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 - March Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
303 Broadway, Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  800‑638‑8194
Date of fiscal year end:  March 31
Date of reporting period:  March 31, 2026
 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
CLASS A - TGVFX

Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
CLASS C - TGVCX

Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
CLASS Y - TGVYX

Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS - TGVVX

Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
CLASS R6 - TGVLX

Touchstone Flexible Income Fund
CLASS A - FFSAX

Touchstone Flexible Income Fund
CLASS C - FRACX

Touchstone Flexible Income Fund
CLASS Y - MXIIX

Touchstone Flexible Income Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS - TFSLX

Touchstone Focused Fund
CLASS A - TFOAX

Touchstone Focused Fund
CLASS C - TFFCX

Touchstone Focused Fund
CLASS Y - TFFYX

Touchstone Focused Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS - TFFIX

Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
CLASS A - TEGAX

Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
CLASS C - TOECX

Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
CLASS Y - TEGYX

Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS - TEGIX

Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
CLASS R6 - TFGRX

Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund
CLASS A - TEQAX

Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund
CLASS C - TEQCX

Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund
CLASS Y - TIQIX

Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS - TROCX

Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
CLASS A - TSMGX

Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
CLASS C - TEGCX

Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
CLASS Y - TSEMX

Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS - TSEGX

Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
CLASS R6 - TSRMX

Touchstone Strategic Income Fund
CLASS A - TQPAX

Touchstone Strategic Income Fund
CLASS C - TQPCX

Touchstone Strategic Income Fund
CLASS Y - TQPYX

Touchstone Strategic Income Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS - TQPIX


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Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
CLASS A | TGVFX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) (formerly Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class A
   $114      1.03%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by primarily investing in stocks of U.S. companies with any market capitalization. The Fund’s portfolio managers place focus on companies they believe to have demonstrated records of achievement with excellent prospects for earnings growth over a 1 to 3 year period. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., looks for companies that it believes are reasonably priced with high forecasted earnings potential.
The Fund’s Class A shares performance was 20.44% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
During the 9‑month period from April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, Technology was a dominant force within the U.S. Exceptional earnings growth in U.S. technology and accelerating innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence, reshaped investor expectations and fueled global momentum. Additionally, gold, silver, and platinum soared to record highs in the period, propelling mining shares significantly higher. Lastly, during the first quarter of 2026, the Energy sector rallied due to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran and the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles roughly 20% of global oil supply.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Peer Momentum
  Positive   
Securities in similar industries rallied in concert during the quarter.
   
Long Term Growth
  Positive   
The Fund’s overweight to companies with robust long term growth prospects added to performance, as growth was rewarded.
   
Book to Price
  Positive   
Additionally, the Fund’s tilt towards companies with favorable Book to Price valuations contributed to performance.
   
Analyst Insight
  Positive   
Securities with positive revisions by the sell-side analyst community rallied during the year.
   
Communication
Services
  Negative   
Stock selection within the sector was the largest detractor to relative performance.
During the period, the Fund notably increased its weight towards the Information Technology sector due to its strong growth prospects and favorable valuations.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year            5 Years            10 Years  
Class A
     14.43%          10.36%          14.89%  
Class A - excluding sales load
     20.44%          11.49%          15.58%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%          10.78%          13.71%  
Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index2
     18.04%          11.26%          15.69%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%          10.87%          13.72%  
Russell 1000® Growth Index
     18.81%          12.76%          16.83%  
Russell 3000® Growth Index
     18.75%          12.05%          16.38%  
 
1
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
2
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 140,445,165  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     92  
Total advisory fees paid
     $820,556  
Portfolio turnover rate
     176%  
 
 
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Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     51.8%  
Health Care
     10.1%  
Communication Services
     10.1%  
Consumer Discretionary
     8.8%  
Financials
     7.5%  
Industrials
     6.5%  
Energy
     2.0%  
Consumer Staples
     1.4%  
Utilities
     0.9%  
Materials
     0.5%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     0.5%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.1)%  
Total
     100.0%  
Material Fund Changes
The following is a summary of certain changes made to the Fund effective May 9, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current prospectus, at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or upon request at 800.543.0407. The Fund’s name was changed from the Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund to the Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund. In connection with the name change, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (“Los Angeles Capital”) was appointed as the Fund’s sub‑adviser, the Fund adopted an 80% investment policy and other changes were made to the Fund’s principal investment strategies to reflect Los Angeles Capital’s investment strategy. In connection with the changes in principal investment strategies, Quantitative Strategy Risk was added as a principal risk of the Fund. Additionally, the Fund will pay its investment adviser, Touchstone Advisors, Inc., an advisory fee at an annualized rate of 0.60% on the first $200 million and 0.40% on assets over $200 million and the Class A expense limitation was reduced to 0.99% of average daily net assets.
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
 
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Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
CLASS C | TGVCX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) (formerly Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class C
   $193      1.76%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by primarily investing in stocks of U.S. companies with any market capitalization. The Fund’s portfolio managers place focus on companies they believe to have demonstrated records of achievement with excellent prospects for earnings growth over a 1 to 3 year period. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., looks for companies that it believes are reasonably priced with high forecasted earnings potential.
The Fund’s Class C shares performance was 19.58% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
During the 9‑month period from April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, Technology was a dominant force within the U.S. Exceptional earnings growth in U.S. technology and accelerating innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence, reshaped investor expectations and fueled global momentum. Additionally, gold, silver, and platinum soared to record highs in the period, propelling mining shares significantly higher. Lastly, during the first quarter of 2026, the Energy sector rallied due to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran and the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles roughly 20% of global oil supply.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Peer Momentum
  Positive   
Securities in similar industries rallied in concert during the quarter.
   
Long Term Growth
  Positive   
The Fund’s overweight to companies with robust long term growth prospects added to performance, as growth was rewarded.
   
Book to Price
  Positive   
Additionally, the Fund’s tilt towards companies with favorable Book to Price valuations contributed to performance.
   
Analyst Insight
  Positive   
Securities with positive revisions by the sell-side analyst community rallied during the year.
   
Communication Services
  Negative   
Stock selection within the sector was the largest detractor to relative performance.
During the period, the Fund notably increased its weight towards the Information Technology sector due to its strong growth prospects and favorable valuations.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Class C
     18.58%          10.67%          14.88%  
Class C - excluding sales load
     19.58%          10.67%          14.88%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%          10.78%          13.71%  
Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index2
     18.04%          11.26%          15.69%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%          10.87%          13.72%  
Russell 1000® Growth Index
     18.81%          12.76%          16.83%  
Russell 3000® Growth Index
     18.75%          12.05%          16.38%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
2 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 140,445,165  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     92  
Total advisory fees paid
     $820,556  
Portfolio turnover rate
     176%  
 
 
2
 

Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     51.8%  
Health Care
     10.1%  
Communication Services
     10.1%  
Consumer Discretionary
     8.8%  
Financials
     7.5%  
Industrials
     6.5%  
Energy
     2.0%  
Consumer Staples
     1.4%  
Utilities
     0.9%  
Materials
     0.5%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     0.5%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.1)%  
Total
     100.0%  
Material Fund Changes
The following is a summary of certain changes made to the Fund effective May 9, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current prospectus, at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or upon request at 800.543.0407. The Fund’s name was changed from the Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund to the Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund. In connection with the name change, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (“Los Angeles Capital”) was appointed as the Fund’s sub-adviser, the Fund adopted an 80% investment policy and other changes were made to the Fund’s principal investment strategies to reflect Los Angeles Capital’s investment strategy. In connection with the changes in principal investment strategies, Quantitative Strategy Risk was added as a principal risk of the Fund. Additionally, the Fund will pay its investment adviser, Touchstone Advisors, Inc., an advisory fee at an annualized rate of 0.60% on the first $200 million and 0.40% on assets over $200 million and the Class C expense limitation was reduced to 1.71% of average daily net assets.
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
CLASS Y | TGVYX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) (formerly Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class Y
   $78      0.71%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by primarily investing in stocks of U.S. companies with any market capitalization. The Fund’s portfolio managers place focus on companies they believe to have demonstrated records of achievement with excellent prospects for earnings growth over a 1 to 3 year period. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., looks for companies that it believes are reasonably priced with high forecasted earnings potential.
The Fund’s Class Y shares performance was 20.84% for the reporting period.
During the 9‑month period from April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, Technology was a dominant force within the U.S. Exceptional earnings growth in U.S. technology and accelerating innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence, reshaped investor expectations and fueled global momentum. Additionally, gold, silver, and platinum soared to record highs in the period, propelling mining shares significantly higher. Lastly, during the first quarter of 2026, the Energy sector rallied due to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran and the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles roughly 20% of global oil supply.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Peer Momentum
  Positive   
Securities in similar industries rallied in concert during the quarter.
   
Long Term Growth
  Positive   
The Fund’s overweight to companies with robust long term growth prospects added to performance, as growth was rewarded.
   
Book to Price
  Positive   
Additionally, the Fund’s tilt towards companies with favorable Book to Price valuations contributed to performance.
   
Analyst Insight
  Positive   
Securities with positive revisions by the sell-side analyst community rallied during the year.
   
Communication Services
  Negative   
Stock selection within the sector was the largest detractor to relative performance.
During the period, the Fund notably increased its weight towards the Information Technology sector due to its strong growth prospects and favorable valuations.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Class Y
     20.84%          11.79%          15.87%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%          10.78%          13.71%  
Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index2
     18.04%          11.26%          15.69%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%          10.87%          13.72%  
Russell 1000® Growth Index
     18.81%          12.76%          16.83%  
Russell 3000® Growth Index
     18.75%          12.05%          16.38%  
 
1
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
2
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $140,445,165  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     92  
Total advisory fees paid
     $820,556  
Portfolio turnover rate
     176%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     51.8%  
Health Care
     10.1%  
Communication Services
     10.1%  
Consumer Discretionary
     8.8%  
Financials
     7.5%  
Industrials
     6.5%  
Energy
     2.0%  
Consumer Staples
     1.4%  
Utilities
     0.9%  
Materials
     0.5%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     0.5%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.1)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
2
 

Material Fund Changes
The following is a summary of certain changes made to the Fund effective May 9, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current prospectus, at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or upon request at 800.543.0407. The Fund’s name was changed from the Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund to the Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund. In connection with the name change, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (“Los Angeles Capital”) was appointed as the Fund’s sub‑adviser, the Fund adopted an 80% investment policy and other changes were made to the Fund’s principal investment strategies to reflect Los Angeles Capital’s investment strategy. In connection with the changes in principal investment strategies, Quantitative Strategy Risk was added as a principal risk of the Fund. Additionally, the Fund will pay its investment adviser, Touchstone Advisors, Inc., an advisory fee at an annualized rate of 0.60% on the first $200 million and 0.40% on assets over $200 million and the Class Y expense limitation was reduced to 0.66% of average daily net assets.
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | TGVVX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) (formerly Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Institutional Class
   $72      0.65%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by primarily investing in stocks of U.S. companies with any market capitalization. The Fund’s portfolio managers place focus on companies they believe to have demonstrated records of achievement with excellent prospects for earnings growth over a 1 to 3 year period. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., looks for companies that it believes are reasonably priced with high forecasted earnings potential.
The Fund’s Institutional Class shares performance was 20.91% for the reporting period.
During the 9‑month period from April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, Technology was a dominant force within the U.S. Exceptional earnings growth in U.S. technology and accelerating innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence, reshaped investor expectations and fueled global momentum. Additionally, gold, silver, and platinum soared to record highs in the period, propelling mining shares significantly higher. Lastly, during the first quarter of 2026, the Energy sector rallied due to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran and the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles roughly 20% of global oil supply.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Peer Momentum
  Positive   
Securities in similar industries rallied in concert during the quarter.
   
Long Term Growth
  Positive   
The Fund’s overweight to companies with robust long term growth prospects added to performance, as growth was rewarded.
   
Book to Price
  Positive   
Additionally, the Fund’s tilt towards companies with favorable Book to Price valuations contributed to performance.
   
Analyst Insight
  Positive   
Securities with positive revisions by the sell-side analyst community rallied during the year.
   
Communication Services
  Negative   
Stock selection within the sector was the largest detractor to relative performance.
During the period, the Fund notably increased its weight towards the Information Technology sector due to its strong growth prospects and favorable valuations.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Institutional Class
     20.91%          11.89%          15.99%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%          10.78%          13.71%  
Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index2
     18.04%          11.26%          15.69%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%          10.87%          13.72%  
Russell 1000® Growth Index
     18.81%          12.76%          16.83%  
Russell 3000® Growth Index
     18.75%          12.05%          16.38%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
2 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 140,445,165  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     92  
Total advisory fees paid
     $820,556  
Portfolio turnover rate
     176%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     51.8%  
Health Care
     10.1%  
Communication Services
     10.1%  
Consumer Discretionary
     8.8%  
Financials
     7.5%  
Industrials
     6.5%  
Energy
     2.0%  
Consumer Staples
     1.4%  
Utilities
     0.9%  
Materials
     0.5%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     0.5%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.1)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
2
 

Material Fund Changes
The following is a summary of certain changes made to the Fund effective May 9, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current prospectus, at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or upon request at 800.543.0407. The Fund’s name was changed from the Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund to the Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund. In connection with the name change, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (“Los Angeles Capital”) was appointed as the Fund’s sub‑adviser, the Fund adopted an 80% investment policy and other changes were made to the Fund’s principal investment strategies to reflect Los Angeles Capital’s investment strategy. In connection with the changes in principal investment strategies, Quantitative Strategy Risk was added as a principal risk of the Fund. Additionally, the Fund will pay its investment adviser, Touchstone Advisors, Inc., an advisory fee at an annualized rate of 0.60% on the first $200 million and 0.40% on assets over $200 million and the Institutional Class expense limitation was reduced to 0.60% of average daily net assets.
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
CLASS R6 | TGVLX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) (formerly Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund) for the period May 9, 2025 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class R6
   $621      0.57%     
 
1 
Based on operations for the period May 9, 2025 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2026. Expenses for a full reporting period would be higher.
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by primarily investing in stocks of U.S. companies with any market capitalization. The Fund’s portfolio managers place focus on companies they believe to have demonstrated records of achievement with excellent prospects for earnings growth over a 1 to 3 year period. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., looks for companies that it believes are reasonably priced with high forecasted earnings potential.
The Fund’s Class R6 shares performance was 21.01% for the reporting period.
During the 9‑month period from April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, Technology was a dominant force within the U.S. Exceptional earnings growth in U.S. technology and accelerating innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence, reshaped investor expectations and fueled global momentum. Additionally, gold, silver, and platinum soared to record highs in the period, propelling mining shares significantly higher. Lastly, during the first quarter of 2026, the Energy sector rallied due to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran and the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles roughly 20% of global oil supply.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Peer Momentum
  Positive   
Securities in similar industries rallied in concert during the quarter.
   
Long Term Growth
  Positive   
The Fund’s overweight to companies with robust long term growth prospects added to performance, as growth was rewarded.
   
Book to Price
  Positive   
Additionally, the Fund’s tilt towards companies with favorable Book to Price valuations contributed to performance.
   
Analyst Insight
  Positive   
Securities with positive revisions by the sell-side analyst community rallied during the year.
   
Communication Services
  Negative   
Stock selection within the sector was the largest detractor to relative performance.
During the period, the Fund notably increased its weight towards the Information Technology sector due to its strong growth prospects and favorable valuations.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
 
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GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Class R61
     21.01%          11.60%          15.63%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index2
     18.30%          10.78%          13.71%  
Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index3
     18.04%          11.26%          15.69%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%          10.87%          13.72%  
Russell 1000® Growth Index
     18.81%          12.76%          16.83%  
Russell 3000® Growth Index
     18.75%          12.05%          16.38%  
 
1 
The inception date was May 9, 2025. Performance information was calculated using the historical performance of Class A shares for the periods prior to May 9, 2025.
 
2 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
 
3 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg US 1000 Growth Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $140,445,165  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     92  
Total advisory fees paid
     $820,556  
Portfolio turnover rate
     176%  
 
 
 
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Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     51.8%  
Health Care
     10.1%  
Communication Services
     10.1%  
Consumer Discretionary
     8.8%  
Financials
     7.5%  
Industrials
     6.5%  
Energy
     2.0%  
Consumer Staples
     1.4%  
Utilities
     0.9%  
Materials
     0.5%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     0.5%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.1)%  
Total
     100.0%  
Material Fund Changes
The following is a summary of certain changes made to the Fund effective May 9, 2025. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s current prospectus, at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or upon request at 800.543.0407. The Fund’s name was changed from the Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund to the Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund. In connection with the name change, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (“Los Angeles Capital”) was appointed as the Fund’s sub‑adviser, the Fund adopted an 80% investment policy and other changes were made to the Fund’s principal investment strategies to reflect Los Angeles Capital’s investment strategy. In connection with the changes in principal investment strategies, Quantitative Strategy Risk was added as a principal risk of the Fund.
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Flexible Income Fund
CLASS A | FFSAX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Flexible Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class A
   $106      1.04%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in income producing securities. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Bramshill Investments, LLC, implements a tactical fixed-income strategy, actively managing the portfolio by rotating among asset classes and tactically hedging during various interest rate and market environments. The sub‑adviser seeks to identify relative value across asset classes and capture opportunities primarily within the corporate, U.S. Treasury, municipal and preferred security markets. The Fund focuses on liquid securities with transparent pricing and actively-traded capital structures.
The Fund’s Class A shares performance was 4.14% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026, interest rates moved higher, with the 10‑year U.S. Treasury yield rising 11 basis points from 4.21% to 4.32%. The yield curve steepened meaningfully, as the 2‑year to 10‑year spread widened by 20 basis points from 32 to 52 basis points, and the 5‑year to
30‑year spread steepened by 35 basis points from 62 to 97 basis points.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Credit Quality and Current Income
  Positive   
The Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period benefitted from high current income on strong credits with low probabilities of defaults.
   
Credit Spreads
  Positive   
The Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period also benefitted from credit spread tightening across the Fund’s sectors.
   
Long Duration U.S. Treasury
  Negative   
Long-term rates did not fall in line with short-term rates, creating a headwind for the Fund’s longer-than-benchmark duration.
During the reporting period, the Fund made several notable allocation changes. Portfolio duration was extended from 5.8 years to 6.5 years. Exposure to investment-grade corporates increased from 20.6% to 28.3%, while investment grade structured product securities were modestly reduced from 30.9% to 27.7%. High yield corporate securities increased slightly from 2.5% to 3.2%, whereas high yield structured products declined from 15.0% to 12.5%. The Fund reduced its allocation to preferred securities from 12.3% to 7.3% and introduced a new allocation to municipal bonds, increasing from 0.0% to 1.1%. Additionally, the Fund added exposure to emerging markets sovereign debt, with local currency positions rising to 4.9% and U.S. dollar-denominated positions to 0.7%. U.S. Treasury exposure decreased from 12.3% to 10.6%, and the cash allocation was reduced from 6.5% to 3.8%.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year          5 Years          10 Years  
Class A
     0.72%        1.74%        2.83%  
Class A - excluding sales load
     4.14%        2.40%        3.45%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
     4.35%        0.31%        1.70%  
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,677,665,583  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     382  
Total advisory fees paid
     $9,102,873  
Portfolio turnover rate
     64%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
ASSET CATEGORY (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Corporate Bonds
     32.9%  
Non‑Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     20.8%  
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     12.8%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
     10.5%  
Asset-Backed Securities
     6.2%  
Sovereign Government Obligations
     4.6%  
Exchange-Traded Funds
     4.4%  
Preferred Stocks
     3.3%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
     0.0%  
Purchased Options
     0.1%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     4.6%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.2)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
CREDIT QUALITY* (% OF FIXED INCOME SECURITIES)  
AAA/Aaa
     32.0%  
AA/Aa
     9.9%  
A/A
     9.7%  
BBB/Baa
     21.9%  
BB/Ba
     2.4%  
B/B
     2.4%  
CCC
     0.2%  
CC
     0.1%  
Not Rated
     21.4%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
* Credit quality ratings are from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investor Service (“Moody’s”). If agency ratings differ, the higher ratings will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
 
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Touchstone Flexible Income Fund
CLASS C | FRACX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Flexible Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class C
   $182      1.79%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in income producing securities. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Bramshill Investments, LLC, implements a tactical fixed-income strategy, actively managing the portfolio by rotating among asset classes and tactically hedging during various interest rate and market environments. The sub‑adviser seeks to identify relative value across asset classes and capture opportunities primarily within the corporate, U.S. Treasury, municipal and preferred security markets. The Fund focuses on liquid securities with transparent pricing and actively-traded capital structures.
The Fund’s Class C shares performance was 3.45% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026, interest rates moved higher, with the 10‑year U.S. Treasury yield rising 11 basis points from 4.21% to 4.32%. The yield curve steepened meaningfully, as the 2‑year to 10‑year spread widened by 20 basis points from 32 to 52 basis points, and the 5‑year to 30‑year spread steepened by 35 basis points from 62 to 97 basis points.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE
IMPACT
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Credit Quality and Current Income
  Positive  
The Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period benefitted from high current income on strong credits with low probabilities of defaults.
   
Credit Spreads
  Positive  
The Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period also benefitted from credit spread tightening across the Fund’s sectors.
   
