust      497         5/06/24    1:1M                                     Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/29/24  Touchstone Strategic Trust        485BPOS     4/30/24   20:4.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/05/24  Touchstone Funds Group Trust      N-14                   6:1M                                     Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/01/24  Touchstone Funds Group Trust      N-14                   6:1M                                     Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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