Long Duration U.S. Treasury
  Negative  
Long-term rates did not fall in line with short-term rates, creating a headwind for the Fund’s longer-than-benchmark duration.
During the reporting period, the Fund made several notable allocation changes. Portfolio duration was extended from 5.8 years to 6.5 years. Exposure to investment-grade corporates increased from 20.6% to 28.3%, while investment grade structured product securities were modestly reduced from 30.9% to 27.7%. High yield corporate securities increased slightly from 2.5% to 3.2%, whereas high yield structured products declined from 15.0% to 12.5%. The Fund reduced its allocation to preferred securities from 12.3% to 7.3% and introduced a new allocation to municipal bonds, increasing from 0.0% to 1.1%. Additionally, the Fund added exposure to emerging markets sovereign debt, with local currency positions rising to 4.9% and U.S. dollar-denominated positions to 0.7%. U.S. Treasury exposure decreased from 12.3% to 10.6%, and the cash allocation was reduced from 6.5% to 3.8%.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class C
     2.46%        1.65%        2.83%  
Class C - excluding sales load
     3.45%        1.65%        2.83%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
     4.35%        0.31%        1.70%  
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,677,665,583  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     382  
Total advisory fees paid
     $9,102,873  
Portfolio turnover rate
     64%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
ASSET CATEGORY (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Corporate Bonds
     32.9%  
Non‑Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     20.8%  
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     12.8%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
     10.5%  
Asset-Backed Securities
     6.2%  
Sovereign Government Obligations
     4.6%  
Exchange-Traded Funds
     4.4%  
Preferred Stocks
     3.3%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
     0.0%  
Purchased Options
     0.1%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     4.6%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.2)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
 
CREDIT QUALITY* (% OF FIXED INCOME SECURITIES)  
AAA/Aaa
     32.0%  
AA/Aa
     9.9%  
A/A
     9.7%  
BBB/Baa
     21.9%  
BB/Ba
     2.4%  
B/B
     2.4%  
CCC
     0.2%  
CC
     0.1%  
Not Rated
     21.4%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
* Credit quality ratings are from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investor Service (“Moody’s”). If agency ratings differ, the higher ratings will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Flexible Income Fund
CLASS Y | MXIIX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Flexible Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class Y
   $81      0.79%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in income producing securities. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Bramshill Investments, LLC, implements a tactical fixed-income strategy, actively managing the portfolio by rotating among asset classes and tactically hedging during various interest rate and market environments. The sub‑adviser seeks to identify relative value across asset classes and capture opportunities primarily within the corporate, U.S. Treasury, municipal and preferred security markets. The Fund focuses on liquid securities with transparent pricing and actively-traded capital structures.
The Fund’s Class Y shares performance was 4.48% for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026, interest rates moved higher, with the 10‑year U.S. Treasury yield rising 11 basis points from 4.21% to 4.32%. The yield curve steepened meaningfully, as the 2‑year to 10‑year spread widened by 20 basis points from 32 to 52 basis points, and the 5‑year to
30‑year spread steepened by 35 basis points from 62 to 97 basis points.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Credit Quality and Current Income
  Positive   
The Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period benefitted from high current income on strong credits with low probabilities of defaults.
   
Credit Spreads
  Positive   
The Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period also benefitted from credit spread tightening across the Fund’s sectors.
   
Long Duration U.S. Treasury
  Negative   
Long-term rates did not fall in line with short-term rates, creating a headwind for the Fund’s longer-than-benchmark duration.
During the reporting period, the Fund made several notable allocation changes. Portfolio duration was extended from 5.8 years to 6.5 years. Exposure to investment-grade corporates increased from 20.6% to 28.3%, while investment grade structured product securities were modestly reduced from 30.9% to 27.7%. High yield corporate securities increased slightly from 2.5% to 3.2%, whereas high yield structured products declined from 15.0% to 12.5%. The Fund reduced its allocation to preferred securities from 12.3% to 7.3% and introduced a new allocation to municipal bonds, increasing from 0.0% to 1.1%. Additionally, the Fund added exposure to emerging markets sovereign debt, with local currency positions rising to 4.9% and U.S. dollar-denominated positions to 0.7%. U.S. Treasury exposure decreased from 12.3% to 10.6%, and the cash allocation was reduced from 6.5% to 3.8%.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Class Y
     4.48%        2.67%        3.71%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
     4.35%        0.31%        1.70%  
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $1,677,665,583  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     382  
Total advisory fees paid
     $9,102,873  
Portfolio turnover rate
     64%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
 
ASSET CATEGORY (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Corporate Bonds
     32.9%  
Non‑Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     20.8%  
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     12.8%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
     10.5%  
Asset-Backed Securities
     6.2%  
Sovereign Government Obligations
     4.6%  
Exchange-Traded Funds
     4.4%  
Preferred Stocks
     3.3%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
     0.0%  
Purchased Options
     0.1%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     4.6%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.2)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
CREDIT QUALITY* (% OF FIXED INCOME SECURITIES)  
AAA/Aaa
     32.0%  
AA/Aa
     9.9%  
A/A
     9.7%  
BBB/Baa
     21.9%  
BB/Ba
     2.4%  
B/B
     2.4%  
CCC
     0.2%  
CC
     0.1%  
Not Rated
     21.4%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
* Credit quality ratings are from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investor Service (“Moody’s”). If agency ratings differ, the higher ratings will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
 
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Touchstone Flexible Income Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | TFSLX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Flexible Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Institutional Class
   $71      0.69%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in income producing securities. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Bramshill Investments, LLC, implements a tactical fixed-income strategy, actively managing the portfolio by rotating among asset classes and tactically hedging during various interest rate and market environments. The sub‑adviser seeks to identify relative value across asset classes and capture opportunities primarily within the corporate, U.S. Treasury, municipal and preferred security markets. The Fund focuses on liquid securities with transparent pricing and actively-traded capital structures.
The Fund’s Institutional Class shares performance was 4.50% for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026, interest rates moved higher, with the 10‑year U.S. Treasury yield rising 11 basis points from 4.21% to 4.32%. The yield curve steepened meaningfully, as the 2‑year to 10‑year spread widened by 20 basis points from 32 to 52 basis points, and the 5‑year to 30‑year spread steepened by 35 basis points from 62 to 97 basis points.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Credit Quality and Current Income
  Positive   
The Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period benefitted from high current income on strong credits with low probabilities of defaults.
   
Credit Spreads
  Positive   
The Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period also benefitted from credit spread tightening across the Fund’s sectors.
   
Long Duration U.S. Treasury
  Negative   
Long-term rates did not fall in line with short-term rates, creating a headwind for the Fund’s longer-than-benchmark duration.
During the reporting period, the Fund made several notable allocation changes. Portfolio duration was extended from 5.8 years to 6.5 years. Exposure to investment-grade corporates increased from 20.6% to 28.3%, while investment grade structured product securities were modestly reduced from 30.9% to 27.7%. High yield corporate securities increased slightly from 2.5% to 3.2%, whereas high yield structured products declined from 15.0% to 12.5%. The Fund reduced its allocation to preferred securities from 12.3% to 7.3% and introduced a new allocation to municipal bonds, increasing from 0.0% to 1.1%. Additionally, the Fund added exposure to emerging markets sovereign debt, with local currency positions rising to 4.9% and U.S. dollar-denominated positions to 0.7%. U.S. Treasury exposure decreased from 12.3% to 10.6%, and the cash allocation was reduced from 6.5% to 3.8%.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Institutional Class
     4.50%        2.76%        3.81%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
     4.35%        0.31%        1.70%  
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,677,665,583  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     382  
Total advisory fees paid
     $9,102,873  
Portfolio turnover rate
     64%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
ASSET CATEGORY (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Corporate Bonds
     32.9%  
Non‑Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     20.8%  
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     12.8%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
     10.5%  
Asset-Backed Securities
     6.2%  
Sovereign Government Obligations
     4.6%  
Exchange-Traded Funds
     4.4%  
Preferred Stocks
     3.3%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
     0.0%  
Purchased Options
     0.1%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     4.6%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.2)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
CREDIT QUALITY* (% OF FIXED INCOME SECURITIES)  
AAA/Aaa
     32.0%  
AA/Aa
     9.9%  
A/A
     9.7%  
BBB/Baa
     21.9%  
BB/Ba
     2.4%  
B/B
     2.4%  
CCC
     0.2%  
CC
     0.1%  
Not Rated
     21.4%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
* Credit quality ratings are from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investor Service (“Moody’s”). If agency ratings differ, the higher ratings will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
TSF‑TST‑AR‑TFSLX‑2603
 
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Touchstone Focused Fund
CLASS A | TFOAX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Focused Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class A
   $123      1.16%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation by investing in companies of all capitalizations that are trading below what is believed to be the estimate of their intrinsic value and have a sustainable competitive advantage or a high barrier to entry in place. The barrier(s) to entry can be created through a cost advantage, economies of scale, high customer loyalty or a government barrier (e.g. license or subsidy). The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., believes that the strongest barrier to entry is the combination of economies of scale and high customer loyalty.
The Fund’s Class A shares performance was 12.03% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
The U.S. equity market experienced significant volatility at the forefront of the period as trade tensions and tariff policies became central market themes but remained resilient and maintained gains past the end of 2025. The Federal Reserve shifted towards monetary easing as the period progressed with the first of three rate cuts in September, helping push markets to new highs through January. Markets endured a pullback in the first quarter of 2026, triggered in part due to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
International
  Positive   
Stock selection for international holdings was a large contributor to performance.
   
Communication Services
  Positive   
The largest sector overweight, allocation to Communication Services was the largest contributor to performance.
   
Capital Markets
  Positive   
Stock selection in the sector was a large contributor to performance.
   
Information Technology
  Negative   
Stock selection in the sector was the largest detractor to performance.
   
Industrials
  Negative   
The largest sector underweight, allocation to Industrials was a large detractor to performance.
The decrease in weight period‑to‑period in the Health Care sector relative to the Russell 3000® Index was the largest sector related change in the Fund.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Class A
     6.44%        7.38%        11.05%  
Class A - excluding sales load
     12.03%        8.49%        11.71%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%        10.78%        13.71%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%        10.87%        13.72%  
 
1
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $1,305,490,358  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     48  
Total advisory fees paid
     $8,446,141  
Portfolio turnover rate
     6%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     30.2%  
Communication Services
     16.1%  
Financials
     13.2%  
Consumer Discretionary
     10.0%  
Health Care
     9.2%  
Industrials
     8.1%  
Consumer Staples
     5.9%  
Energy
     3.3%  
Real Estate
     1.6%  
Materials
     0.8%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (1.2)%  
Total
     100.0%  
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
TSF‑TST‑AR‑TFOAX‑2603
 
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Touchstone Focused Fund
CLASS C | TFFCX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Focused Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class C
   $201      1.90%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation by investing in companies of all capitalizations that are trading below what is believed to be the estimate of their intrinsic value and have a sustainable competitive advantage or a high barrier to entry in place. The barrier(s) to entry can be created through a cost advantage, economies of scale, high customer loyalty or a government barrier (e.g. license or subsidy). The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., believes that the strongest barrier to entry is the combination of economies of scale and high customer loyalty.
The Fund’s Class C shares performance was 11.21% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
The U.S. equity market experienced significant volatility at the forefront of the period as trade tensions and tariff policies became central market themes but remained resilient and maintained gains past the end of 2025. The Federal Reserve shifted towards monetary easing as the period progressed with the first of three rate cuts in September, helping push markets to new highs through January. Markets endured a pullback in the first quarter of 2026, triggered in part due to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
International
  Positive   
Stock selection for international holdings was a large contributor to performance.
   
Communication Services
  Positive   
The largest sector overweight, allocation to Communication Services was the largest contributor to performance.
   
Capital Markets
  Positive   
Stock selection in the sector was a large contributor to performance.
   
Information Technology
  Negative   
Stock selection in the sector was the largest detractor to performance.
   
Industrials
  Negative   
The largest sector underweight, allocation to Industrials was a large detractor to performance.
The decrease in weight period‑to‑period in the Health Care sector relative to the Russell 3000® Index was the largest sector related change in the Fund.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class C
     10.21%        7.66%        11.03%  
Class C - excluding sales load
     11.21%        7.66%        11.03%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%        10.78%        13.71%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%        10.87%        13.72%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,305,490,358  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     48  
Total advisory fees paid
     $8,446,141  
Portfolio turnover rate
     6%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     30.2%  
Communication Services
     16.1%  
Financials
     13.2%  
Consumer Discretionary
     10.0%  
Health Care
     9.2%  
Industrials
     8.1%  
Consumer Staples
     5.9%  
Energy
     3.3%  
Real Estate
     1.6%  
Materials
     0.8%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (1.2)%  
Total
     100.0%  
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
 
TSF‑TST‑AR‑TFFCX‑2603  
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Touchstone Focused Fund
CLASS Y | TFFYX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Focused Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class Y
   $91      0.86%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation by investing in companies of all capitalizations that are trading below what is believed to be the estimate of their intrinsic value and have a sustainable competitive advantage or a high barrier to entry in place. The barrier(s) to entry can be created through a cost advantage, economies of scale, high customer loyalty or a government barrier (e.g. license or subsidy). The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., believes that the strongest barrier to entry is the combination of economies of scale and high customer loyalty.
The Fund’s Class Y shares performance was 12.36% for the reporting period.
The U.S. equity market experienced significant volatility at the forefront of the period as trade tensions and tariff policies became central market themes but remained resilient and maintained gains past the end of 2025. The Federal Reserve shifted towards monetary easing as the period progressed with the first of three rate cuts in September, helping push markets to new highs through January. Markets endured a pullback in the first quarter of 2026, triggered in part due to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
International
  Positive   
Stock selection for international holdings was a large contributor to performance.
   
Communication Services
  Positive   
The largest sector overweight, allocation to Communication Services was the largest contributor to performance.
   
Capital Markets
  Positive   
Stock selection in the sector was a large contributor to performance.
   
Information Technology
  Negative   
Stock selection in the sector was the largest detractor to performance.
   
Industrials
  Negative   
The largest sector underweight, allocation to Industrials was a large detractor to performance.
The decrease in weight period‑to‑period in the Health Care sector relative to the Russell 3000® Index was the largest sector related change in the Fund.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
 
 
1
 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Class Y
     12.36%        8.80%        12.04%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%        10.78%        13.71%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%        10.87%        13.72%  
 
1
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $1,305,490,358  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     48  
Total advisory fees paid
     $8,446,141  
Portfolio turnover rate
     6%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     30.2%  
Communication Services
     16.1%  
Financials
     13.2%  
Consumer Discretionary
     10.0%  
Health Care
     9.2%  
Industrials
     8.1%  
Consumer Staples
     5.9%  
Energy
     3.3%  
Real Estate
     1.6%  
Materials
     0.8%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (1.2)%  
Total
     100.0%  
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
TSF‑TST‑AR‑TFFYX‑2603
 
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Touchstone Focused Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | TFFIX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Focused Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Institutional Class
   $89      0.84%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation by investing in companies of all capitalizations that are trading below what is believed to be the estimate of their intrinsic value and have a sustainable competitive advantage or a high barrier to entry in place. The barrier(s) to entry can be created through a cost advantage, economies of scale, high customer loyalty or a government barrier (e.g. license or subsidy). The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., believes that the strongest barrier to entry is the combination of economies of scale and high customer loyalty.
The Fund’s Institutional Class shares performance was 12.39% for the reporting period.
The U.S. equity market experienced significant volatility at the forefront of the period as trade tensions and tariff policies became central market themes but remained resilient and maintained gains past the end of 2025. The Federal Reserve shifted towards monetary easing as the period progressed with the first of three rate cuts in September, helping push markets to new highs through January. Markets endured a pullback in the first quarter of 2026, triggered in part due to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
International
  Positive   
Stock selection for international holdings was a large contributor to performance.
   
Communication Services
  Positive   
The largest sector overweight, allocation to Communication Services was the largest contributor to performance.
   
Capital Markets
  Positive   
Stock selection in the sector was a large contributor to performance.
   
Information Technology
  Negative   
Stock selection in the sector was the largest detractor to performance.
   
Industrials
  Negative   
The largest sector underweight, allocation to Industrials was a large detractor to performance.
The decrease in weight period‑to‑period in the Health Care sector relative to the Russell 3000® Index was the largest sector related change in the Fund.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
 
 
1
 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Institutional Class
     12.39%        8.84%        12.10%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%        10.78%        13.71%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%        10.87%        13.72%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $1,305,490,358  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     48  
Total advisory fees paid
     $8,446,141  
Portfolio turnover rate
     6%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     30.2%  
Communication Services
     16.1%  
Financials
     13.2%  
Consumer Discretionary
     10.0%  
Health Care
     9.2%  
Industrials
     8.1%  
Consumer Staples
     5.9%  
Energy
     3.3%  
Real Estate
     1.6%  
Materials
     0.8%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (1.2)%  
Total
     100.0%  
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
TSF‑TST‑AR‑TFFIX‑2603
 
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Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
CLASS A | TEGAX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class A
   $132      1.21%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks to increase the value of Fund shares by primarily investing in stocks of mid‑cap U.S. companies. The Fund’s portfolio managers place focus on companies that they believe to have a demonstrated record of achievement with excellent prospects for earnings growth over a 1‑to‑3‑year period. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., looks for companies that it believes are reasonably priced with high forecasted earnings potential.
The Fund’s Class A shares performance was 17.89% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
The environment over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026 was marked by strong equity market performance, as a powerful rebound in mid‑2025, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) momentum, resilient earnings, and easing tariff pressures, pushed major indices to record highs and supported a soft-landing narrative. While improving breadth and sector rotation signaled a healthier backdrop, market behavior grew increasingly speculative through the third quarter before leadership broadened later in the year toward cyclicals and small caps amid easing financial conditions. More recently, markets reversed as geopolitical shocks and energy supply disruptions contributed to a first calendar quarter decline, highlighting a shift toward greater volatility and dispersion.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Industrials Stocks
  Positive   
Stock selection was a leading contributor to the Fund’s relative outperformance during the 12‑month period. Industrial stock holding Vertiv Holdings Co. was a top contributor, driven by strong organic order growth and tailwinds from AI infrastructure buildout.
   
Consumer Discretionary Stocks
  Positive   
Tapestry, Inc. was a top contributor driven by brand elevation and pricing power.
   
Financials Stocks
  Positive   
Financials stocks contributed positively, driven by exposure to banks, (Fifth Third Bancorp) and trading platforms (Robinhood Markets, Inc.).
   
Information Technology
(IT) Stocks
  Negative   
Software exposure (Atlassian Corp.) was the biggest detractor as AI displacement fears weighed heavily on the group.
Over the past year, the Fund increased its exposure to Consumer Discretionary and Industrials while reducing its allocation to Information Technology.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class A
     12.00%        4.73%        10.99%  
Class A - excluding sales load
     17.89%        5.81%        11.64%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%        10.78%        13.71%  
Bloomberg US Mid Cap Growth Index2
     14.10%        5.64%        11.55%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%        10.87%        13.72%  
Russell Midcap® Growth Index
     9.56%        5.37%        11.69%  
 
1
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
2
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg US Mid Cap Growth Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,800,343,184  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     55  
Total advisory fees paid
     $10,313,147  
Portfolio turnover rate
     85%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Industrials
     30.0%  
Consumer Discretionary
     17.1%  
Health Care
     15.8%  
Information Technology
     13.2%  
Financials
     12.7%  
Energy
     4.7%  
Communication Services
     2.7%  
Utilities
     1.8%  
Materials
     0.6%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     1.3%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.1%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
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LOGO  
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
 
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Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
CLASS C | TOECX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class C
   $218      2.01%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks to increase the value of Fund shares by primarily investing in stocks of mid‑cap U.S. companies. The Fund’s portfolio managers place focus on companies that they believe to have a demonstrated record of achievement with excellent prospects for earnings growth over a 1‑to‑3‑year period. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., looks for companies that it believes are reasonably priced with high forecasted earnings potential.
The Fund’s Class C shares performance was 16.94% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
The environment over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026 was marked by strong equity market performance, as a powerful rebound in mid‑2025, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) momentum, resilient earnings, and easing tariff pressures, pushed major indices to record highs and supported a soft-landing narrative. While improving breadth and sector rotation signaled a healthier backdrop, market behavior grew increasingly speculative through the third quarter before leadership broadened later in the year toward cyclicals and small caps amid easing financial conditions. More recently, markets reversed as geopolitical shocks and energy supply disruptions contributed to a first calendar quarter decline, highlighting a shift toward greater volatility and dispersion.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Industrials Stocks
  Positive   
Stock selection was a leading contributor to the Fund’s relative outperformance during the 12‑month period. Industrial stock holding Vertiv Holdings Co. was a top contributor, driven by strong organic order growth and tailwinds from AI infrastructure buildout.
   
Consumer Discretionary Stocks
  Positive   
Tapestry, Inc. was a top contributor driven by brand elevation and pricing power.
   
Financials Stocks
  Positive  
Financials stocks contributed positively, driven by exposure to banks, (Fifth Third Bancorp) and trading platforms (Robinhood Markets, Inc.).
   
Information Technology (IT) Stocks
  Negative  
Software exposure (Atlassian Corp.) was the biggest detractor as AI displacement fears weighed heavily on the group.
Over the past year, the Fund increased its exposure to Consumer Discretionary and Industrials while reducing its allocation to Information Technology.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class C
     15.94%        4.94%        10.93%  
Class C - excluding sales load
     16.94%        4.94%        10.93%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%        10.78%        13.71%  
Bloomberg US Mid Cap Growth Index2
     14.10%        5.64%        11.55%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%        10.87%        13.72%  
Russell Midcap® Growth Index
     9.56%        5.37%        11.69%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
2 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg US Mid Cap Growth Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,800,343,184  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     55  
Total advisory fees paid
     $10,313,147  
Portfolio turnover rate
     85%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Industrials
     30.0%  
Consumer Discretionary
     17.1%  
Health Care
     15.8%  
Information Technology
     13.2%  
Financials
     12.7%  
Energy
     4.7%  
Communication Services
     2.7%  
Utilities
     1.8%  
Materials
     0.6%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     1.3%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.1%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
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LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
CLASS Y | TEGYX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class Y
   $107      0.98%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks to increase the value of Fund shares by primarily investing in stocks of mid‑cap U.S. companies. The Fund’s portfolio managers place focus on companies that they believe to have a demonstrated record of achievement with excellent prospects for earnings growth over a 1‑to‑3‑year period. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., looks for companies that it believes are reasonably priced with high forecasted earnings potential.
The Fund’s Class Y shares performance was 18.17% for the reporting period.
The environment over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026 was marked by strong equity market performance, as a powerful rebound in mid‑2025, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) momentum, resilient earnings, and easing tariff pressures, pushed major indices to record highs and supported a soft-landing narrative. While improving breadth and sector rotation signaled a healthier backdrop, market behavior grew increasingly speculative through the third quarter before leadership broadened later in the year toward cyclicals and small caps amid easing financial conditions. More recently, markets reversed as geopolitical shocks and energy supply disruptions contributed to a first calendar quarter decline, highlighting a shift toward greater volatility and dispersion.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Industrials Stocks
  Positive   
Stock selection was a leading contributor to the Fund’s relative outperformance during the 12‑month period. Industrial stock holding Vertiv Holdings Co. was a top contributor, driven by strong organic order growth and tailwinds from AI infrastructure buildout.
   
Consumer Discretionary Stocks
  Positive   
Tapestry, Inc. was a top contributor driven by brand elevation and pricing power.
   
Financials Stocks
  Positive   
Financials stocks contributed positively, driven by exposure to banks, (Fifth Third Bancorp) and trading platforms (Robinhood Markets, Inc.).
   
Information Technology (IT) Stocks
  Negative   
Software exposure (Atlassian Corp.) was the biggest detractor as AI displacement fears weighed heavily on the group.
Over the past year, the Fund increased its exposure to Consumer Discretionary and Industrials while reducing its allocation to Information Technology.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class Y
     18.17%        6.05%        11.91%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%        10.78%        13.71%  
Bloomberg US Mid Cap Growth Index2
     14.10%        5.64%        11.55%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%        10.87%        13.72%  
Russell Midcap® Growth Index
     9.56%        5.37%        11.69%  
 
1
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
2
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg US Mid Cap Growth Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $1,800,343,184  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     55  
Total advisory fees paid
     $10,313,147  
Portfolio turnover rate
     85%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Industrials
     30.0%  
Consumer Discretionary
     17.1%  
Health Care
     15.8%  
Information Technology
     13.2%  
Financials
     12.7%  
Energy
     4.7%  
Communication Services
     2.7%  
Utilities
     1.8%  
Materials
     0.6%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     1.3%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.1%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
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LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | TEGIX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
  
Costs of a $10,000
investment
    
Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Institutional Class
   $96      0.88%     
 
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks to increase the value of Fund shares by primarily investing in stocks of mid‑cap U.S. companies. The Fund’s portfolio managers place focus on companies that they believe to have a demonstrated record of achievement with excellent prospects for earnings growth over a 1-to-3-year period. The Fund’s sub-adviser, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., looks for companies that it believes are reasonably priced with high forecasted earnings potential.
The Fund’s Institutional Class shares performance was 18.29% for the reporting period.
The environment over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026 was marked by strong equity market performance, as a powerful rebound in mid‑2025, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) momentum, resilient earnings, and easing tariff pressures, pushed major indices to record highs and supported a soft-landing narrative. While improving breadth and sector rotation signaled a healthier backdrop, market behavior grew increasingly speculative through the third quarter before leadership broadened later in the year toward cyclicals and small caps amid easing financial conditions. More recently, markets reversed as geopolitical shocks and energy supply disruptions contributed to a first calendar quarter decline, highlighting a shift toward greater volatility and dispersion.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Industrials Stocks
 
Positive 
 
Stock selection was a leading contributor to the Fund’s relative outperformance during the 12-month period. Industrial stock holding Vertiv Holdings Co. was a top contributor, driven by strong organic order growth and tailwinds from AI infrastructure buildout.
   
Consumer Discretionary Stocks
  Positive   
Tapestry, Inc. was a top contributor driven by brand elevation and pricing power.
   
Financials Stocks
  Positive   
Financials stocks contributed positively, driven by exposure to banks, (Fifth Third Bancorp) and trading platforms (Robinhood Markets, Inc.).
   
Information Technology (IT) Stocks
  Negative   
Software exposure (Atlassian Corp.) was the biggest detractor as AI displacement fears weighed heavily on the group.
Over the past year, the Fund increased its exposure to Consumer Discretionary and Industrials while reducing its allocation to Information Technology.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Institutional Class
     18.29%        6.18%        12.01%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index1
     18.30%        10.78%        13.71%  
Bloomberg US Mid Cap Growth Index2
     14.10%        5.64%        11.55%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%        10.87%        13.72%  
Russell Midcap® Growth Index
     9.56%        5.37%        11.69%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
2 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg US Mid Cap Growth Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $1,800,343,184  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     55  
Total advisory fees paid
     $10,313,147  
Portfolio turnover rate
     85%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Industrials
     30.0
Consumer Discretionary
     17.1
Health Care
     15.8
Information Technology
     13.2
Financials
     12.7
Energy
     4.7
Communication Services
     2.7
Utilities
     1.8
Materials
     0.6
Short-Term Investment Fund
     1.3
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.1
Total
     100.0
 
 
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Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
CLASS R6 | TFGRX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class R6
   $86      0.79%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks to increase the value of Fund shares by primarily investing in stocks of mid‑cap U.S. companies. The Fund’s portfolio managers place focus on companies that they believe to have a demonstrated record of achievement with excellent prospects for earnings growth over a 1‑to‑3‑year period. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., looks for companies that it believes are reasonably priced with high forecasted earnings potential.
The Fund’s Class R6 shares performance was 18.39% for the reporting period.
The environment over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026 was marked by strong equity market performance, as a powerful rebound in mid‑2025, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) momentum, resilient earnings, and easing tariff pressures, pushed major indices to record highs and supported a soft-landing narrative. While improving breadth and sector rotation signaled a healthier backdrop, market behavior grew increasingly speculative through the third quarter before leadership broadened later in the year toward cyclicals and small caps amid easing financial conditions. More recently, markets reversed as geopolitical shocks and energy supply disruptions contributed to a first calendar quarter decline, highlighting a shift toward greater volatility and dispersion.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE
IMPACT
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Industrials Stocks
  Positive  
Stock selection was a leading contributor to the Fund’s relative outperformance during the 12‑month period. Industrial stock holding Vertiv Holdings Co. was a top contributor, driven by strong organic order growth and tailwinds from AI infrastructure buildout.
   
Consumer Discretionary Stocks
  Positive  
Tapestry, Inc. was a top contributor driven by brand elevation and pricing power.
   
Financials Stocks
  Positive  
Financials stocks contributed positively, driven by exposure to banks, (Fifth Third Bancorp) and trading platforms (Robinhood Markets, Inc.).
   
Information Technology (IT) Stocks
  Negative  
Software exposure (Atlassian Corp.) was the biggest detractor as AI displacement fears weighed heavily on the group.
Over the past year, the Fund increased its exposure to Consumer Discretionary and Industrials while reducing its allocation to Information Technology.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Class R61
     18.39%        6.29%        11.94%  
Bloomberg US 3000 Index2
     18.30%        10.78%        13.71%  
Bloomberg US Mid Cap Growth Index3
     14.10%        5.64%        11.55%  
Russell 3000® Index
     18.09%        10.87%        13.72%  
Russell Midcap® Growth Index
     9.56%        5.37%        11.69%  
 
1 
The inception date was February 10, 2020. Performance information was calculated using the historical performance of Class A shares for the periods prior to February 10, 2020.
2 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg US 3000 Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
3 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg US Mid Cap Growth Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,800,343,184  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     55  
Total advisory fees paid
     $10,313,147  
Portfolio turnover rate
     85%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Industrials
     30.0
Consumer Discretionary
     17.1
Health Care
     15.8
Information Technology
     13.2
Financials
     12.7
Energy
     4.7
Communication Services
     2.7
Utilities
     1.8
Materials
     0.6
Short-Term Investment Fund
     1.3
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.1
Total
     100.0
 
 
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Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund
CLASS A | TEQAX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class A
   $124      1.13%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund primarily invests in equity securities of non‑U.S. companies and generally focuses on larger, more established companies. The Fund selects investments based on an evaluation of a company’s sustainability and impact practices which considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts and risks of a company, how well the company manages these impacts and risks, and ascertains the company’s willingness and ability to take a leadership position in implementing best practices.
The Fund’s Class A shares performance was 19.86% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period, global equities were driven by shifting macro headlines, from tariff changes to geopolitical tensions, resulting in uneven market leadership. Mega‑cap Technology and AI‑linked sectors outperformed on strong earnings and investment, while cyclicals like Industrials and some Financials benefited economically from resilient growth and easing inflation concerns. This trend began to reverse in March as geopolitical-driven energy price spikes weighed on European and Asian cyclical stocks.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Information Technology Stocks
  Positive   
Information Technology was the top contributing sector during the reporting period as many of the Fund’s holdings, including Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, and ASML Holding N.V., which are levered to semiconductor and semiconductor component production, contributed positively to performance.
   
Consumer Staples Underweight
  Positive   
The Fund’s lack of exposure to Consumer Staples stocks contributed positively to performance.
   
Industrials Stocks
  Negative   
Despite a meaningful underweight to software, the Fund maintained selective exposure to data and information businesses. Rapid advances in large language models over the past year drove market concerns about AI disintermediation, weighing on Relx plc, a key detractor. The Fund retained the position, however, given accelerating growth in its LexisNexis legal segment driven by generative AI upselling.
   
Metals and Mining Industry Underweight
  Negative   
The Fund’s lack of exposure to the Metals and Mining Industry detracted from performance as a weaker dollar and strong demand for commodities lifted gold and related equities. The Fund has historically underweighted this area given its reliance on commodity cycles rather than company- specific drivers. Mining stocks benefited from higher prices, improved cash flows, and rotation into real assets and value.
Over the 12 month period, we repositioned the Fund to enhance defensiveness and align with evolving macro and technological risks. We added companies with less elastic demand, Ferrari N.V., Keyence Corp., Haleon plc, and KDDI Corp., while increasing exposure to German industrials and materials (Heidelberg Materials AG, Siemens Healthineers AG) and defense via Rolls-Royce Holdings plc amid rising fiscal and military spending. At the same time, we reassessed AI disintermediation risks, exiting select holdings where risks appeared underappreciated or less offset by AI benefits (Trip.com, Shopify Inc., London Stock Exchange Group plc). We also replaced BNP Paribas SA with Erste Group Bank AG following legal concerns, maintaining a constructive view of banks, and exited Novo Nordisk A/S due to concerns about the competitiveness of its weight loss data.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class A
     13.84%        7.81%        9.83%  
Class A - excluding sales load
     19.86%        8.93%        10.49%  
Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index1
     23.79%        6.71%        8.37%  
MSCI All Country World Ex USA Index
     24.91%        7.02%        8.38%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,325,550,464  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     51  
Total advisory fees paid
     $7,064,577  
Portfolio turnover rate
     24%  
 
 
 
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Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Financials
     22.7%  
Industrials
     20.3%  
Information Technology
     15.5%  
Communication Services
     10.0%  
Consumer Discretionary
     7.6%  
Materials
     7.4%  
Energy
     7.1%  
Health Care
     6.4%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     7.4%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (4.4)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Common Stocks
        
Japan
     17.3%  
Sweden
     9.2%  
United Kingdom
     8.7%  
France
     7.9%  
Netherlands
     7.2%  
Taiwan
     5.6%  
South Korea
     5.6%  
United States
     5.3%  
China
     5.3%  
Germany
     5.0%  
Singapore
     3.8%  
Ireland
     3.5%  
Italy
     3.1%  
Other Countries
     9.5%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     7.4%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (4.4)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund
CLASS C | TEQCX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class C
   $210      1.92%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund primarily invests in equity securities of non‑U.S. companies and generally focuses on larger, more established companies. The Fund selects investments based on an evaluation of a company’s sustainability and impact practices which considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts and risks of a company, how well the company manages these impacts and risks, and ascertains the company’s willingness and ability to take a leadership position in implementing best practices.
The Fund’s Class C shares performance was 18.86% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period, global equities were driven by shifting macro headlines, from tariff changes to geopolitical tensions, resulting in uneven market leadership. Mega‑cap Technology and AI‑linked sectors outperformed on strong earnings and investment, while cyclicals like Industrials and some Financials benefited economically from resilient growth and easing inflation concerns. This trend began to reverse in March as geopolitical-driven energy price spikes weighed on European and Asian cyclical stocks.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Information
Technology Stocks
  Positive   
Information Technology was the top contributing sector during the reporting period as many of the Fund’s holdings, including Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, and ASML Holding N.V., which are levered to semiconductor and semiconductor component production, contributed positively to performance.
   
Consumer Staples Underweight
  Positive   
The Fund’s lack of exposure to Consumer Staples stocks contributed positively to performance.
   
Industrials Stocks
  Negative   
Despite a meaningful underweight to software, the Fund maintained selective exposure to data and information businesses. Rapid advances in large language models over the past year drove market concerns about AI disintermediation, weighing on Relx plc, a key detractor. The Fund retained the position, however, given accelerating growth in its LexisNexis legal segment driven by generative AI upselling.
   
Metals and Mining
Industry Underweight
  Negative   
The Fund’s lack of exposure to the Metals and Mining Industry detracted from performance as a weaker dollar and strong demand for commodities lifted gold and related equities. The Fund has historically underweighted this area given its reliance on commodity cycles rather than company- specific drivers. Mining stocks benefited from higher prices, improved cash flows, and rotation into real assets and value.
Over the 12 month period, we repositioned the Fund to enhance defensiveness and align with evolving macro and technological risks. We added companies with less elastic demand, Ferrari N.V., Keyence Corp., Haleon plc, and KDDI Corp., while increasing exposure to German industrials and materials (Heidelberg Materials AG, Siemens Healthineers AG) and defense via Rolls-Royce Holdings plc amid rising fiscal and military spending. At the same time, we reassessed AI disintermediation risks, exiting select holdings where risks appeared underappreciated or less offset by AI benefits (Trip.com, Shopify Inc., London Stock Exchange Group plc). We also replaced BNP Paribas SA with Erste Group Bank AG following legal concerns, maintaining a constructive view of banks, and exited Novo Nordisk A/S due to concerns about the competitiveness of its weight loss data.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class C
     17.86%        8.05%        9.77%  
Class C - excluding sales load
     18.86%        8.05%        9.77%  
Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index1
     23.79%        6.71%        8.37%  
MSCI All Country World Ex USA Index
     24.91%        7.02%        8.38%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,325,550,464  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     51  
Total advisory fees paid
     $7,064,577  
Portfolio turnover rate
     24%  
 
 
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Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Financials
     22.7%  
Industrials
     20.3%  
Information Technology
     15.5%  
Communication Services
     10.0%  
Consumer Discretionary
     7.6%  
Materials
     7.4%  
Energy
     7.1%  
Health Care
     6.4%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     7.4%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (4.4)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Common Stocks
        
Japan
     17.3%  
Sweden
     9.2%  
United Kingdom
     8.7%  
France
     7.9%  
Netherlands
     7.2%  
Taiwan
     5.6%  
South Korea
     5.6%  
United States
     5.3%  
China
     5.3%  
Germany
     5.0%  
Singapore
     3.8%  
Ireland
     3.5%  
Italy
     3.1%  
Other Countries
     9.5%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     7.4%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (4.4)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
 
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Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund
CLASS Y | TIQIX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class Y
   $99      0.90%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund primarily invests in equity securities of non‑U.S. companies and generally focuses on larger, more established companies. The Fund selects investments based on an evaluation of a company’s sustainability and impact practices which considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts and risks of a company, how well the company manages these impacts and risks, and ascertains the company’s willingness and ability to take a leadership position in implementing best practices.
The Fund’s Class Y shares performance was 20.11% for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period, global equities were driven by shifting macro headlines, from tariff changes to geopolitical tensions, resulting in uneven market leadership. Mega‑cap Technology and AI‑linked sectors outperformed on strong earnings and investment, while cyclicals like Industrials and some Financials benefited economically from resilient growth and easing inflation concerns. This trend began to reverse in March as geopolitical-driven energy price spikes weighed on European and Asian cyclical stocks.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Information Technology Stocks
  Positive   
Information Technology was the top contributing sector during the reporting period as many of the Fund’s holdings, including Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, and ASML Holding N.V., which are levered to semiconductor and semiconductor component production, contributed positively to performance.
   
Consumer Staples Underweight
  Positive   
The Fund’s lack of exposure to Consumer Staples stocks contributed positively to performance.
   
Industrials Stocks
  Negative   
Despite a meaningful underweight to software, the Fund maintained selective exposure to data and information businesses. Rapid advances in large language models over the past year drove market concerns about AI disintermediation, weighing on Relx plc, a key detractor. The Fund retained the position, however, given accelerating growth in its LexisNexis legal segment driven by generative AI upselling.
   
Metals and Mining Industry Underweight
  Negative   
The Fund’s lack of exposure to the Metals and Mining Industry detracted from performance as a weaker dollar and strong demand for commodities lifted gold and related equities. The Fund has historically underweighted this area given its reliance on commodity cycles rather than company- specific drivers. Mining stocks benefited from higher prices, improved cash flows, and rotation into real assets and value.
Over the 12 month period, we repositioned the Fund to enhance defensiveness and align with evolving macro and technological risks. We added companies with less elastic demand, Ferrari N.V., Keyence Corp., Haleon plc, and KDDI Corp., while increasing exposure to German industrials and materials (Heidelberg Materials AG, Siemens Healthineers AG) and defense via Rolls-Royce Holdings plc amid rising fiscal and military spending. At the same time, we reassessed AI disintermediation risks, exiting select holdings where risks appeared underappreciated or less offset by AI benefits (Trip.com, Shopify Inc., London Stock Exchange Group plc). We also replaced BNP Paribas SA with Erste Group Bank AG following legal concerns, maintaining a constructive view of banks, and exited Novo Nordisk A/S due to concerns about the competitiveness of its weight loss data.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class Y
     20.11%        9.19%        10.76%  
Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index1
     23.79%        6.71%        8.37%  
MSCI All Country World Ex USA Index
     24.91%        7.02%        8.38%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,325,550,464  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     51  
Total advisory fees paid
     $7,064,577  
Portfolio turnover rate
     24%  
 
 
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Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Financials
     22.7%  
Industrials
     20.3%  
Information Technology
     15.5%  
Communication Services
     10.0%  
Consumer Discretionary
     7.6%  
Materials
     7.4%  
Energy
     7.1%  
Health Care
     6.4%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     7.4%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (4.4)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Common Stocks
        
Japan
     17.3%  
Sweden
     9.2%  
United Kingdom
     8.7%  
France
     7.9%  
Netherlands
     7.2%  
Taiwan
     5.6%  
South Korea
     5.6%  
United States
     5.3%  
China
     5.3%  
Germany
     5.0%  
Singapore
     3.8%  
Ireland
     3.5%  
Italy
     3.1%  
Other Countries
     9.5%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     7.4%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (4.4)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | TROCX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Non‑US Equity Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Institutional Class
   $95      0.86%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund primarily invests in equity securities of non‑U.S. companies and generally focuses on larger, more established companies. The Fund selects investments based on an evaluation of a company’s sustainability and impact practices which considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts and risks of a company, how well the company manages these impacts and risks, and ascertains the company’s willingness and ability to take a leadership position in implementing best practices.
The Fund’s Institutional Class shares performance was 20.15% for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period, global equities were driven by shifting macro headlines, from tariff changes to geopolitical tensions, resulting in uneven market leadership. Mega‑cap Technology and AI‑linked sectors outperformed on strong earnings and investment, while cyclicals like Industrials and some Financials benefited economically from resilient growth and easing inflation concerns. This trend began to reverse in March as geopolitical-driven energy price spikes weighed on European and Asian cyclical stocks.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Information Technology Stocks
  Positive   
Information Technology was the top contributing sector during the reporting period as many of the Fund’s holdings, including Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, and ASML Holding N.V., which are levered to semiconductor and semiconductor component production, contributed positively to performance.
   
Consumer Staples Underweight
  Positive   
The Fund’s lack of exposure to Consumer Staples stocks contributed positively to performance.
   
Industrials Stocks
  Negative   
Despite a meaningful underweight to software, the Fund maintained selective exposure to data and information businesses. Rapid advances in large language models over the past year drove market concerns about AI disintermediation, weighing on Relx plc, a key detractor. The Fund retained the position, however, given accelerating growth in its LexisNexis legal segment driven by generative AI upselling.
   
Metals and Mining Industry Underweight
  Negative   
The Fund’s lack of exposure to the Metals and Mining Industry detracted from performance as a weaker dollar and strong demand for commodities lifted gold and related equities. The Fund has historically underweighted this area given its reliance on commodity cycles rather than company- specific drivers. Mining stocks benefited from higher prices, improved cash flows, and rotation into real assets and value.
Over the 12 month period, we repositioned the Fund to enhance defensiveness and align with evolving macro and technological risks. We added companies with less elastic demand, Ferrari N.V., Keyence Corp., Haleon plc, and KDDI Corp., while increasing exposure to German industrials and materials (Heidelberg Materials AG, Siemens Healthineers AG) and defense via Rolls-Royce Holdings plc amid rising fiscal and military spending. At the same time, we reassessed AI disintermediation risks, exiting select holdings where risks appeared underappreciated or less offset by AI benefits (Trip.com, Shopify Inc., London Stock Exchange Group plc). We also replaced BNP Paribas SA with Erste Group Bank AG following legal concerns, maintaining a constructive view of banks, and exited Novo Nordisk A/S due to concerns about the competitiveness of its weight loss data.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year            5 Years           10 Years  
Institutional Class
     20.15%        9.19%        10.78%  
Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index1
     23.79%        6.71%        8.37%  
MSCI All Country World Ex USA Index
     24.91%        7.02%        8.38%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,325,550,464  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     51  
Total advisory fees paid
     $7,064,577  
Portfolio turnover rate
     24%  
 
 
 
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Graphical Representation of Holdings 
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)   
Financials
     22.7%  
Industrials
     20.3%  
Information Technology
     15.5%  
Communication Services
     10.0%  
Consumer Discretionary
     7.6%  
Materials
     7.4%  
Energy
     7.1%  
Health Care
     6.4%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     7.4%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (4.4)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Common Stocks
        
Japan
     17.3%  
Sweden
     9.2%  
United Kingdom
     8.7%  
France
     7.9%  
Netherlands
     7.2%  
Taiwan
     5.6%  
South Korea
     5.6%  
United States
     5.3%  
China
     5.3%  
Germany
     5.0%  
Singapore
     3.8%  
Ireland
     3.5%  
Italy
     3.1%  
Other Countries
     9.5%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     7.4%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (4.4)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
CLASS A | TSMGX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
    
Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class A
   $154      1.43%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests in equity and equity-related securities issued by companies located in emerging or frontier markets countries. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Sands Capital Management, LLC (“Sands Capital”), uses a “bottom‑up” approach to investment selection, as opposed to sector or regional allocations that focuses on a company’s long-term business fundamentals. Sands Capital seeks companies that have: sustainable above-average earnings growth; a leadership position in a promising business space; significant competitive advantages such as profitability, superior quality or distribution relative to competitors or strong brand and consumer loyalty; a clear mission in an understandable business model; financial strength; and a rational valuation in relation to competitors, the market and business prospects.
The Fund’s Class A shares performance was 15.07% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
The trailing 12‑month period ended March 31, 2026, was a strong but narrowly driven market for emerging market equities, as reflected by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EM). Just three companies—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and SK hynix Inc., accounted for over 70% of the index’s rise. Taiwan, South Korea, and China contributed most to the index’s return, while India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia were the top country detractors.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Semiconductor Exposure
  Positive   
The Fund’s overweight to semiconductors, alongside security selection within the industry, positively contributed to relative results.
   
Ecommerce
  Negative   
Several of the Fund’s high-conviction ecommerce businesses were meaningful detractors for the period, driven by concerns about competition and investment, and overall negative sentiment for internet businesses in the latter portion of the period.
   
China stocks
  Negative   
Security selection within China was a notable relative detractor during the period, overwhelming the benefit from the Fund’s underweight relative to the MSCI EM.
   
South Korean stocks
  Negative   
The Fund’s average underweight during the period, alongside underperformance within the country, pressured relative results.
The Fund’s portfolio increased its exposure to AI infrastructure during the period, broadening its positioning across growth drivers. As a result, the Fund’s portfolio underweight to South Korea and Taiwan narrowed meaningfully, moving from a combined 14% underweight to 4%, while absolute exposure rose from 12% to 34%. This shift was primarily funded by a reduction in India exposure. India moved from a 7% overweight to a 2% overweight, with absolute exposure declining from 26% to 15%.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class A1
     9.30%        -5.51%        5.44%  
Class A - excluding sales load
     15.07%        -4.54%        5.99%  
Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index2
     23.79%        6.71%        8.37%  
Bloomberg Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index3
     26.30%        3.38%        8.11%  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
     29.55%        3.69%        7.80%  
 
1 
The inception date was November 16, 2018. Performance information was calculated using the historical performance of Institutional Class shares for the periods prior to November 16, 2018.
2 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
3 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $1,999,941,629  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     45  
Total advisory fees paid
     $17,285,790  
Portfolio turnover rate
     51%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     37.4%  
Consumer Discretionary
     21.3%  
Financials
     17.4%  
Industrials
     7.3%  
Communication Services
     7.3%  
Consumer Staples
     3.6%  
Real Estate
     1.6%  
Health Care
     1.1%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.2%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Common Stocks
        
China
     22.5%  
Taiwan
     19.3%  
South Korea
     15.7%  
India
     14.8%  
Brazil
     10.2%  
Hong Kong
     3.3%  
Singapore
     3.1%  
Other Countries
     8.1%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.2%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
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Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
CLASS C | TEGCX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class C
   $228      2.13%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests in equity and equity-related securities issued by companies located in emerging or frontier markets countries. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Sands Capital Management, LLC (“Sands Capital”), uses a “bottom‑up” approach to investment selection, as opposed to sector or regional allocations that focuses on a company’s long-term business fundamentals. Sands Capital seeks companies that have: sustainable above-average earnings growth; a leadership position in a promising business space; significant competitive advantages such as profitability, superior quality or distribution relative to competitors or strong brand and consumer loyalty; a clear mission in an understandable business model; financial strength; and a rational valuation in relation to competitors, the market and business prospects.
The Fund’s Class C shares performance was 14.32% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
The trailing 12‑month period ended March 31, 2026, was a strong but narrowly driven market for emerging market equities, as reflected by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EM). Just three companies—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and SK hynix Inc., accounted for over 70% of the index’s rise. Taiwan, South Korea, and China contributed most to the index’s return, while India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia were the top country detractors.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Semiconductor Exposure
  Positive   
The Fund’s overweight to semiconductors, alongside security selection within the industry, positively contributed to relative results.
   
Ecommerce
  Negative   
Several of the Fund’s high-conviction ecommerce businesses were meaningful detractors for the period, driven by concerns about competition and investment, and overall negative sentiment for internet businesses in the latter portion of the period.
   
China stocks
  Negative   
Security selection within China was a notable relative detractor during the period, overwhelming the benefit from the Fund’s underweight relative to the MSCI EM.
   
South Korean stocks
  Negative   
The Fund’s average underweight during the period, alongside underperformance within the country, pressured relative results.
The Fund’s portfolio increased its exposure to AI infrastructure during the period, broadening its positioning across growth drivers. As a result, the Fund’s portfolio underweight to South Korea and Taiwan narrowed meaningfully, moving from a combined 14% underweight to 4%, while absolute exposure rose from 12% to 34%. This shift was primarily funded by a reduction in India exposure. India moved from a 7% overweight to a 2% overweight, with absolute exposure declining from 26% to 15%.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
Class C1
     13.32%        -5.23%        5.21%  
Class C - excluding sales load
     14.32%        -5.23%        5.21%  
Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index2
     23.79%        6.71%        8.37%  
Bloomberg Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index3
     26.30%        3.38%        8.11%  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
     29.55%        3.69%        7.80%  
 
1 
The inception date was November 16, 2018. Performance information was calculated using the historical performance of Institutional Class shares for the periods prior to November 16, 2018.
2 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
3 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $1,999,941,629  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     45  
Total advisory fees paid
     $17,285,790  
Portfolio turnover rate
     51%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
 
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     37.4%  
Consumer Discretionary
     21.3%  
Financials
     17.4%  
Industrials
     7.3%  
Communication Services
     7.3%  
Consumer Staples
     3.6%  
Real Estate
     1.6%  
Health Care
     1.1%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.2%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Common Stocks
        
China
     22.5%  
Taiwan
     19.3%  
South Korea
     15.7%  
India
     14.8%  
Brazil
     10.2%  
Hong Kong
     3.3%  
Singapore
     3.1%  
Other Countries
     8.1%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.2%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
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Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
 
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Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
CLASS Y | TSEMX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class Y
   $124      1.15%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests in equity and equity-related securities issued by companies located in emerging or frontier markets countries. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Sands Capital Management, LLC (“Sands Capital”), uses a “bottom‑up” approach to investment selection, as opposed to sector or regional allocations that focuses on a company’s long-term business fundamentals. Sands Capital seeks companies that have: sustainable above-average earnings growth; a leadership position in a promising business space; significant competitive advantages such as profitability, superior quality or distribution relative to competitors or strong brand and consumer loyalty; a clear mission in an understandable business model; financial strength; and a rational valuation in relation to competitors, the market and business prospects.
The Fund’s Class Y shares performance was 15.41% for the reporting period.
The trailing 12‑month period ended March 31, 2026, was a strong but narrowly driven market for emerging market equities, as reflected by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EM). Just three companies—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and SK hynix Inc., accounted for over 70% of the index’s rise. Taiwan, South Korea, and China contributed most to the index’s return, while India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia were the top country detractors.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Semiconductor Exposure
  Positive   
The Fund’s overweight to semiconductors, alongside security selection within the industry, positively contributed to relative results.
   
Ecommerce
  Negative   
Several of the Fund’s high-conviction ecommerce businesses were meaningful detractors for the period, driven by concerns about competition and investment, and overall negative sentiment for internet businesses in the latter portion of the period.
   
China stocks
  Negative   
Security selection within China was a notable relative detractor during the period, overwhelming the benefit from the Fund’s underweight relative to the MSCI EM.
   
South Korean stocks
  Negative   
The Fund’s average underweight during the period, alongside underperformance within the country, pressured relative results.
The Fund’s portfolio increased its exposure to AI infrastructure during the period, broadening its positioning across growth drivers. As a result, the Fund’s portfolio underweight to South Korea and Taiwan narrowed meaningfully, moving from a combined 14% underweight to 4%, while absolute exposure rose from 12% to 34%. This shift was primarily funded by a reduction in India exposure. India moved from a 7% overweight to a 2% overweight, with absolute exposure declining from 26% to 15%.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class Y
     15.41%        -4.23%        6.30%  
Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index1
     23.79%        6.71%        8.37%  
Bloomberg Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index2
     26.30%        3.38%        8.11%  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
     29.55%        3.69%        7.80%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
2 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,999,941,629  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     45  
Total advisory fees paid
     $17,285,790  
Portfolio turnover rate
     51%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     37.4%  
Consumer Discretionary
     21.3%  
Financials
     17.4%  
Industrials
     7.3%  
Communication Services
     7.3%  
Consumer Staples
     3.6%  
Real Estate
     1.6%  
Health Care
     1.1%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.2%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Common Stocks
        
China
     22.5%  
Taiwan
     19.3%  
South Korea
     15.7%  
India
     14.8%  
Brazil
     10.2%  
Hong Kong
     3.3%  
Singapore
     3.1%  
Other Countries
     8.1%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.2%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
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Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | TSEGX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Institutional Class
   $112      1.04%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests in equity and equity-related securities issued by companies located in emerging or frontier markets countries. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Sands Capital Management, LLC (“Sands Capital”), uses a “bottom‑up” approach to investment selection, as opposed to sector or regional allocations that focuses on a company’s long-term business fundamentals. Sands Capital seeks companies that have: sustainable above-average earnings growth; a leadership position in a promising business space; significant competitive advantages such as profitability, superior quality or distribution relative to competitors or strong brand and consumer loyalty; a clear mission in an understandable business model; financial strength; and a rational valuation in relation to competitors, the market and business prospects.
The Fund’s Institutional Class shares performance was 15.50% for the reporting period.
The trailing 12‑month period ended March 31, 2026, was a strong but narrowly driven market for emerging market equities, as reflected by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EM). Just three companies—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and SK hynix Inc., accounted for over 70% of the index’s rise. Taiwan, South Korea, and China contributed most to the index’s return, while India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia were the top country detractors.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE
IMPACT
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Semiconductor Exposure
  Positive  
The Fund’s overweight to semiconductors, alongside security selection within the industry, positively contributed to relative results.
   
Ecommerce
  Negative  
Several of the Fund’s high-conviction ecommerce businesses were meaningful detractors for the period, driven by concerns about competition and investment, and overall negative sentiment for internet businesses in the latter portion of the period.
   
China stocks
  Negative  
Security selection within China was a notable relative detractor during the period, overwhelming the benefit from the Fund’s underweight relative to the MSCI EM.
   
South Korean stocks
  Negative  
The Fund’s average underweight during the period, alongside underperformance within the country, pressured relative results.
The Fund’s portfolio increased its exposure to AI infrastructure during the period, broadening its positioning across growth drivers. As a result, the Fund’s portfolio underweight to South Korea and Taiwan narrowed meaningfully, moving from a combined 14% underweight to 4%, while absolute exposure rose from 12% to 34%. This shift was primarily funded by a reduction in India exposure. India moved from a 7% overweight to a 2% overweight, with absolute exposure declining from 26% to 15%.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year          5 Years          10 Years  
Institutional Class
     15.50%        -4.16%        6.38%  
Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index1
     23.79%        6.71%        8.37%  
Bloomberg Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index2
     26.30%        3.38%        8.11%  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
     29.55%        3.69%        7.80%  
 
1 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
2 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,999,941,629  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     45  
Total advisory fees paid
     $17,285,790  
Portfolio turnover rate
     51%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     37.4%  
Consumer Discretionary
     21.3%  
Financials
     17.4%  
Industrials
     7.3%  
Communication Services
     7.3%  
Consumer Staples
     3.6%  
Real Estate
     1.6%  
Health Care
     1.1%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.2%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Common Stocks
        
China
     22.5%  
Taiwan
     19.3%  
South Korea
     15.7%  
India
     14.8%  
Brazil
     10.2%  
Hong Kong
     3.3%  
Singapore
     3.1%  
Other Countries
     8.1%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.2%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
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Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
CLASS R6 | TSRMX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class R6
   $108      1.00%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests in equity and equity-related securities issued by companies located in emerging or frontier markets countries. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Sands Capital Management, LLC (“Sands Capital”), uses a “bottom‑up” approach to investment selection, as opposed to sector or regional allocations that focuses on a company’s long-term business fundamentals. Sands Capital seeks companies that have: sustainable above-average earnings growth; a leadership position in a promising business space; significant competitive advantages such as profitability, superior quality or distribution relative to competitors or strong brand and consumer loyalty; a clear mission in an understandable business model; financial strength; and a rational valuation in relation to competitors, the market and business prospects.
The Fund’s Class R6 shares performance was 15.60% for the reporting period.
The trailing 12‑month period ended March 31, 2026, was a strong but narrowly driven market for emerging market equities, as reflected by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EM). Just three companies—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and SK hynix Inc., accounted for over 70% of the index’s rise. Taiwan, South Korea, and China contributed most to the index’s return, while India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia were the top country detractors.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Semiconductor Exposure
  Positive  
The Fund’s overweight to semiconductors, alongside security selection within the industry, positively contributed to relative results.
   
Ecommerce
  Negative  
Several of the Fund’s high-conviction ecommerce businesses were meaningful detractors for the period, driven by concerns about competition and investment, and overall negative sentiment for internet businesses in the latter portion of the period.
   
China stocks
  Negative  
Security selection within China was a notable relative detractor during the period, overwhelming the benefit from the Fund’s underweight relative to the MSCI EM.
   
South Korean stocks
  Negative  
The Fund’s average underweight during the period, alongside underperformance within the country, pressured relative results.
The Fund’s portfolio increased its exposure to AI infrastructure during the period, broadening its positioning across growth drivers. As a result, the Fund’s portfolio underweight to South Korea and Taiwan narrowed meaningfully, moving from a combined 14% underweight to 4%, while absolute exposure rose from 12% to 34%. This shift was primarily funded by a reduction in India exposure. India moved from a 7% overweight to a 2% overweight, with absolute exposure declining from 26% to 15%.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and any additional indexes and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class R61
     15.60%        -4.12%        6.41%  
Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index2
     23.79%        6.71%        8.37%  
Bloomberg Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index3
     26.30%        3.38%        8.11%  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
     29.55%        3.69%        7.80%  
 
1 
The inception date was April 26, 2021. Performance information was calculated using the historical performance of Institutional Class shares for the periods prior to April 26, 2021.
2 
The Fund changed its broad-based securities market index to the Bloomberg World ex US Large & Mid Cap Index which is similarly representative of the overall securities market applicable to the Fund.
3 
The Fund changed its additional index to the Bloomberg Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index which has similar investment objectives to the Fund.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 1,999,941,629  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     45  
Total advisory fees paid
     $17,285,790  
Portfolio turnover rate
     51%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
 
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Information Technology
     37.4%  
Consumer Discretionary
     21.3%  
Financials
     17.4%  
Industrials
     7.3%  
Communication Services
     7.3%  
Consumer Staples
     3.6%  
Real Estate
     1.6%  
Health Care
     1.1%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.2%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Common Stocks
        
China
     22.5%  
Taiwan
     19.3%  
South Korea
     15.7%  
India
     14.8%  
Brazil
     10.2%  
Hong Kong
     3.3%  
Singapore
     3.1%  
Other Countries
     8.1%  
Short-Term Investment Fund
     2.8%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     0.2%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
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Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Strategic Income Fund
CLASS A | TQPAX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Strategic Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class A
   $102      0.99%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks a high level of current income with a focus on capital preservation by investing primarily in income producing fixed income securities. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., employs a high conviction, yield-oriented investment approach with a relatively focused number of issuers, coupled with sector diversification and diligent risk management that is intended to result in attractive risk-adjusted returns via high levels of income.
The Fund’s Class A shares performance was 6.70% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026, financial market volatility was elevated in the face of uncertainty related to changing monetary policy, mixed economic indicators, increased geopolitical risks, and shifting U.S. trade policy. The curve steepened meaningfully as the Federal Reserve cut rates in the final three meetings of 2025 and investors adjusted their expectations for inflation. Credit spreads were largely range-bound over the 12‑month period, spending most of the period at levels tight relative to history. However, valuations cheapened briefly following tariff announcements (“Liberation Day”) in April 2025 and, more modestly, in March 2026 amid the conflict with Iran.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Interest Rate Management
  Positive   
Interest rates were volatile and as a result the Fund tactically adjusted duration positioning over the reporting period. The aggregate impact from interest rate management contributed to relative performance.
   
Sector Allocation
  Positive   
Over the reporting period, the Fund maintained an overweight allocation to high yield corporates, emerging market debt, and non‑credit sectors which all contributed to relative outperformance.
   
Security Selection
  Positive   
Security selection within investment grade corporates, high yield, and securitized contributed to relative outperformance.
   
Security Selection – Emerging Market Debt
  Negative   
While security selection overall was positive for the Fund, selection within emerging market debt was negative and offset some of that outperformance.
The Fund increased its allocation to high yield corporates amid tariff-driven volatility. As volatility eased in the second half of the year, the Fund reduced exposure to high yield and collateralized loan obligations due to rich valuations, while increasing allocations to investment grade corporates and non-agency securitized sectors. Positioning shifted up in quality given historically tight spreads and asymmetric downside risk, with only modest sector changes otherwise.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
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GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class A
     3.15%        2.05%        3.44%  
Class A - excluding sales load
     6.70%        3.03%        3.93%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
     4.35%        0.31%        1.70%  
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $302,545,068  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     209  
Total advisory fees paid
     $1,607,481  
Portfolio turnover rate
     193%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
ASSET CATEGORY (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Corporate Bonds
     48.0%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
     21.4%  
Asset-Backed Securities
     10.0%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
     8.5%  
Non‑Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     6.7%  
Common Stocks
     1.9%  
U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations
     0.8%  
Sovereign Government Obligations
     0.7%  
Rights
     0.0%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     2.9%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.9)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
CREDIT QUALITY* (% OF FIXED INCOME SECURITIES)  
AAA/Aaa
     30.4%  
AA/Aa
     6.0%  
A/A
     13.1%  
BBB/Baa
     34.5%  
BB/Ba
     9.0%  
B/B
     6.4%  
CCC
     0.6%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
* Credit quality ratings are from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investor Service (“Moody’s”). If agency ratings differ, the higher ratings will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
 
 
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Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
TSF‑TST‑AR‑TQPAX‑2603  
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Touchstone Strategic Income Fund
CLASS C | TQPCX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Strategic Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class C
   $175      1.70%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks a high level of current income with a focus on capital preservation by investing primarily in income producing fixed income securities. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., employs a high conviction, yield-oriented investment approach with a relatively focused number of issuers, coupled with sector diversification and diligent risk management that is intended to result in attractive risk-adjusted returns via high levels of income.
The Fund’s Class C shares performance was 5.89% (excluding sales loads) for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026, financial market volatility was elevated in the face of uncertainty related to changing monetary policy, mixed economic indicators, increased geopolitical risks, and shifting U.S. trade policy. The curve steepened meaningfully as the Federal Reserve cut rates in the final three meetings of 2025 and investors adjusted their expectations for inflation. Credit spreads were largely range-bound over the 12‑month period, spending most of the period at levels tight relative to history. However, valuations cheapened briefly following tariff announcements (“Liberation Day”) in April 2025 and, more modestly, in March 2026 amid the conflict with Iran.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Interest Rate Management
  Positive   
Interest rates were volatile and as a result the Fund tactically adjusted duration positioning over the reporting period. The aggregate impact from interest rate management contributed to relative performance.
   
Sector Allocation
  Positive   
Over the reporting period, the Fund maintained an overweight allocation to high yield corporates, emerging market debt, and non‑credit sectors which all contributed to relative outperformance.
   
Security Selection
  Positive   
Security selection within investment grade corporates, high yield, and securitized contributed to relative outperformance.
   
Security Selection – Emerging Market Debt
  Negative   
While security selection overall was positive for the Fund, selection within emerging market debt was negative and offset some of that outperformance.
The Fund increased its allocation to high yield corporates amid tariff-driven volatility. As volatility eased in the second half of the year, the Fund reduced exposure to high yield and collateralized loan obligations due to rich valuations, while increasing allocations to investment grade corporates and non-agency securitized sectors. Positioning shifted up in quality given historically tight spreads and asymmetric downside risk, with only modest sector changes otherwise.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
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GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class C
     4.89%        2.31%        3.22%  
Class C - excluding sales load
     5.89%        2.31%        3.22%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
     4.35%        0.31%        1.70%  
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 302,545,068  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     209  
Total advisory fees paid
     $1,607,481  
Portfolio turnover rate
     193%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
 
ASSET CATEGORY (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Corporate Bonds
     48.0%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
     21.4%  
Asset-Backed Securities
     10.0%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
     8.5%  
Non‑Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     6.7%  
Common Stocks
     1.9%  
U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations
     0.8%  
Sovereign Government Obligations
     0.7%  
Rights
     0.0%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     2.9%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.9)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
CREDIT QUALITY* (% OF FIXED INCOME SECURITIES)  
AAA/Aaa
     30.4%  
AA/Aa
     6.0%  
A/A
     13.1%  
BBB/Baa
     34.5%  
BB/Ba
     9.0%  
B/B
     6.4%  
CCC
     0.6%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
* Credit quality ratings are from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investor Service (“Moody’s”). If agency ratings differ, the higher ratings will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
 
 
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Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
 
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
 
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Touchstone Strategic Income Fund
CLASS Y | TQPYX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Strategic Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Class Y
   $76      0.73%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks a high level of current income with a focus on capital preservation by investing primarily in income producing fixed income securities. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., employs a high conviction, yield-oriented investment approach with a relatively focused number of issuers, coupled with sector diversification and diligent risk management that is intended to result in attractive risk-adjusted returns via high levels of income.
The Fund’s Class Y shares performance was 7.00% for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026, financial market volatility was elevated in the face of uncertainty related to changing monetary policy, mixed economic indicators, increased geopolitical risks, and shifting U.S. trade policy. The curve steepened meaningfully as the Federal Reserve cut rates in the final three meetings of 2025 and investors adjusted their expectations for inflation. Credit spreads were largely range-bound over the 12‑month period, spending most of the period at levels tight relative to history. However, valuations cheapened briefly following tariff announcements (“Liberation Day”) in April 2025 and, more modestly, in March 2026 amid the conflict with Iran.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
  PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Interest Rate Management
  Positive   
Interest rates were volatile and as a result the Fund tactically adjusted duration positioning over the reporting period. The aggregate impact from interest rate management contributed to relative performance.
   
Sector Allocation
  Positive   
Over the reporting period, the Fund maintained an overweight allocation to high yield corporates, emerging market debt, and non‑credit sectors which all contributed to relative outperformance.
   
Security Selection
  Positive   
Security selection within investment grade corporates, high yield, and securitized contributed to relative outperformance.
   
Security Selection – Emerging Market Debt
  Negative   
While security selection overall was positive for the Fund, selection within emerging market debt was negative and offset some of that outperformance.
The Fund increased its allocation to high yield corporates amid tariff-driven volatility. As volatility eased in the second half of the year, the Fund reduced exposure to high yield and collateralized loan obligations due to rich valuations, while increasing allocations to investment grade corporates and non-agency securitized sectors. Positioning shifted up in quality given historically tight spreads and asymmetric downside risk, with only modest sector changes otherwise.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year         5 Years         10 Years  
Class Y
     7.00%        3.31%        4.18%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
     4.35%        0.31%        1.70%  
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
   $ 302,545,068  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     209  
Total advisory fees paid
     $1,607,481  
Portfolio turnover rate
     193%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
ASSET CATEGORY (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Corporate Bonds
     48.0%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
     21.4%  
Asset-Backed Securities
     10.0%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
     8.5%  
Non‑Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     6.7%  
Common Stocks
     1.9%  
U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations
     0.8%  
Sovereign Government Obligations
     0.7%  
Rights
     0.0%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     2.9%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.9)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
CREDIT QUALITY* (% OF FIXED INCOME SECURITIES)  
AAA/Aaa
     30.4%  
AA/Aa
     6.0%  
A/A
     13.1%  
BBB/Baa
     34.5%  
BB/Ba
     9.0%  
B/B
     6.4%  
CCC
     0.6%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
* Credit quality ratings are from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investor Service (“Moody’s”). If agency ratings differ, the higher ratings will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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Touchstone Strategic Income Fund
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | TQPIX
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | MARCH 31, 2026
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Touchstone Strategic Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
Fund Expenses
 
Class
   Costs of a $10,000
investment
     Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
       
Institutional Class
   $66      0.64%     
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
The Fund seeks a high level of current income with a focus on capital preservation by investing primarily in income producing fixed income securities. The Fund’s sub‑adviser, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., employs a high conviction, yield-oriented investment approach with a relatively focused number of issuers, coupled with sector diversification and diligent risk management that is intended to result in attractive risk-adjusted returns via high levels of income.
The Fund’s Institutional Class shares performance was 7.10% for the reporting period.
Over the 12 month period ended March 31, 2026, financial market volatility was elevated in the face of uncertainty related to changing monetary policy, mixed economic indicators, increased geopolitical risks, and shifting U.S. trade policy. The curve steepened meaningfully as the Federal Reserve cut rates in the final three meetings of 2025 and investors adjusted their expectations for inflation. Credit spreads were largely range-bound over the 12‑month period, spending most of the period at levels tight relative to history. However, valuations cheapened briefly following tariff announcements (“Liberation Day”) in April 2025 and, more modestly, in March 2026 amid the conflict with Iran.
The factors that contributed most to the Fund’s performance during the period were:
 
   
FACTOR
 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPACT 
  OBSERVATIONS
   
Interest Rate Management
  Positive   
Interest rates were volatile and as a result the Fund tactically adjusted duration positioning over the reporting period. The aggregate impact from interest rate management contributed to relative performance.
   
Sector Allocation
  Positive   
Over the reporting period, the Fund maintained an overweight allocation to high yield corporates, emerging market debt, and non‑credit sectors which all contributed to relative outperformance.
   
Security Selection
  Positive   
Security selection within investment grade corporates, high yield, and securitized contributed to relative outperformance.
   
Security Selection – Emerging Market Debt
  Negative   
While security selection overall was positive for the Fund, selection within emerging market debt was negative and offset some of that outperformance.
The Fund increased its allocation to high yield corporates amid tariff-driven volatility. As volatility eased in the second half of the year, the Fund reduced exposure to high yield and collateralized loan obligations due to rich valuations, while increasing allocations to investment grade corporates and non-agency securitized sectors. Positioning shifted up in quality given historically tight spreads and asymmetric downside risk, with only modest sector changes otherwise.
Fund Performance
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values at the end of each of the most recently completed 10 fiscal years or since inception of the Fund. The graph assumes a $10,000 initial investment in the Fund and an appropriate broad-based securities market index and assumes maximum sales charges, if any.
 
 
1
 

GROWTH OF $10,000
 
 
LOGO
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
   1 Year                      Since Inception1  
Institutional Class
     7.10%                      3.18%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
     4.35%                  -0.30%  
 
1 
The inception date was July 19, 2021. The returns of the index listed above is based on the inception date of the Class.
Past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Visit touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds for the most recent performance information.
Key Fund Statistics
 
Fund net assets
     $302,545,068  
Total number of portfolio holdings
     209  
Total advisory fees paid
     $1,607,481  
Portfolio turnover rate
     193%  
Graphical Representation of Holdings
 
 
ASSET CATEGORY (% OF NET ASSETS)  
Corporate Bonds
     48.0%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
     21.4%  
Asset-Backed Securities
     10.0%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
     8.5%  
Non‑Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
     6.7%  
Common Stocks
     1.9%  
U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations
     0.8%  
Sovereign Government Obligations
     0.7%  
Rights
     0.0%  
Short-Term Investment Funds
     2.9%  
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net)
     (0.9)%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
 
 
CREDIT QUALITY* (% OF FIXED INCOME SECURITIES)  
AAA/Aaa
     30.4%  
AA/Aa
     6.0%  
A/A
     13.1%  
BBB/Baa
     34.5%  
BB/Ba
     9.0%  
B/B
     6.4%  
CCC
     0.6%  
Total
     100.0%  
 
* Credit quality ratings are from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investor Service (“Moody’s”). If agency ratings differ, the higher ratings will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
 
 
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Availability of Additional Information
 
LOGO  
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information and fund holdings at touchstoneinvestments.com/mutual-funds or scan the QR code. Information about the fund’s proxy voting information and privacy policy is located in the Regulatory section of our website at touchstoneinvestments.com/Resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.543.0407.
 
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(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a)  The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

(c)  There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the Code of Ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

(d)  The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

 

(e)  Not applicable.

 

(f)  A copy of the Code of Ethics is filed as Exhibit 19(a)(1).

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Ms. Karen Carnahan is the registrant’s audit committee financial expert and is an independent trustee within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Audit Fees

 

(a)  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $171,180 and $163,190 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively.

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

(b)  The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $4,860 and $9,465 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively. The fees for 2025 and 2024 relate to the review of N-14 and N-1A filings.

 

Tax Fees

 

(c)  The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $71,768 and $74,012 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively. The fees relate to the preparation of federal income and excise tax returns, review of capital gains distribution calculations and tax agent services.

 

 

 

 

All Other Fees

 

(d)  The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $20,310 and $21,945 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively. The fees relate to the PFIC Analyzer and Rapid Security Analyzer subscriptions.

 

(e)(1)  The Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies describe the types of audit, audit-related, tax and other services that have the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee.  The pre-approval policies provide that annual audit service fees, tax services not specifically granted pre-approval, services exceeding pre-approved cost levels and other services that have not received general pre-approval will be subject to specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.  The pre-approval policies further provide that the Committee may grant general pre-approval to other audit services (statutory audits and services associated with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings), audit-related services (accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “audit services,” assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities, agreed-upon or expanded audit procedures related to accounting and/or billing records required to respond to or comply with financial, accounting or regulatory reporting matters and assistance with internal control reporting requirements under Form N-CSR), tax services that have historically been provided by the auditor that the Committee believes would not impair the independence of the auditor and are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence and permissible non-audit services classified as “all other services” that are routine and recurring services.

 

(e)(2)  All of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of Item 4 were approved by the Audit Committee.

 

(f)  The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees was less than fifty percent.

 

(g)  The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant was $2,434,168 and $2,333,002 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively.

 

(h)  The registrant’s audit committee of the Board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

(i)  Not applicable.

 

(j)  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 7 of this Form.

 

(b)  Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

The financial statements including the financial highlights are attached herewith.

 

 

 

March 31, 2026
Annual Financial Statements
Touchstone Strategic Trust
Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund  (formerly Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund)
Touchstone Flexible Income Fund
Touchstone Focused Fund
Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund
Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
Touchstone Strategic Income Fund

 

Table of Contents
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Portfolios of Investments:  
Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund 3-4
Touchstone Flexible Income Fund 5-12
Touchstone Focused Fund 13
Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund 14
Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund 15-16
Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund 17-18
Touchstone Strategic Income Fund 19-23
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 24-25
Statements of Operations 26-27
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 28-29
Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity 30-33
Financial Highlights 34-40
Notes to Financial Statements 41-56
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 57-58
Other Items (Unaudited) 59-63
This report identifies the Funds' investments on March 31, 2026. 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
Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund – March 31, 2026
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 99.6%  
  Information Technology — 51.8%  
  1,032 Adobe, Inc.* $    250,859
  4,991 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*   1,015,319
 14,632 Amphenol Corp. - Class A   1,848,753
 69,842 Apple, Inc.  17,725,201
  1,662 Applied Materials, Inc.     568,055
 11,319 Arista Networks, Inc.*   1,389,747
    692 Autodesk, Inc.*     165,665
 26,249 Broadcom, Inc.   8,124,328
  2,658 Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     738,578
  2,749 Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class C     451,193
    407 KLA Corp.     599,271
  7,131 Lam Research Corp.   1,523,609
 13,472 Marvell Technology, Inc.   1,334,402
 33,656 Microsoft Corp.  12,458,442
  1,718 NetApp, Inc.     175,906
113,062 NVIDIA Corp.  19,718,013
  6,158 Oracle Corp.     905,903
 10,141 Palantir Technologies, Inc. - Class A*   1,483,426
 11,970 Pegasystems, Inc.     509,443
  2,621 ServiceNow, Inc.*     274,026
  2,548 Super Micro Computer, Inc.*      58,018
 14,678 Teradata Corp.*     376,197
  5,346 Texas Instruments, Inc.   1,037,872
         72,732,226
  Health Care — 10.1%  
 12,419 AbbVie, Inc.   2,701,008
  1,477 Amgen, Inc.     519,683
 10,828 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     656,718
    608 Cardinal Health, Inc.     128,477
 42,387 Caris Life Sciences, Inc.*     757,880
  4,559 Eli Lilly & Co.   4,193,231
 51,396 Exelixis, Inc.*   2,204,374
  3,334 Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*     215,476
  2,339 HCA Healthcare, Inc.   1,106,908
    851 IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     478,168
 10,072 Incyte Corp.*     947,977
  2,327 Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*     120,027
    762 Insulet Corp.*     159,898
         14,189,825
  Communication Services — 10.1%  
 11,807 Alphabet, Inc. - Class C   3,386,956
 15,322 Alphabet, Inc. - Class A   4,405,994
  3,027 Iridium Communications, Inc.      83,969
  7,327 Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A   4,191,997
  7,377 Netflix, Inc.*     709,299
    937 Reddit, Inc. - Class A*     126,167
    863 Roku, Inc.*      81,657
  2,417 Spotify Technology SA*   1,172,027
         14,158,066
  Consumer Discretionary — 8.8%  
 17,634 Amazon.com, Inc.*   3,672,633
    587 Booking Holdings, Inc.   2,471,458
 13,772 Carnival Corp.     356,419
  2,905 Deckers Outdoor Corp.*     290,761
  2,765 Domino's Pizza, Inc.     992,054
    884 Expedia Group, Inc.     204,107
  9,778 H&R Block, Inc.     310,354
    500 Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      76,550
    844 Ralph Lauren Corp.     290,328
  6,162 Tapestry, Inc.      869,520
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 99.6% (Continued)  
  Consumer Discretionary — 8.8% (Continued)  
  6,034 Tesla, Inc.* $  2,243,140
  2,047 Travel + Leisure Co.     141,632
  1,055 Viking Holdings Ltd.*      77,521
  2,197 Wingstop, Inc.     340,469
         12,336,946
  Financials — 7.5%  
  1,896 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     842,582
 26,037 Bank of America Corp.   1,269,304
    362 FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      78,550
 14,030 Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class A   1,394,582
 16,033 Lazard, Inc.     681,082
    883 Moody's Corp.     385,209
 12,811 Morningstar, Inc.   2,165,700
 85,665 NU Holdings Ltd. (Brazil) - Class A*   1,231,006
 12,092 Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico)   1,622,384
  4,628 TPG, Inc.     187,480
  2,392 Visa, Inc. - Class A     722,958
         10,580,837
  Industrials — 6.5%  
    237 Carpenter Technology Corp.      93,414
  4,934 Cintas Corp.     834,537
    239 Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     329,579
 21,645 ExlService Holdings, Inc.*     659,090
  1,077 GE Vernova, Inc.     940,113
  3,399 General Electric Co.     964,534
  2,705 HEICO Corp. - Class A     570,998
  5,761 Howmet Aerospace, Inc.   1,327,680
  1,161 Lockheed Martin Corp.     701,697
 27,491 Lyft, Inc. - Class A*     365,630
    542 Rockwell Automation, Inc.     194,513
  4,425 StandardAero, Inc.*     114,298
  4,710 Trane Technologies PLC   1,962,845
    348 Vertiv Holdings Co. - Class A      87,202
          9,146,130
  Energy — 2.0%  
  2,802 Cheniere Energy, Inc.     795,095
 10,937 Phillips 66   1,992,503
          2,787,598
  Consumer Staples — 1.4%  
  1,909 Monster Beverage Corp.*     138,326
  2,443 Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*     188,429
 22,188 Sysco Corp.   1,582,670
          1,909,425
  Utilities — 0.9%  
  7,997 NRG Energy, Inc.   1,168,682
  1,074 Vistra Corp.     161,454
          1,330,136
  Materials — 0.5%  
  6,661 Anglogold Ashanti PLC (United Kingdom)     648,515
  Total Common Stocks $139,819,704
 
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Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund (Continued)
Shares       Market
Value
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 0.5%  
739,949 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 3.53%∞Ω $    739,949
  Total Investment Securities—100.1%
(Cost $95,930,783)
$140,559,653
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)    (114,488)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $140,445,165
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of March 31, 2026.
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 $139,819,704 $— $— $139,819,704
Short-Term Investment Fund 739,949 739,949
Total $140,559,653 $— $— $140,559,653
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Flexible Income Fund – March 31, 2026
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 32.9%  
  Financials — 12.2%  
$    10,305,000 Ally Financial, Inc., 6.646%, 1/17/40 $    9,950,484
     15,301,000 Ally Financial, Inc., Ser C, 4.700%(A)    14,202,078
      6,548,000 Arch Capital Group Ltd., 3.635%, 6/30/50     4,693,865
      9,171,000 Athene Holding Ltd., 3.950%, 5/25/51     6,214,581
     17,295,000 Bank of America Corp., 1.734%, 7/22/27    17,150,527
      8,763,000 Bank of America Corp., 4.948%, 7/22/28     8,819,473
      4,633,000 Barclays PLC (United Kingdom), 3.330%, 11/24/42     3,444,068
  4,000,000,000 Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., 144a, 17.901%, 6/29/32, NGN     3,044,253
  4,000,000,000 Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., 144a, 21.310%, 9/24/26, NGN#     2,640,624
    368,190,000 Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., 144a, 22.930%, 3/4/27, EGP#     5,492,803
     33,735,000 Citigroup, Inc., 1.462%, 6/9/27    33,539,897
      6,629,000 Citigroup, Inc., Ser DD, 7.000%(A)     6,820,982
      4,736,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 1.948%, 10/21/27     4,671,257
      6,645,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.210%, 4/22/42     4,928,317
         11,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.500%, 11/16/26        10,946
     25,000,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co., 1.578%, 4/22/27    24,959,532
     13,112,000 Lincoln National Corp., Ser C, 9.250%(A)    13,679,474
     11,840,000 Morgan Stanley, 2.475%, 1/21/28    11,654,111
     10,342,000 Morgan Stanley, 2.484%, 9/16/36     8,899,678
      5,000,000 Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, 4.466%, 7/6/28     5,000,018
      9,678,000 Nasdaq, Inc., 3.250%, 4/28/50     6,456,222
      1,963,000 UBS Group AG (Switzerland), 144a, 9.250%(A)     2,093,389
     6,366,000 Wells Fargo & Co., 3.000%, 4/22/26     6,357,457
          204,724,036
  Utilities — 7.9%  
      6,939,000 American Electric Power Co., Inc., 3.250%, 3/1/50     4,564,493
      6,410,000 American Electric Power Co., Inc., Ser C, 5.800%, 3/15/56     6,331,371
     12,672,000 American Electric Power Co., Inc., Ser D, 6.050%, 3/15/56    12,554,878
      5,843,000 Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 2.850%, 5/15/51     3,524,412
     17,387,000 Dominion Energy, Inc., Ser A, 6.875%, 2/1/55    17,885,108
      6,869,000 Dominion Energy, Inc., Ser B, 7.000%, 6/1/54     7,265,582
     11,902,000 Duke Energy Corp., 3.300%, 6/15/41     8,943,285
      7,041,000 Emera US Finance LLC, Ser B, 6.850%, 10/1/56     7,051,032
      2,954,000 Eversource Energy, Ser B, 6.350%, 8/15/56     2,912,841
     13,246,000 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 8/15/55    13,492,972
      9,884,000 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 6.500%, 8/15/55    10,202,245
     10,411,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 3.500%, 8/1/50     6,882,731
     13,717,000 Sierra Pacific Power Co., 6.375%, 9/15/56    13,601,678
    16,269,000 Southern Co. (The), Ser 2025, 6.375%, 3/15/55    16,728,892
          131,941,520
  Energy — 6.6%  
      6,202,000 BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 3.001%, 3/17/52     3,933,697
     28,551,000 BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom), 4.875%(A)    28,184,979
      3,553,000 Enbridge, Inc. (Canada), 8.500%, 1/15/84     3,994,133
      4,566,000 Energy Transfer LP, 6.300%, 1/15/56     4,506,457
      4,593,000 Energy Transfer LP, Ser G, 7.125%(A)     4,671,021
      8,352,000 Kinder Morgan, Inc., 3.250%, 8/1/50     5,433,246
      6,792,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.100%, 2/15/47     4,867,433
        674,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.200%, 3/15/48       505,924
      1,083,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.400%, 4/15/46        855,490
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 32.9% (Continued)  
  Energy — 6.6% (Continued)  
$     2,366,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.500%, 7/15/44 $    1,862,870
      3,000,000 Petroleos de Venezuela SA (Venezuela), 6.000%, 11/15/26(B)     1,013,700
      4,700,000 Petroleos de Venezuela SA (Venezuela), 144a, 6.000%, 11/15/26(B)     1,588,130
      1,000,000 Petroleos de Venezuela SA (Venezuela), 144a, 9.000%, 11/17/21(B)       382,500
      2,000,000 Petroleos de Venezuela SA (Venezuela), 144a, 9.750%, 5/17/35(B)       830,600
     20,528,000 Phillips 66 Co., Ser B, 6.200%, 3/15/56    20,399,815
      6,558,000 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Arabia), 144a, 6.000%, 2/2/56     6,176,849
      7,277,000 Valero Energy Corp., 3.650%, 12/1/51     4,949,887
     10,210,000 Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 3.500%, 10/15/51     6,954,189
    10,411,000 Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 5.950%, 3/15/56    10,250,878
          111,361,798
  Real Estate — 1.9%  
      7,040,000 American Tower Corp. REIT, 2.950%, 1/15/51     4,356,736
     20,264,000 Rithm Capital Corp. REIT, 144a, 8.000%, 4/1/29    19,894,379
    10,313,000 Simon Property Group LP REIT, 3.250%, 9/13/49     6,922,010
           31,173,125
  Information Technology — 1.2%  
      9,592,000 Micron Technology, Inc., 3.477%, 11/1/51     6,779,596
     10,503,000 Oracle Corp., 3.600%, 4/1/40     7,621,314
    10,023,000 Oracle Corp., 3.850%, 4/1/60     5,921,499
           20,322,409
  Communication Services — 1.1%  
      6,113,000 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China), 3.150%, 2/9/51     4,109,099
      9,824,000 Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 3.500%, 6/1/41     6,896,281
    11,490,000 Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.875%, 11/20/50     6,982,234
           17,987,614
  Consumer Discretionary — 0.5%  
      2,676,000 Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 1/15/42     1,984,001
     8,823,000 Starbucks Corp., 3.500%, 11/15/50     6,096,987
            8,080,988
  Materials — 0.5%  
    12,239,000 LYB International Finance III LLC, 3.625%, 4/1/51     7,909,458
  Health Care — 0.4%  
    11,536,000 Biogen, Inc., 3.150%, 5/1/50     7,292,628
  Industrials — 0.4%  
    10,473,000 RTX Corp., 3.030%, 3/15/52     6,664,350
  Consumer Staples — 0.2%  
     5,783,000 Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 4.300%, 2/15/43     3,875,961
  Total Corporate Bonds   $551,333,887
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 20.8%
        165,736 Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-1, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 7/25/43(C)(D)           155,606
      1,625,765 Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-2, Class B2, 144a, 3.612%, 3/25/45(C)(D)         1,509,109
        551,274 Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-5, Class A3, 144a, 3.500%, 7/25/45(C)(D)           513,414
        527,214 Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-7, Class A3, 144a, 3.500%, 10/25/45(C)(D)           490,324
        571,705 Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-3, Class A3, 144a, 3.500%, 8/25/46(C)(D)            526,797
 
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Touchstone Flexible Income Fund (Continued)
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 20.8%
(Continued)
$        40,179 Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2003-AC7, Class A2, 5.750%, 1/25/34(C)(D)     $       32,881
      1,942,030 Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-ATR1, Class B3, 144a, 4.392%, 4/25/49(C)(D)         1,805,886
     17,824,292 Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Ser 2021-CL1, Class M1, 144a, (SOFR30A + 1.200%), 4.862%, 2/25/50(C)        17,398,781
      1,842,364 Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Ser 2021-CL1, Class M2, 144a, (SOFR30A + 1.350%), 5.012%, 2/25/50(C)         1,786,215
        530,673 CIM Trust, Ser 2018-INV1, Class A4, 144a, 4.000%, 8/25/48(C)(D)           501,583
        596,030 CIM Trust, Ser 2019-INV2, Class A15, 144a, 4.000%, 5/25/49(C)(D)           563,876
      7,573,522 CIM Trust, Ser 2020-J1, Class A2, 144a, 2.500%, 10/25/49(C)(D)         6,396,496
      1,818,244 CIM Trust, Ser 2020-J2, Class A1, 144a, 2.500%, 1/25/51(C)(D)         1,514,126
      8,427,459 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Ser 2019-HRP1, Class B1, 144a, (SOFR30A + 9.364%), 13.026%, 11/25/39(C)         8,810,675
     16,000,000 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Ser 2020-SBT1, Class 2B1, 144a, (SOFR30A + 6.714%), 10.376%, 2/25/40(C)        16,639,853
        699,252 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-6, Class 2A1, 144a, 3.500%, 8/25/43(C)(D)           653,951
        336,468 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-7, Class A6, 144a, 3.500%, 8/25/43(C)(D)           314,154
      2,804,971 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR1, Class A1, 144a, 2.500%, 3/25/43(C)(D)         2,526,983
      2,063,833 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR1, Class A2, 144a, 3.000%, 3/25/43(C)(D)         1,898,414
      1,113,233 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR2, Class A1, 144a, 2.500%, 4/25/43(C)(D)           993,066
      2,025,614 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR3, Class A1, 144a, 2.500%, 5/25/43(C)(D)         1,816,479
      2,654,594 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR3, Class A2, 144a, 3.000%, 5/25/43(C)(D)         2,432,591
      1,166,301 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR3, Class B4, 144a, 3.392%, 5/25/43(C)(D)           878,245
      4,617,770 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR4, Class A11, 144a, 3.488%, 7/27/43(C)(D)         4,340,163
        449,309 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR4, Class A12, 144a, 3.488%, 7/27/43(C)(D)           420,462
        258,595 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR4, Class A2, 144a, 3.000%, 7/25/43(C)(D)           237,093
      4,336,122 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-IVR5, Class A3, 144a, 3.500%, 10/25/43(C)(D)         4,071,291
      2,556,050 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-TH1, Class A1, 144a, 2.130%, 2/25/43(C)(D)         2,264,713
        919,080 CSMC Trust, Ser 2014-IVR3, Class B4, 144a, 3.999%, 7/25/44(C)(D)           812,513
      1,507,040 CSMC Trust, Ser 2017-HL2, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 10/25/47(C)(D)         1,371,835
      3,800,917 CSMC Trust, Ser 2018-J1, Class A2, 144a, 3.500%, 2/25/48(C)(D)         3,441,944
        468,094 CSMC Trust, Ser 2018-J1, Class A22, 144a, 3.500%, 2/25/48(C)(D)           422,945
        513,456 CSMLT Trust, Ser 2015-2, Class A7, 144a, 3.500%, 8/25/45(C)(D)           479,221
      1,947,850 EverBank Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2013-1, Class B4, 144a, 3.526%, 3/25/43(C)(D)          1,596,668
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 20.8%
(Continued)
$     1,705,465 EverBank Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2013-2, Class A, 144a, 3.000%, 6/25/43(C)(D)     $    1,601,075
      4,721,782 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, Ser 2016-C04, Class 1B, (SOFR30A + 10.364%), 14.026%, 1/25/29(C)         4,845,266
      6,019,416 Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-1, Class A13, 144a, 3.500%, 3/25/48(C)(D)         5,421,517
      8,160,925 Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-2, Class A14, 144a, 3.500%, 4/25/48(C)(D)         7,324,286
      5,841,040 Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-3INV, Class A9, 144a, 4.000%, 5/25/48(C)(D)         5,413,993
        779,248 Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-4, Class B2, 144a, 4.124%, 7/25/48(C)(D)           722,003
      1,092,166 Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Ser 2017-4, Class M, 144a, 4.750%, 6/25/57(C)(D)         1,085,156
     15,662,869 Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series, Ser 2017-2, Class M2, 144a, 4.000%, 8/25/56(C)(D)        15,259,947
      7,045,738 Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series, Ser 2018-1, Class M, 4.750%, 5/25/57(C)(D)         6,964,475
        763,762 Freddie Mac STACR Debt Notes, Ser 2017-HQA3, Class M2B, (SOFR30A + 2.464%), 6.126%, 4/25/30(C)           772,409
      4,972,281 Freddie Mac STACR Securitized Participation Interests Trust, Ser 2018-SPI1, Class B, 144a, 3.789%, 2/25/48(C)(D)         3,721,440
     13,627,572 Freddie Mac STACR Securitized Participation Interests Trust, Ser 2018-SPI4, Class B, 144a, 4.512%, 11/25/48(C)(D)        10,152,886
      2,383,995 Galton Funding Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-1, Class B2, 144a, 3.950%, 7/25/56(C)(D)         2,262,418
      2,475,438 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust, Ser 2020-PJ2, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 7/25/50(C)(D)         2,249,458
      1,512,766 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust, Ser 2020-PJ4, Class A2, 144a, 3.000%, 1/25/51(C)(D)         1,318,237
      8,739,498 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust, Ser 2020-PJ5, Class A2, 144a, 3.000%, 3/27/51(C)(D)         7,618,829
         43,381 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2014-EB1A, Class 2A4, 144a, 5.687%, 7/25/44(C)(D)            43,137
      2,924,089 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2020-INV1, Class A14, 144a, 2.897%, 10/25/50(C)(D)         2,532,326
      1,173,066 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-3, Class A3, 144a, 3.382%, 7/25/43(C)(D)         1,109,967
      2,981,500 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-IVR6, Class B4, 144a, 5.089%, 7/25/44(C)(D)         3,015,116
        698,689 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-4, Class AM, 144a, 3.000%, 6/25/45(C)(D)           629,344
      1,480,198 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-1, Class A13, 144a, 3.500%, 5/25/46(C)(D)         1,357,629
      1,503,019 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-1, Class A8, 144a, 3.446%, 1/25/47(C)(D)         1,359,804
        552,064 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-2, Class A3, 144a, 3.500%, 5/25/47(C)(D)           500,711
      1,025,689 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-3, Class 1A13, 144a, 3.500%, 8/25/47(C)(D)            935,145
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 20.8%
(Continued)
$     1,956,100 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-3, Class 1A3, 144a, 3.500%, 8/25/47(C)(D)     $    1,798,034
      2,326,593 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-3, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 9/25/48(C)(D)         2,124,283
      1,847,812 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-5, Class A13, 144a, 3.500%, 10/25/48(C)(D)         1,661,872
        761,192 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-5, Class A4, 144a, 3.000%, 10/25/48(C)(D)           674,345
      3,306,971 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-5, Class B4, 144a, 3.684%, 10/25/48(C)(D)         2,998,076
      3,043,568 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-6, Class 1A7, 144a, 3.500%, 12/25/48(C)(D)         2,776,897
      4,485,943 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-7, Class B2A, 144a, 2.968%, 2/25/50(C)(D)         3,927,797
        515,392 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-INV2, Class A15, 144a, 3.500%, 2/25/50(C)(D)           467,097
        625,626 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-INV2, Class B2A, 144a, 3.463%, 2/25/50(C)(D)           556,365
      1,709,303 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-1, Class A15, 144a, 3.500%, 6/25/50(C)(D)         1,538,446
        246,294 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-1, Class A5A, 144a, 3.000%, 6/25/50(C)(D)           215,897
        280,248 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-2, Class A5A, 144a, 3.000%, 7/25/50(C)(D)           243,724
      3,282,150 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-5, Class A5, 144a, 3.000%, 12/25/50(C)(D)         2,862,527
        759,361 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-7, Class A15, 144a, 3.000%, 1/25/51(C)(D)           660,082
     14,353,847 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-7, Class A3, 144a, 3.000%, 1/25/51(C)(D)        12,547,965
        791,001 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-INV1, Class A5, 144a, 3.500%, 8/25/50(C)(D)           712,574
        946,643 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-LTV2, Class B1, 144a, 3.997%, 11/25/50(C)(D)           862,554
      1,318,445 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-LTV2, Class B3, 144a, 3.997%, 11/25/50(C)(D)         1,178,215
        230,697 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2022-3, Class A12, 144a, 3.000%, 8/25/52(C)(D)           222,897
     11,130,368 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA - CHASE, Ser 2020-CL1, Class M1, 144a, (TSFR1M + 2.364%), 6.043%, 10/25/57(C)        11,397,282
      1,793,109 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA - JPMWM, Ser 2021-CL1, Class M1, 144a, (SOFR30A + 1.300%), 4.962%, 3/25/51(C)         1,771,672
      6,223,997 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA - JPMWM, Ser 2021-CL1, Class M2, 144a, (SOFR30A + 1.550%), 5.212%, 3/25/51(C)         6,135,162
      2,920,276 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA - JPMWM, Ser 2021-CL1, Class M3, 144a, (SOFR30A + 1.800%), 5.462%, 3/25/51(C)         2,893,125
      2,463,137 JPMorgan Wealth Management, Ser 2020-ATR1, Class A3, 144a, 3.000%, 2/25/50(C)(D)         2,152,838
      4,647,458 JPMorgan Wealth Management, Ser 2020-ATR1, Class A5, 144a, 3.000%, 2/25/50(C)(D)         4,061,985
          2,889 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Ser 2003-A1, Class 2A, (TSFR12M + 2.340%), 5.814%, 12/25/32(C)             2,910
         41,118 Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2004-7AR, Class 2A6, 5.269%, 9/25/34(C)(D)            40,812
        977,357 New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2015-1A, Class B3, 144a, 5.147%, 5/28/52(C)(D)            971,550
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 20.8%
(Continued)
$     2,898,095 NRP Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-1, Class A1, 144a, 3.250%, 7/25/43(C)(D)     $    2,657,260
      1,190,731 OBX Trust, Ser 2018-EXP1, Class B1A, 144a, 5.551%, 4/25/48(C)(D)         1,208,568
      1,713,347 PMT Loan Trust, Ser 2013-J1, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 9/25/43(C)(D)         1,603,886
      1,028,008 PMT Loan Trust, Ser 2013-J1, Class A8, 144a, 3.000%, 9/25/43(C)(D)           939,637
      4,694,189 Provident Funding Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-1, Class B1, 144a, 3.164%, 12/25/49(C)(D)         4,049,337
      2,519,209 Provident Funding Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-1, Class A4, 144a, 3.000%, 2/25/50(C)(D)         2,199,187
        536,552 PSMC Trust, Ser 2020-3, Class A11, 144a, 3.000%, 11/25/50(C)(D)           527,177
             72 RALI Series Trust, Ser 2004-QS6, Class A1, 5.000%, 5/25/19                68
         72,022 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2004-3, Class M1, (TSFR1M + 0.864%), 4.540%, 5/20/34(C)            71,979
      1,425,660 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-10, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 8/25/43(C)(D)         1,333,646
      2,331,174 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-11, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 9/25/43(C)(D)         2,203,858
      1,509,714 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-2, Class A, 1.874%, 2/25/43(C)(D)         1,312,698
      2,306,993 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-3, Class A2, 2.500%, 3/25/43(C)(D)         2,044,971
      2,760,243 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-4, Class A1, 2.325%, 4/25/43(C)(D)         2,420,683
      1,882,455 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-5, Class A1, 144a, 2.500%, 5/25/43(C)(D)         1,675,399
      3,494,739 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-5, Class A2, 144a, 3.000%, 5/25/43(C)(D)         3,189,842
      4,749,780 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-6, Class A1, 2.500%, 5/25/43(C)(D)         4,238,079
      3,962,678 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-6, Class A2, 3.000%, 5/25/43(C)(D)         3,616,226
      1,433,573 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-7, Class A1, 2.500%, 6/25/43(C)(D)         1,272,659
      3,120,777 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-7, Class A2, 3.000%, 6/25/43(C)(D)         2,835,989
      1,494,623 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-8, Class A1, 3.000%, 6/25/43(C)(D)         1,361,443
      2,233,319 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-9, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 7/25/43(C)(D)         2,049,523
         36,007 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-4, Class A6, 144a, 3.500%, 11/25/44(C)(D)            33,581
      2,266,392 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-2, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 5/25/45(C)(D)         2,102,636
        570,636 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-2, Class A13, 144a, 3.500%, 5/25/45(C)(D)           526,227
      1,736,325 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-2, Class B2, 144a, 3.758%, 5/25/45(C)(D)         1,677,362
        722,336 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-3, Class B1, 144a, 3.726%, 7/25/45(C)(D)           712,578
      1,300,098 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-1, Class B1, 144a, 3.770%, 6/25/46(C)(D)         1,260,084
      4,231,685 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-1, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 2/25/47(C)(D)         3,880,721
        873,537 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-3, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 4/25/47(C)(D)           800,330
      1,191,351 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-5, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 8/25/47(C)(D)          1,088,958
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 20.8%
(Continued)
$     1,273,042 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-5, Class B2, 144a, 3.786%, 8/25/47(C)(D)     $    1,199,704
      1,357,610 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-6, Class B2, 144a, 3.725%, 9/25/47(C)(D)         1,285,729
      1,401,571 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-7, Class B2, 144a, 3.724%, 10/25/47(C)(D)         1,316,887
      3,208,870 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-2, Class B1, 144a, 3.736%, 2/25/48(C)(D)         3,011,118
      2,242,918 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-2, Class B2, 144a, 3.736%, 2/25/48(C)(D)         2,092,957
      1,823,328 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-5, Class A7, 144a, 3.500%, 5/25/48(C)(D)         1,660,751
      2,249,000 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-6, Class B4, 144a, 4.166%, 7/25/48(C)(D)         1,784,669
        675,273 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-CH2, Class A15, 144a, 4.000%, 6/25/48(C)(D)           618,025
         41,073 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-CH3, Class A13, 144a, 4.500%, 8/25/48(C)(D)            40,938
        399,476 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-2, Class A1, 144a, 4.000%, 6/25/49(C)(D)           378,114
        407,831 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-4, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 11/25/49(C)(D)           370,415
        954,260 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-CH3, Class A13, 144a, 4.000%, 9/25/49(C)(D)           897,052
      5,859,239 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-1, Class A7, 144a, 3.500%, 2/25/50(C)(D)         5,359,460
      1,035,974 Sofi Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-1A, Class 1A4, 144a, 3.000%, 11/25/46(C)(D)           931,649
         90,372 TIAA Bank Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2018-2, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 7/25/48(C)(D)            82,776
        743,869 TIAA Bank Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2018-2, Class B2, 144a, 3.656%, 7/25/48(C)(D)           678,935
        382,318 Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities, Ser 2018-1, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 7/25/47(C)(D)           351,501
        391,369 Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2020-1, Class A5, 144a, 3.000%, 12/25/49(C)(D)           342,134
      6,484,252 Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2020-3, Class A1, 144a, 3.000%, 6/25/50(C)(D)         5,644,411
     10,453,619 Western Alliance Bank, Ser 2021-CL2, Class M1, 144a, (SOFR30A + 3.150%), 6.812%, 7/25/59(C)        11,184,126
      8,519,288 Western Alliance Bank, Ser 2021-CL2, Class M3, 144a, (SOFR30A + 4.100%), 7.762%, 7/25/59(C)         8,945,394
       555,628 WinWater Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2014-1, Class A9, 144a, 3.500%, 6/20/44(C)(D)           529,512
  Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   $348,892,759
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 12.8%
      4,964,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K095, Class XAM, 1.235%, 6/25/29(C)(D)(E)           189,361
     55,251,823 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K109, Class X1, 1.566%, 4/25/30(C)(D)(E)         2,899,594
     34,874,444 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K110, Class X1, 1.637%, 4/25/30(C)(D)(E)          1,877,089
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 12.8%
(Continued)
$     7,005,157 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K110, Class X3, 3.375%, 6/25/48(C)(D)(E)     $      831,701
     28,800,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K110, Class XAM, 1.839%, 4/25/30(C)(D)(E)         1,913,201
     34,610,481 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K111, Class X1, 1.562%, 5/25/30(C)(D)(E)         1,861,853
     19,436,545 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K111, Class X3, 3.179%, 4/25/48(C)(D)(E)         2,261,860
     35,663,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K111, Class XAM, 1.799%, 5/25/30(C)(D)(E)         2,392,099
    112,872,075 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K112, Class X1, 1.426%, 5/25/30(C)(D)(E)         5,692,274
     15,300,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K112, Class X3, 3.005%, 7/25/48(C)(D)(E)         1,696,282
     10,630,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K112, Class XAM, 1.666%, 5/25/30(C)(D)(E)           676,278
     10,743,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K113, Class XAM, 1.582%, 6/25/30(C)(D)(E)           637,973
     19,500,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K114, Class X3, 2.735%, 8/25/48(C)(D)(E)         1,884,499
     21,702,896 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K115, Class X3, 2.954%, 9/25/48(C)(D)(E)         2,308,856
     26,000,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K116, Class X3, 3.018%, 9/25/47(C)(D)(E)         2,894,130
     39,700,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K117, Class XAM, 1.430%, 9/25/30(C)(D)(E)         2,230,120
     24,368,853 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K118, Class X3, 2.691%, 10/25/48(C)(D)(E)         2,451,738
      4,900,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K119, Class X3, 2.727%, 9/25/48(C)(D)(E)           518,912
     11,576,808 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K120, Class X3, 2.741%, 11/25/48(C)(D)(E)         1,212,925
    146,042,756 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K121, Class X1, 1.012%, 10/25/30(C)(D)(E)         5,395,287
     16,073,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K121, Class X3, 2.772%, 11/25/48(C)(D)(E)         1,767,676
      9,700,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K122, Class X3, 2.630%, 1/25/49(C)(D)(E)           987,247
      7,569,056 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K123, Class X3, 2.626%, 2/25/49(C)(D)(E)           783,742
      9,255,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K124, Class X3, 2.619%, 2/25/49(C)(D)(E)            969,266
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 12.8%
(Continued)
$    16,150,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K125, Class X3, 2.651%, 2/25/49(C)(D)(E)     $    1,737,700
     38,058,448 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K127, Class X3, 2.649%, 3/25/49(C)(D)(E)         4,114,876
     18,230,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K128, Class X3, 2.781%, 4/25/31(C)(D)(E)         2,092,862
     10,595,456 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K130, Class X3, 3.097%, 8/25/48(C)(D)(E)         1,452,719
     41,864,611 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K130, Class XAM, 1.215%, 7/25/31(C)(D)(E)         2,424,208
     10,451,281 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K131, Class X3, 2.947%, 9/25/31(C)(D)(E)         1,369,378
     29,501,666 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K132, Class X3, 2.886%, 8/25/31(C)(D)(E)         3,840,223
      9,413,138 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K134, Class X3, 2.660%, 10/25/49(C)(D)(E)         1,155,614
    216,865,110 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K136, Class X1, 0.391%, 12/25/31(C)(D)(E)         3,396,975
     21,000,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K136, Class X3, 2.824%, 12/25/31(C)(D)(E)         2,776,752
     96,839,687 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K136, Class XAM, 0.566%, 12/25/31(C)(D)(E)         2,616,657
     20,601,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K137, Class X3, 2.877%, 1/25/49(C)(D)(E)         2,763,124
     31,585,759 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K139, Class X3, 3.034%, 2/25/49(C)(D)(E)         4,607,364
     97,300,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K139, Class XAM, 0.765%, 2/25/32(C)(D)(E)         3,884,352
     31,370,856 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K140, Class X3, 2.944%, 3/25/49(C)(D)(E)         4,429,468
     10,400,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K143, Class X3, 3.140%, 4/25/50(C)(D)(E)         1,583,997
      5,835,659 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1515, Class X3, 3.679%, 3/25/38(C)(D)(E)         1,437,784
     29,599,465 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1516, Class X1, 1.503%, 5/25/35(C)(D)(E)         3,057,897
     18,435,033 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1516, Class X3, 3.456%, 10/25/38(C)(D)(E)         4,428,453
     40,238,760 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1517, Class X1, 1.322%, 7/25/35(C)(D)(E)         3,536,605
     52,485,811 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1517, Class X3, 3.285%, 8/25/38(C)(D)(E)         11,881,003
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 12.8%
(Continued)
$   115,366,729 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1519, Class X1, 0.587%, 12/25/35(C)(D)(E)     $    4,666,515
     11,201,391 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1519, Class X3, 2.800%, 12/25/38(C)(D)(E)         2,250,168
     57,046,540 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1520, Class X1, 0.469%, 2/25/36(C)(D)(E)         1,853,830
      5,000,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1520, Class X3, 3.093%, 4/25/39(C)(D)(E)         1,121,185
     54,975,711 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1521, Class X1, 0.978%, 8/25/36(C)(D)(E)         4,011,462
     46,617,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-165, Class XAM, 0.905%, 9/25/34(C)(D)(E)         3,149,696
    177,042,340 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-172, Class XAM, 0.212%, 8/25/35(C)(D)(E)         3,681,330
    207,388,029 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-173, Class XAM, 0.246%, 9/25/35(C)(D)(E)         4,941,061
    128,872,358 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K513, Class X1, 0.690%, 12/25/28(C)(D)(E)         2,192,415
    138,444,523 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K538, Class X1, 0.594%, 1/25/30(C)(D)(E)         2,766,869
    523,114,547 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K542, Class X1, 0.895%, 4/25/30(C)(D)(E)        15,958,185
     82,817,918 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K546, Class X1, 0.926%, 5/25/30(C)(D)(E)         2,699,897
     84,509,469 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K556, Class X1, 0.325%, 1/25/31(C)(D)(E)         1,143,853
    175,000,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K557, Class X1, 0.408%, 1/25/31(C)(D)(E)         2,297,400
     15,100,238 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K739, Class X3, 2.804%, 11/25/48(C)(D)(E)           474,401
     16,196,664 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K741, Class X3, 2.441%, 3/25/49(C)(D)(E)           628,976
     16,000,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K742, Class X3, 2.671%, 4/25/28(C)(D)(E)           785,362
      9,500,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K743, Class X3, 2.953%, 6/25/49(C)(D)(E)           533,912
     39,018,396 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K744, Class X3, 2.968%, 8/25/49(C)(D)(E)         2,248,572
     47,774,075 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K745, Class X3, 2.667%, 9/25/49(C)(D)(E)         2,780,805
    146,903,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K745, Class XAM, 1.004%, 9/25/28(C)(D)(E)          3,111,244
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 12.8%
(Continued)
$   155,000,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K746, Class XAM, 0.577%, 10/25/28(C)(D)(E)     $    1,995,377
     52,159,495 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K747, Class X3, 2.546%, 12/25/49(C)(D)(E)         3,032,730
     19,560,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K751, Class X3, 4.847%, 3/25/56(C)(D)(E)         3,237,090
      5,122,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K755, Class X3, 5.645%, 2/25/31(C)(D)(E)         1,180,737
     31,179,400 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K757, Class X3, 5.554%, 10/25/61(C)(D)(E)         7,671,121
      6,400,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K758, Class X3, 5.174%, 11/25/56(C)(D)(E)         1,498,456
     27,003,832 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-SB79, Class X1, 0.394%, 7/25/40(C)(D)(E)           929,512
     66,269,380 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-SB81, Class X1, 0.470%, 10/25/40(C)(D)(E)         3,167,478
     23,752,753 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-SB82, Class X1, 0.740%, 10/25/40(C)(D)(E)           515,972
     34,784,365 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-SB83, Class X1, 0.756%, 1/25/41(C)(D)(E)         1,057,417
     24,216,929 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-SB84, Class X1, 0.088%, 1/25/41(C)(D)(E)           482,699
     61,120,415 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-SB85, Class X1, 0.063%, 3/25/41(C)(D)(E)         1,871,146
     68,305,019 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-SB87, Class X1, 0.653%, 4/25/41(C)(D)(E)         1,892,923
     62,286,296 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-SB88, Class X1, 0.707%, 5/25/41(C)(D)(E)         1,696,330
    106,251,007 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2022-SB94, Class X1, 0.010%, 11/25/41(C)(D)(E)         1,311,042
    118,470,482 FRESB Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser 2021-SB86, Class X1, 0.111%, 3/25/41(C)(D)(E)         2,439,580
     57,328,962 FRESB Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser 2021-SB89, Class X1, 0.578%, 6/25/41(C)(D)(E)         1,314,370
      2,440,901 GNMA, Ser 2012-147, Class IO, 0.508%, 4/16/54(C)(D)(E)            19,219
      7,153,644 GNMA, Ser 2016-110, Class IO, 0.795%, 5/16/58(C)(D)(E)           284,804
     16,836,820 GNMA, Ser 2016-158, Class IO, 0.741%, 6/16/58(C)(D)(E)           573,235
      9,768,199 GNMA, Ser 2016-52, Class IO, 0.734%, 3/16/58(C)(D)(E)           347,296
     10,497,793 GNMA, Ser 2017-76, Class IO, 0.743%, 12/16/56(C)(D)(E)           467,729
    12,670,523 GNMA, Ser 2017-94, Class IO, 0.602%, 2/16/59(C)(D)(E)           434,311
  Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   $215,639,686
  U.S. Treasury Obligations — 10.5%
     52,970,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.250%, 5/15/50        25,212,478
     53,042,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.375%, 8/15/50        26,013,371
     68,170,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.625%, 11/15/50        35,666,757
   101,275,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.125%, 8/15/53        89,046,835
  Total U.S. Treasury Obligations   $175,939,441
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 6.2%
$    51,684,421 Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2024-1, Class CERT, 144a, 10.080%, 2/16/32     $    3,569,274
      1,242,202 Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series, Ser 2024-A, Class D, 144a, 6.315%, 5/17/32         1,259,886
      2,977,145 Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series, Ser 2024-A, Class E, 144a, 7.917%, 5/17/32         3,037,296
        414,067 Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series, Ser 2024-A, Class F, 144a, 9.892%, 5/17/32           426,264
      2,933,847 Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series, Ser 2024-B, Class D, 144a, 5.410%, 9/15/32         2,951,833
      2,066,449 Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series, Ser 2024-B, Class E, 144a, 6.678%, 9/15/32         2,077,752
      8,122,827 Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series, Ser 2025-A, Class E, 144a, 6.066%, 6/15/33         8,145,787
      1,753,792 Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series, Ser 2025-A, Class F, 144a, 6.942%, 6/15/33         1,751,184
      3,599,889 Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series, Ser 2025-A, Class G, 144a, 10.219%, 6/15/33         3,617,054
      4,981,581 Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series, Ser 2025-B, Class E, 144a, 6.164%, 9/15/33         4,994,857
      5,778,481 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VII LLC, Ser 2024-CAR1, Class A, 144a, (SOFR30A + 1.100%), 4.762%, 12/26/31(C)         5,793,932
        972,143 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VII LLC, Ser 2024-CAR1, Class B, 144a, (SOFR30A + 1.300%), 4.962%, 12/26/31(C)           975,964
        889,758 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VII LLC, Ser 2024-CAR1, Class C, 144a, (SOFR30A + 1.500%), 5.162%, 12/26/31(C)           893,022
        247,155 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VII LLC, Ser 2024-CAR1, Class D, 144a, (SOFR30A + 2.050%), 5.712%, 12/26/31(C)           248,841
        494,310 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VII LLC, Ser 2024-CAR1, Class E, 144a, (SOFR30A + 3.600%), 7.262%, 12/26/31(C)           501,058
      7,545,861 Chase Auto Credit Linked Notes Series, Ser 2025-1, Class B, 144a, 4.753%, 2/25/33         7,572,856
      4,150,224 Chase Auto Credit Linked Notes Series, Ser 2025-1, Class E, 144a, 6.024%, 2/25/33         4,157,616
         27,000 Chase Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2024-4A, Class R1, 144a, 8.531%, 11/25/31         6,505,061
         32,000 Chase Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2024-5A, Class R1, 144a, 8.627%, 1/26/32         5,716,496
    449,367,728 Chase Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2025-1A, Class AIO, 144a, 1.050%, 10/25/30(E)         4,822,615
         27,000 Chase Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2025-1A, Class R1, 144a, 7.199%, 11/26/32         4,445,046
    161,913,054 Chase Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2025-2A, Class AIO, 144a, 1.000%, 2/25/31(E)         1,860,494
         25,000 Chase Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2025-2A, Class R1, 144a, 6.920%, 2/25/33         4,221,916
      1,984,719 Home Partners of America Trust, Ser 2019-1, Class C, 144a, 3.256%, 9/17/39         1,936,318
         24,511 Mid-State Capital Corp. Trust, Ser 2005-1, Class M2, 7.079%, 1/15/40            24,532
      1,866,667 OHA Credit Partners Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2023-15RA, Class X, 144a, (TSFR3M + 1.000%), 4.668%, 7/20/38(C)         1,866,624
        975,000 Progress Residential, Ser 2021-SFR3, Class B, 144a, 1.888%, 5/17/26           971,126
      2,489,672 Progress Residential, Ser 2021-SFR3, Class H, 144a, 4.750%, 5/17/26         2,480,462
      3,950,000 Progress Residential Trust, Ser 2021-SFR5, Class D, 144a, 2.109%, 7/17/38          3,918,222
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 6.2% (Continued)
$     3,328,894 Progress Residential Trust, Ser 2021-SFR6, Class A, 144a, 1.524%, 7/17/38     $    3,300,726
        40,000 USB Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2025-1A, Class R, 144a, 8.116%, 12/15/32         9,965,871
  Total Asset-Backed Securities   $104,009,985
  Sovereign Government Obligations — 4.6%
  4,200,000,000 Bono Del Tesoro Nacional Capitalizable en Pesos, 2.400%, 5/31/27, ARS         3,152,632
  2,700,000,000 Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos, 144a, 5.000%, 10/1/28, CLP         2,971,498
    180,000,000 Dominican Republic International Bond, 144a, 11.250%, 9/15/35, DOP         3,195,112
    275,000,000 European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, MTN, 6.750%, 3/14/31, INR         2,754,838
  2,600,000,000 Hungary Government Bond, Ser 31/B, 6.750%, 7/23/31, HUF         7,671,102
76,000,000,000 International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, MTN, 12/6/33, COB#         8,310,318
  3,500,000,000 International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, MTN, 12.500%, 7/14/27, KZT         6,894,311
    128,000,000 International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, MTN, Ser GDIF, 2/8/38, BRL#         6,719,459
    139,000,000 Mexican Bonos, Ser M, 8.000%, 2/21/36, MXN         7,103,479
19,521,000,000 Paraguay Government International Bond, 144a, 8.500%, 4/4/38, PYG         2,961,094
      6,700,000 Peruvian Government International Bond, 144a, 6.900%, 8/12/37, PEN         1,907,231
     14,500,000 Republic of Poland Government Bond, Ser 1035, 5.000%, 10/25/35, PLN         3,656,288
    100,000,000 Republic of South Africa Government Bond, Ser 2037, 8.500%, 1/31/37, ZAR         5,519,243
      8,700,000 Romania Government Bond, Ser 10Y, 6.700%, 2/25/32, RON         1,917,376
    132,000,000 Turkiye Government Bond, Ser 2Y, 32.600%, 2/10/27, TRY         2,792,920
      5,000,000 Ukraine Government International Bond, 144a, 4.500%, 2/1/35(C)(D)         2,617,301
    120,000,000 Uruguay Government International Bond, 8.250%, 5/21/31, UYU         3,049,279
      2,500,000 Venezuela Government International Bond, 6.000%, 12/9/20(B)           950,000
      3,000,000 Venezuela Government International Bond, 7.000%, 3/31/38(B)         1,222,500
      2,000,000 Venezuela Government International Bond, 7.750%, 10/13/19(B)           815,000
      2,000,000 Venezuela Government International Bond, 8.250%, 10/13/24(B)           853,000
     2,000,000 Venezuela Government International Bond, 12.750%, 8/23/22(B)         1,005,000
  Total Sovereign Government Obligations    $78,038,981
Shares        
  Exchange-Traded Funds — 4.4%  
       707,895 Invesco Preferred ETF     7,701,898
       322,581 JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF    16,325,824
       253,179 State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF    10,162,605
       795,624 State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF    17,678,765
     1,037,594 VanEck Long Muni ETF    18,095,639
        43,791 Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF     3,272,064
  Total Exchange-Traded Funds    $73,236,795
Shares       MarketValue
  Preferred Stocks — 3.3%  
  Financials — 3.0%  
       170,414 AGNC Investment Corp. REIT, Ser F, (TSFR3M + 4.959%), 8.641%(A)† $    4,135,948
       146,640 AGNC Investment Corp. REIT, Ser H, 8.750%(A)†     3,692,395
       146,575 Allstate Corp. (The), Ser J, 7.375%(A)     3,728,868
       108,246 Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT, Ser I, (TSFR3M + 5.251%), 8.933%(A)     2,682,336
       235,382 Brookfield Oaktree Holdings LLC, Ser B, 6.550%(A)     4,766,486
       163,194 Carlyle Finance LLC, 4.625%, 5/15/61(A)     2,855,895
       104,056 KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC, 4.625%, 4/1/61(A)†     1,664,896
       303,742 Lincoln National Corp., Ser D, 9.000%(A)†     7,939,816
        53,686 Oaktree Capital Group LLC, Ser A, 6.625%(A)     1,085,531
       186,953 Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 7.125%, 10/15/52(A)     4,750,476
        31,244 Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 5.750%, 6/15/56(A)       778,600
       290,000 Rithm Capital Corp. REIT, Ser D, 7.000%(A)     7,055,700
       192,373 Virtus Convertible & Income Fund, Ser A, 5.625%(A)     3,987,892
         7,379 Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II, 5.500%(A)       148,908
           49,273,747
  Utilities — 0.3%  
       316,505 Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (Canada), Ser 17, 5.250%(A)     5,481,866
  Total Preferred Stocks    $54,755,613
Principal
Amount
       
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%
$    28,048,708 BANK, Ser 2020-BN26, Class XA, 1.190%, 3/15/63(C)(D)(E)       956,231
Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
 
  Purchased Options — 0.1%    
  Purchased Call Options — 0.1%    
        30,000 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, Strike @91.00, Exp 05/26 $3,000,000       690,000
  Total Purchased Options       $690,000
Shares        
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 4.6%  
    60,517,545 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 3.53%∞Ω    60,517,545
    16,525,937 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 3.58%∞Ω**    16,525,937
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds    $77,043,482
  Total Investment Securities—100.2%
(Cost $1,702,426,771)
$1,680,536,860
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2%)    (2,871,277)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $1,677,665,583
(A) Perpetual Bond - A bond or preferred stock with no definite maturity date.
(B) The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued.
(C) Variable rate security - Rate reflected is the rate in effect as of March 31, 2026.
(D) 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.
(E) 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.
 
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** Represents collateral for securities loaned.
All or a portion of the security is on loan. The total market value of the securities on loan as of March 31, 2026 was $15,970,323.
# Zero coupon bond - Rate shown reflects effective yield to maturity at time of purchase.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of March 31, 2026.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ARS – Argentine Peso
BRL – Brazilian Real
CLP – Chilean Peso
COB – Colombian Peso
DOP – Dominican Peso
EGP – Egyptian Pound
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FRESB – Freddie Mac Multifamily Securitization Small Balance Loan
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
HUF – Hungarian Forint
INR – Indian Rupee
IO – Interest Only
KZT – Kazakhstan Tenge
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LP – Limited Partnership
MTN – Medium Term Note
MXN – Mexican Peso
NGN – Nigerian Naira
PEN – Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PLC – Public Limited Company
PLN – Polish Zloty
PYG – Paraguayan Guaraní
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
RON – New Romanian Leu
SOFR30A – Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average
SPDR – Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipt
STACR – Structured Agency Credit Risk
TRY – Turkish Lira
TSFR12M – Twelve Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TSFR1M – One Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TSFR3M – Three Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
UYU – Uruguayan Peso
ZAR – South African Rand
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 March 31, 2026, these securities were valued at $476,840,427 or 28.4% 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
Corporate Bonds $— $551,333,887 $— $551,333,887
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 348,892,759 348,892,759
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 215,639,686 215,639,686
U.S. Treasury Obligations 175,939,441 175,939,441
Asset-Backed Securities 104,009,985 104,009,985
Sovereign Government Obligations 78,038,981 78,038,981
Exchange-Traded Funds 73,236,795 73,236,795
Preferred Stocks 54,755,613 54,755,613
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 956,231 956,231
Purchased Call Options        
Equity contracts 690,000 690,000
Short-Term Investment Funds 77,043,482 77,043,482
Total $205,725,890 $1,474,810,970 $— $1,680,536,860
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Focused Fund – March 31, 2026
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.4%  
  Information Technology — 30.2%  
   351,529 Apple, Inc. $   89,214,545
    76,620 Applied Materials, Inc.    26,187,950
   266,472 Microsoft Corp.    98,639,940
   378,941 NVIDIA Corp.    66,087,311
   174,128 Oracle Corp.    25,615,970
   113,560 Salesforce, Inc.    21,198,245
   104,887 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) ADR    35,446,562
   106,327 Texas Instruments, Inc.    20,642,324
    89,583 Workday, Inc. - Class A*    11,638,623
          394,671,470
  Communication Services — 16.1%  
   388,808 Alphabet, Inc. - Class C   111,533,463
   415,250 Comcast Corp. - Class A    11,921,828
   134,663 Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A    77,044,742
    98,280 Netflix, Inc.*     9,449,622
          209,949,655
  Financials — 13.2%  
   748,902 Bank of America Corp.    36,508,972
    39,419 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B*    18,889,585
   297,862 Charles Schwab Corp. (The)    27,993,071
    14,440 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)    12,216,096
    64,909 LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.    19,526,574
    13,854 Markel Group, Inc.*    26,517,526
   100,160 Visa, Inc. - Class A    30,272,358
          171,924,182
  Consumer Discretionary — 10.0%  
   166,869 Airbnb, Inc. - Class A*    21,072,217
   315,140 Amazon.com, Inc.*    65,634,208
   206,190 Choice Hotels International, Inc.    21,340,665
   282,725 Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. - Class A*    14,362,430
   160,379 Frontdoor, Inc.*     8,477,634
          130,887,154
  Health Care — 9.2%  
   124,606 Becton Dickinson & Co.    19,591,801
   129,243 BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     7,300,937
   294,129 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.    17,838,924
    31,155 HCA Healthcare, Inc.    14,743,792
    81,099 Johnson & Johnson    19,823,840
   299,617 Medtronic PLC    25,961,813
    54,266 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.    14,683,837
          119,944,944
  Industrials — 8.1%  
   123,760 Boeing Co. (The)*    24,631,953
    30,301 Deere & Co.    17,068,553
    22,950 Hubbell, Inc.    11,262,483
   396,296 QXO, Inc.*     7,696,068
    83,562 Regal Rexnord Corp.    15,647,820
   164,379 SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.    11,107,089
   122,445 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     8,700,942
   135,228 Uber Technologies, Inc.*     9,726,950
          105,841,858
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.4% (Continued)  
  Consumer Staples — 5.9%  
   273,492 Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV (Mexico) ADR $   26,679,145
   187,896 Monster Beverage Corp.*    13,614,944
   219,156 Philip Morris International, Inc.    36,235,253
           76,529,342
  Energy — 3.3%  
   251,542 Exxon Mobil Corp.    42,676,616
  Real Estate — 1.6%  
    70,700 Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*    21,515,424
  Materials — 0.8%  
   140,564 International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.    10,197,918
  Total Common Stocks $1,284,138,563
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 2.8%  
21,083,456 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 3.53%∞Ω    21,083,456
15,508,432 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 3.58%∞Ω**    15,508,432
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds    $36,591,888
  Total Investment Securities—101.2%
(Cost $622,146,018)
$1,320,730,451
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.2%)   (15,240,093)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $1,305,490,358
* Non-income producing security.
** Represents collateral for securities loaned.
All or a portion of the security is on loan. The total market value of the securities on loan as of March 31, 2026 was $15,536,903.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of March 31, 2026.
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 $1,284,138,563 $— $— $1,284,138,563
Short-Term Investment Funds 36,591,888 36,591,888
Total $1,320,730,451 $— $— $1,320,730,451
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund – March 31, 2026
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.6%  
  Industrials — 30.0%  
   114,882 AMETEK, Inc. $   24,626,105
   132,081 Axon Enterprise, Inc.*    56,093,480
    28,722 Comfort Systems USA, Inc.    39,607,351
   635,034 CSX Corp.    26,068,146
   246,496 Fastenal Co.    11,437,414
   114,252 FTAI Aviation Ltd.    27,991,740
   485,685 Howmet Aerospace, Inc.   111,930,965
    88,341 JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.    18,719,458
    89,135 Quanta Services, Inc.    48,936,898
   340,699 Rocket Lab Corp.*    21,879,690
    73,293 Rockwell Automation, Inc.    26,303,392
   507,475 Vertiv Holdings Co. - Class A   127,163,085
          540,757,724
  Consumer Discretionary — 17.1%  
   547,090 Amer Sports, Inc. (Finland)*    18,010,203
     8,477 AutoZone, Inc.*    28,633,441
   173,520 DoorDash, Inc. - Class A*    26,054,028
   139,046 Garmin Ltd.    32,260,063
   179,854 Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.    54,690,004
   188,967 Ross Stores, Inc.    40,935,921
   202,036 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.    55,596,267
   367,240 Tapestry, Inc.    51,821,236
          308,001,163
  Health Care — 15.8%  
    96,500 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*    31,928,955
   334,360 Ascendis Pharma A/S (Denmark) ADR*    76,478,163
   171,101 Cencora, Inc.    53,749,668
    51,459 IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*    28,914,298
   250,764 Insmed, Inc.*    41,004,929
   480,933 Legend Biotech Corp. ADR*     8,700,078
   159,250 Natera, Inc.*    31,848,407
   120,829 Revolution Medicines, Inc.*    11,750,620
          284,375,118
  Information Technology — 13.2%  
   106,165 Astera Labs, Inc.*    11,635,684
   211,947 Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A*    43,733,144
    38,825 Coherent Corp.*     9,248,503
   145,391 Entegris, Inc.    17,045,641
   323,662 Everpure, Inc. - Class A*    19,109,004
    14,461 Fair Isaac Corp.*    15,437,696
   240,873 Marvell Technology, Inc.    23,858,471
    64,181 MongoDB, Inc.*    15,709,583
   100,228 NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)    19,730,884
   793,102 Samsara, Inc. - Class A*    25,133,402
   125,979 Snowflake, Inc. - Class A*    19,000,153
   134,299 Zscaler, Inc.*    18,840,807
          238,482,972
  Financials — 12.7%  
   362,084 American International Group, Inc.     27,246,821
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.6% (Continued)  
  Financials — 12.7% (Continued)  
   391,800 Ares Management Corp. - Class A $   42,745,380
    57,440 Corpay, Inc.*    16,714,466
   408,044 Fifth Third Bancorp    18,957,724
   130,732 LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.    39,328,108
    48,331 Moody's Corp.    21,084,399
    84,147 MSCI, Inc.    45,356,074
   249,577 Robinhood Markets, Inc. - Class A*    17,295,686
          228,728,658
  Energy — 4.7%  
    91,514 Cheniere Energy, Inc.    25,968,013
   143,803 Diamondback Energy, Inc.    28,442,795
   120,830 Targa Resources Corp.    30,295,706
           84,706,514
  Communication Services — 2.7%  
   316,930 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*    48,334,994
  Utilities — 1.8%  
   213,529 Vistra Corp.    32,099,815
  Materials — 0.6%  
   169,559 Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     9,966,678
  Total Common Stocks $1,775,453,636
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 1.3%  
23,320,169 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 3.53%∞Ω    23,320,169
  Total Investment Securities—99.9%
(Cost $1,575,284,848)
$1,798,773,805
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%     1,569,379
  Net Assets — 100.0% $1,800,343,184
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of March 31, 2026.
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 $1,775,453,636 $— $— $1,775,453,636
Short-Term Investment Fund 23,320,169 23,320,169
Total $1,798,773,805 $— $— $1,798,773,805
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund – March 31, 2026
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 97.0%  
  Japan — 17.3%  
  Communication Services — 4.5%  
 1,636,300 KDDI Corp. $   27,860,840
   561,800 Nintendo Co. Ltd.    32,070,714
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.8%  
 1,037,900 Denso Corp.    13,013,277
 1,137,400 Sony Group Corp.    23,706,529
  Financials — 2.5%  
 1,924,200 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.    32,584,277
  Industrials — 1.4%  
   607,900 Hitachi Ltd.    17,833,045
  Information Technology — 4.3%  
    54,200 Keyence Corp.    19,290,179
   715,400 Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.    16,051,593
    89,400 Tokyo Electron Ltd.    22,211,515
  Materials — 1.8%  
   600,000 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.    24,431,288
  Total Japan   229,053,257
  Sweden — 9.2%  
  Financials — 5.6%  
 2,344,839 Svenska Handelsbanken AB - Class A    30,913,711
 1,276,973 Swedbank AB - Class A    43,523,741
  Industrials — 3.6%  
 1,536,453 Atlas Copco AB - Class A    27,113,520
   852,069 Epiroc AB - Class A    20,975,252
  Total Sweden   122,526,224
  United Kingdom — 8.7%  
  Financials — 2.4%  
25,753,764 Lloyds Banking Group PLC    31,920,115
  Health Care — 2.1%  
    13,686 AstraZeneca PLC     2,676,160
   126,202 AstraZeneca PLC    24,889,559
  Industrials — 4.2%  
   512,628 RELX PLC    16,794,908
 3,281,497 Rentokil Initial PLC    20,364,732
 1,276,439 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC    19,392,204
  Total United Kingdom   116,037,678
  France — 7.9%  
  Energy — 3.1%  
   454,466 TotalEnergies SE    41,347,317
  Industrials — 1.3%  
   202,457 Cie de Saint-Gobain SA    16,762,313
  Materials — 3.5%  
   227,319 Air Liquide SA    46,986,497
  Total France   105,096,127
  Netherlands — 7.2%  
  Energy — 4.0%  
   570,116 Shell PLC ADR    53,020,788
  Financials — 0.9%  
    12,358 Adyen NV, 144a*    12,368,509
  Information Technology — 2.3%  
    22,525 ASML Holding NV    29,751,696
  Total Netherlands    95,140,993
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 97.0% (Continued)  
  Taiwan — 5.6%  
  Information Technology — 5.6%  
   218,572 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR $   73,866,407
  South Korea — 5.6%  
  Communication Services — 2.3%  
   779,584 KT Corp. ADR*    16,722,077
   350,230 KT Corp.    14,012,131
  Information Technology — 3.3%  
   368,555 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.    43,106,706
  Total South Korea    73,840,914
  United States — 5.3%  
  Health Care — 3.0%  
 2,363,264 Haleon PLC ADR    23,656,272
    40,553 Roche Holding AG    16,184,331
  Industrials — 2.3%  
   542,844 Experian PLC    18,779,415
    43,469 Schneider Electric SE    11,840,156
  Total United States    70,460,174
  China — 5.3%  
  Communication Services — 3.2%  
   673,081 Tencent Holdings Ltd. ADR    42,552,181
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.1%  
   216,062 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR    27,107,138
  Total China    69,659,319
  Germany — 5.0%  
  Industrials — 2.9%  
    62,004 MTU Aero Engines AG    22,620,231
    67,531 Siemens AG    16,452,854
  Materials — 2.1%  
   129,429 Heidelberg Materials AG    27,314,242
  Total Germany    66,387,327
  Singapore — 3.8%  
  Financials — 3.8%  
 2,969,400 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.    50,741,011
  Ireland — 3.5%  
  Industrials — 3.5%  
   335,982 AerCap Holdings NV    46,090,011
  Italy — 3.1%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 1.5%  
    59,776 Ferrari NV    20,231,187
  Financials — 1.6%  
   941,188 FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA    20,940,236
  Total Italy    41,171,423
  Hong Kong — 2.9%  
  Financials — 2.9%  
 3,406,200 AIA Group Ltd.    37,847,405
  Switzerland — 2.4%  
  Health Care — 1.3%  
    27,770 Lonza Group AG    17,814,972
  Industrials — 1.1%  
   175,952 ABB Ltd. ADR    14,160,617
  Total Switzerland    31,975,589
 
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Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund (Continued)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 97.0% (Continued)  
  Austria — 1.8%  
  Financials — 1.8%  
   222,354 Erste Group Bank AG $   24,019,854
  India — 1.2%  
  Financials — 1.2%  
   632,419 ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR    16,379,652
  Brazil — 1.2%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 1.2%  
     9,058 MercadoLibre, Inc.*    15,661,463
  Total Common Stocks $1,285,954,828
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 7.4%  
34,184,277 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 3.53%∞Ω    34,184,277
63,131,975 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 3.58%∞Ω**    63,131,975
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds    $97,316,252
  Total Investment Securities — 104.4%
(Cost $1,078,548,296)
$1,383,271,080
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.4)%   (57,720,616)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $1,325,550,464
* Non-income producing security.
** Represents collateral for securities loaned.
All or a portion of the security is on loan. The total market value of the securities on loan as of March 31, 2026 was $61,620,886.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of March 31, 2026.
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 March 31, 2026, these securities were valued at $12,368,509 or 0.9% 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        
Japan $— $229,053,257 $— $229,053,257
Sweden 122,526,224 122,526,224
United Kingdom 24,889,559 91,148,119 116,037,678
France 41,347,317 63,748,810 105,096,127
Netherlands 82,772,484 12,368,509 95,140,993
Taiwan 73,866,407 73,866,407
South Korea 16,722,077 57,118,837 73,840,914
United States 23,656,272 46,803,902 70,460,174
China 69,659,319 69,659,319
Germany 66,387,327 66,387,327
Singapore 50,741,011 50,741,011
Ireland 46,090,011 46,090,011
Italy 20,231,187 20,940,236 41,171,423
Hong Kong 37,847,405 37,847,405
Switzerland 14,160,617 17,814,972 31,975,589
Austria 24,019,854 24,019,854
India 16,379,652 16,379,652
Brazil 15,661,463 15,661,463
Short-Term Investment Funds 97,316,252 97,316,252
Total $593,493,628 $789,777,452 $— $1,383,271,080
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund – March 31, 2026
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 97.0%  
  China — 22.5%  
  Communication Services — 5.0%  
 1,588,842 Tencent Holdings Ltd. $  100,212,048
  Consumer Discretionary — 9.4%  
 3,161,500 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.    49,554,898
 4,126,323 ANTA Sports Products Ltd.    40,337,578
 2,141,500 BYD Co. Ltd. Class H    29,277,170
10,953,810 H World Group Ltd.    55,417,003
 1,272,100 Meituan - Class B, 144a*    13,881,474
  Industrials — 4.6%  
   962,894 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. - Class A    56,970,647
 4,361,768 DiDi Global, Inc. ADR*    17,926,866
 1,905,076 Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. ADR    15,812,131
  Information Technology — 3.5%  
   445,623 Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc. China - Class A    20,140,980
   315,731 NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd. - Class A    20,763,502
 7,147,600 Xiaomi Corp. - Class B, 144a*    29,524,320
  Total China   449,818,617
  Taiwan — 19.3%  
  Information Technology — 19.3%  
 1,108,000 Delta Electronics, Inc.    49,960,131
   320,000 eMemory Technology, Inc.    27,246,727
   487,000 MediaTek, Inc.    23,359,040
 3,061,000 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   177,031,481
   323,155 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR   109,210,232
  Total Taiwan   386,807,611
  South Korea — 15.7%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.1%  
 2,165,230 Coupang, Inc.*    40,879,542
  Consumer Staples — 0.7%  
   115,923 Cosmax, Inc.    14,872,111
  Information Technology — 12.9%  
 1,431,230 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   167,398,653
   159,666 SK Hynix, Inc.    90,588,920
  Total South Korea   313,739,226
  India — 14.8%  
  Communication Services — 2.3%  
 2,390,615 Bharti Airtel Ltd.    45,429,797
  Consumer Discretionary — 3.2%  
   328,847 Amber Enterprises India Ltd.*    22,968,501
 7,743,869 Eternal Ltd.*    19,051,680
   503,846 Titan Co. Ltd.    21,162,896
  Financials — 5.7%  
 6,042,798 Bajaj Finance Ltd.    51,066,616
 4,807,489 HDFC Bank Ltd.    37,657,284
 3,955,230 HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144a    24,856,141
  Health Care — 1.1%  
   287,692 Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.    22,728,233
  Industrials — 0.9%  
 1,297,444 Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.    17,955,165
  Real Estate — 1.6%  
 2,052,692 Phoenix Mills Ltd. (The)    32,598,953
  Total India   295,475,266
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 97.0% (Continued)  
  Brazil — 10.2%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 4.1%  
    47,846 MercadoLibre, Inc.* $   82,726,691
  Consumer Staples — 1.3%  
 5,533,662 Raia Drogasil SA    25,019,714
  Financials — 3.6%  
 4,987,845 NU Holdings Ltd. - Class A*    71,675,332
  Industrials — 1.2%  
 2,486,153 WEG SA    24,439,880
  Total Brazil   203,861,617
  Hong Kong — 3.3%  
  Financials — 3.3%  
 6,021,131 AIA Group Ltd.    66,902,761
  Singapore — 3.1%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.5%  
   598,231 Sea Ltd. ADR*    49,539,509
  Industrials — 0.6%  
 3,489,922 Grab Holdings Ltd. - Class A*    12,773,115
  Total Singapore    62,312,624
  Kazakhstan — 2.2%  
  Financials — 2.2%  
   605,384 Kaspi.KZ JSC ADR*    44,840,793
  Poland — 1.6%  
  Consumer Staples — 1.6%  
 3,601,538 Dino Polska SA, 144a*    32,548,999
  Indonesia — 1.5%  
  Financials — 1.5%  
75,314,600 Bank Central Asia Tbk PT    29,092,600
  Saudi Arabia — 1.1%  
  Financials — 1.1%  
   737,769 Al Rajhi Bank    21,031,368
  Netherlands — 1.0%  
  Information Technology — 1.0%  
    14,944 ASML Holding NV    19,738,483
  Vietnam — 0.7%  
  Information Technology — 0.7%  
 4,889,685 FPT Corp.    14,072,006
  Total Common Stocks $1,940,241,971
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 2.8%  
56,660,543 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 3.53%∞Ω    56,660,543
  Total Investment Securities — 99.8%
(Cost $1,553,297,447)
$1,996,902,514
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%     3,039,115
  Net Assets — 100.0% $1,999,941,629
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of March 31, 2026.
 
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Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund (Continued)
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
JSC – Joint Stock 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 March 31, 2026, these securities were valued at $100,810,934 or 5.0% 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        
China $33,738,997 $416,079,620 $— $449,818,617
Taiwan 109,210,232 277,597,379 386,807,611
South Korea 55,751,653 257,987,573 313,739,226
India 101,620,734 193,854,532 295,475,266
Brazil 203,861,617 203,861,617
Hong Kong 66,902,761 66,902,761
Singapore 62,312,624 62,312,624
Kazakhstan 44,840,793 44,840,793
Poland 32,548,999 32,548,999
Indonesia 29,092,600 29,092,600
Saudi Arabia 21,031,368 21,031,368
Netherlands 19,738,483 19,738,483
Vietnam 14,072,006 14,072,006
Short-Term Investment Fund 56,660,543 56,660,543
Total $687,735,676 $1,309,166,838 $— $1,996,902,514
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Strategic Income Fund – March 31, 2026
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 48.0%  
  Financials — 9.3%  
$   968,000 Allstate Corp. (The), Ser B, (TSFR3M + 3.200%), 6.852%, 8/15/53(A) $    967,701
  1,844,000 Ares Capital Corp., 5.875%, 3/1/29   1,856,992
  2,596,000 Barclays PLC (United Kingdom), 2.894%, 11/24/32   2,318,438
    699,000 Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Ser H, 4.000%(B)     643,524
  1,883,000 Citigroup, Inc., 4.075%, 4/23/29   1,869,386
  1,321,000 Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.841%, 1/23/30   1,360,252
    722,000 Credit Acceptance Corp., 144a, 9.250%, 12/15/28     748,092
    135,000 Credit Acceptance Corp., 144a, 6.625%, 3/15/30     131,135
  1,740,000 First Maryland Capital II, (TSFR3M + 1.112%), 4.775%, 2/1/27(A)   1,728,567
    946,000 Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC, 144a, 9.250%, 2/1/29     962,243
  2,294,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.330%, 7/23/35   2,300,456
  1,018,000 Guardian Life Global Funding, 144a, 4.327%, 10/6/30   1,006,131
  1,532,000 HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), 4.675%, 3/10/32   1,510,995
    509,000 Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 144a, 6.625%, 10/15/31     485,521
    971,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ser W, (TSFR3M + 1.262%), 4.914%, 5/15/47(A)     853,849
  2,186,000 Morgan Stanley, 2.484%, 9/16/36   1,881,135
  1,318,000 PNC Capital Trust, (TSFR3M + 0.832%), 4.499%, 6/1/28(A)   1,300,229
    842,000 PRA Group, Inc., 144a, 8.375%, 2/1/28     847,757
    965,000 Rocket Cos., Inc., 144a, 6.500%, 8/1/29     975,746
  2,255,000 State Street Corp., (TSFR3M + 1.262%), 4.936%, 6/15/47(A)   1,957,139
 2,337,000 Truist Financial Corp., Ser A, (TSFR3M + 0.932%), 4.584%, 5/15/27(A)   2,310,395
         28,015,683
  Energy — 7.9%  
  1,595,000 Aker BP ASA (Norway), 144a, 5.125%, 10/1/34   1,561,860
    950,000 Azule Energy Finance PLC (Angola), 144a, 8.250%, 1/22/31     955,945
  1,824,000 Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 3.250%, 1/31/32   1,662,350
    667,000 Ecopetrol SA (Colombia), 7.750%, 2/1/32     674,935
  1,516,000 Enbridge, Inc. (Canada), Ser 20-A, 5.750%, 7/15/80   1,511,426
    895,000 Energy Transfer LP, (TSFR3M + 3.279%), 6.943%, 11/1/66(A)     884,260
  1,839,000 HF Sinclair Corp., 5.000%, 2/1/28   1,838,789
    263,000 Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 144a, 5.750%, 2/1/29     259,304
    766,000 Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 144a, 6.000%, 2/1/31     744,932
    755,745 MC Brazil Downstream Trading SARL (Brazil), 144a, 7.250%, 6/30/31     676,294
    405,000 Mesquite Energy, Inc., 7.250%, 7/15/26          41
  2,133,000 Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC, 144a, 4.625%, 4/1/29   2,120,869
    925,000 MSU Energy SA (Argentina), 144a, 9.750%, 12/5/30     920,976
  1,151,000 NGPL PipeCo LLC, 144a, 7.768%, 12/15/37   1,333,332
    755,250 OHI Group SA (Brazil), 144a, 13.000%, 7/22/29     754,901
    350,000 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), 6.375%, 1/23/45     275,579
    950,000 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), 6.625%, 6/15/35     882,511
    904,000 Plains All American Pipeline LP, Ser B, (TSFR3M + 4.372%), 8.024%(A)(B)     902,000
    669,000 Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada), 144a, 6.875%, 1/15/29     673,808
  2,426,000 Sempra Infrastructure Partners LP, 144a, 3.250%, 1/15/32   2,144,300
    803,000 SESI LLC, 144a, 7.875%, 9/30/30     818,924
    826,000 SM Energy Co., 144a, 7.000%, 8/1/32      841,508
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 48.0% (Continued)  
  Energy — 7.9% (Continued)  
$   799,000 Sunoco LP, 144a, 7.875%(B) $    815,469
   730,000 Venture Global LNG, Inc., 144a, 9.000%(B)†     726,650
         23,980,963
  Consumer Discretionary — 6.9%  
    898,000 ADT Security Corp. (The), 144a, 5.875%, 10/15/33     869,508
    440,000 Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.250%, 10/15/29     437,984
    907,000 BlueLinx Holdings, Inc., 144a, 6.000%, 11/15/29     878,055
     83,000 Carnival Corp., 144a, 5.125%, 5/1/29      82,288
    555,000 Carnival Corp., 144a, 5.875%, 6/15/31     561,839
  1,119,000 Carriage Services, Inc., 144a, 4.250%, 5/15/29   1,061,038
    752,000 Cimpress PLC (Ireland), 144a, 7.375%, 9/15/32     743,190
  2,679,000 General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.100%, 1/12/32   2,403,686
    453,000 Gildan Activewear, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 4.700%, 10/7/30     448,243
  1,624,000 Gildan Activewear, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 5.400%, 10/7/35   1,583,977
    931,000 Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 8/15/28     900,665
  1,856,000 Mattel, Inc., 5.450%, 11/1/41   1,680,941
  2,387,000 Meritage Homes Corp., 144a, 3.875%, 4/15/29   2,324,029
  2,184,000 Polaris, Inc., 5.600%, 3/1/31   2,164,719
  1,099,000 Speedway Motorsports LLC / Speedway Funding II, Inc., 144a, 4.875%, 11/1/27   1,094,510
  2,236,000 United Airlines, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 4/15/29   2,192,274
    628,000 Upbound Group, Inc., 144a, 6.375%, 2/15/29     608,480
   957,000 Voyager Parent LLC, 144a, 9.250%, 7/1/32     993,553
         21,028,979
  Industrials — 4.3%  
  1,860,000 Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc., 5.100%, 3/17/30   1,877,471
    786,000 Amsted Industries, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 5/15/30     753,838
    970,000 Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The), 144a, 9.250%, 10/1/31   1,012,608
  2,293,000 Molex Electronic Technologies LLC, 144a, 5.250%, 4/30/32   2,322,437
    953,000 Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 144a, 7.250%, 5/15/31     907,894
  1,069,000 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 6.707%, 3/15/60   1,043,741
    928,000 Stonepeak Nile Parent LLC, 144a, 7.250%, 3/15/32     965,207
  2,171,000 Textron Financial Corp., 144a, (TSFR3M + 1.997%), 5.649%, 2/15/42(A)   1,944,269
 2,140,000 Timken Co. (The), 4.500%, 12/15/28   2,134,193
         12,961,658
  Utilities — 4.0%  
  1,447,000 Capital Power US Holdings, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 6.189%, 6/1/35   1,482,457
  2,155,000 CMS Energy Corp., 4.750%, 6/1/50   2,089,073
  1,522,000 Edison International, 4.125%, 3/15/28   1,496,418
    800,000 Eskom Holdings (South Africa), 144a, 8.450%, 8/10/28     837,137
  1,716,000 National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 5.250%, 4/20/46   1,716,118
  1,307,000 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., (TSFR3M + 2.329%), 6.021%, 10/1/66(A)   1,142,379
  1,160,000 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., (TSFR3M + 2.387%), 6.061%, 6/15/67(A)   1,021,722
    204,000 PacifiCorp, 7.125%, 8/15/56     192,686
    630,000 PacifiCorp, 7.375%, 9/15/55     598,355
    821,304 Sorik Marapi Geothermal Power PT (Indonesia), 144a, 7.750%, 8/5/31     815,141
   834,000 South Jersey Industries, Inc., 5.020%, 4/15/31     728,574
         12,120,060
  Consumer Staples — 3.9%  
  1,873,000 Element Fleet Management Corp. (Canada), 144a, 5.037%, 3/25/30   1,890,895
 2,022,000 Global Payments, Inc., 5.200%, 11/15/32   1,962,583
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 48.0% (Continued)  
  Consumer Staples — 3.9% (Continued)  
$   903,000 Herc Holdings, Inc., 144a, 7.000%, 6/15/30 $    925,855
    476,000 Industrial F&B Investments III, Inc., 144a, 7.750%, 2/11/33     478,161
  2,264,000 Mars, Inc., 144a, 5.000%, 3/1/32   2,291,125
  2,265,000 Philip Morris International, Inc., 5.375%, 2/15/33   2,326,308
  1,023,000 Turning Point Brands, Inc., 144a, 7.625%, 3/15/32   1,046,301
   847,000 VT Topco, Inc., 144a, 8.500%, 8/15/30     862,199
         11,783,427
  Real Estate — 3.1%  
  2,139,000 Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP REIT, 4.150%, 4/15/32   2,006,373
  2,413,000 Sabra Health Care LP REIT, 3.900%, 10/15/29   2,340,334
  3,284,000 Store Capital LLC REIT, 2.700%, 12/1/31   2,856,121
 2,363,000 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. REIT, 144a, 4.625%, 12/1/29   2,322,741
          9,525,569
  Communication Services — 3.1%  
  1,892,000 AT&T, Inc., 5.125%, 4/30/36   1,869,877
    894,000 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 144a, 4.250%, 2/1/31     814,175
    716,000 CSC Holdings LLC, 144a, 4.625%, 12/1/30     253,531
    463,000 Directv Financing LLC / Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc., 144a, 10.000%, 2/15/31     472,481
    728,000 Gray Media, Inc., 144a, 5.375%, 11/15/31     536,275
  1,810,000 Meta Platforms, Inc., 4.600%, 11/15/32   1,792,720
    417,000 Neptune Bidco US, Inc., 144a, 9.290%, 4/15/29     417,719
    844,000 Stagwell Global LLC, 144a, 5.625%, 8/15/29     803,030
 2,413,000 Videotron Ltd. (Canada), 144a, 3.625%, 6/15/29   2,335,367
          9,295,175
  Health Care — 2.5%  
    322,000 Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 144a, 5.500%, 7/1/28     319,631
    995,000 Biocon Biologics Global PLC (India), 144a, 6.670%, 10/9/29     980,239
  1,771,000 HCA, Inc., 5.450%, 4/1/31   1,815,841
  2,454,000 Medline Borrower LP, 144a, 3.875%, 4/1/29   2,373,576
    639,000 Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co.-Issuer BV, 144a, 4.125%, 4/30/28     620,368
 1,476,000 Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., 144a, 5.375%, 2/15/30   1,454,862
          7,564,517
  Information Technology — 1.9%  
    825,000 Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., 144a, 6.500%, 10/15/28     817,258
  1,819,000 Oracle Corp., 4.700%, 9/27/34   1,661,253
  1,595,000 Paychex, Inc., 5.600%, 4/15/35   1,602,782
 1,568,000 Salesforce, Inc., 5.550%, 3/15/36   1,563,653
          5,644,946
  Materials — 1.1%  
    923,000 Braskem Netherlands Finance BV (Brazil), 144a, 7.250%, 2/13/33     424,442
  1,111,000 LYB International Finance III LLC, 6.150%, 5/15/35   1,141,997
    907,000 Magnera Corp., 144a, 4.750%, 11/15/29     817,849
   794,000 Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC (India), 144a, 9.475%, 7/24/30     803,962
          3,188,250
  Total Corporate Bonds $145,109,227
  U.S. Treasury Obligations — 21.4%
  2,245,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.250%, 8/15/54       2,016,291
    250,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.500%, 11/15/54         234,209
10,390,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.750%, 2/15/45      10,228,062
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  U.S. Treasury Obligations — 21.4% (Continued)
$16,020,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.750%, 8/15/55     $ 15,652,040
13,332,693 U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 2.375%, 2/15/56      12,417,129
14,230,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.500%, 1/31/28      14,147,733
    820,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.750%, 4/15/28         818,815
 9,470,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 4.125%, 2/15/36       9,329,430
  Total U.S. Treasury Obligations  $64,843,709
  Asset-Backed Securities — 10.0%
  2,456,225 AB Issuer LLC, Ser 2021-1, Class A2, 144a, 3.734%, 7/30/51       2,338,058
    730,000 Ballyrock CLO 26 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2024-26A, Class C1, 144a, (TSFR3M + 3.300%), 6.968%, 7/25/37(A)         731,175
  1,104,600 Bridgecrest Lending Auto Securitization Trust, Ser 2023-1, Class E, 144a, 10.370%, 7/15/30       1,186,135
    615,000 Bridgecrest Lending Auto Securitization Trust, Ser 2025-3, Class E, 144a, 6.620%, 5/17/32         614,557
    565,000 Bridgecrest Lending Auto Securitization Trust, Ser 2026-1, Class E, 144a, 6.630%, 2/15/33         558,588
  1,425,000 Cajun Global LLC, Ser 2025-2A, Class M, 144a, 8.720%, 11/20/55       1,399,982
  1,450,000 CIFC Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2022-4A, Class DR, 144a, (TSFR3M + 2.700%), 6.371%, 7/16/35(A)       1,386,906
    509,080 Driven Brands Funding LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A2, 144a, 2.791%, 10/20/51         459,201
  1,600,000 Dryden Senior Loan Fund (Cayman Islands), Ser 2016-45A, Class BRR, 144a, (TSFR3M + 1.650%), 5.322%, 10/15/30(A)       1,600,240
  1,590,000 GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust, Ser 2025-2A, Class E, 144a, 7.730%, 6/15/32       1,641,307
    910,000 GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust, Ser 2026-1A, Class E, 144a, 6.510%, 3/15/33         893,228
  2,571,750 Hardee's Funding LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A2, 144a, 2.865%, 6/20/51       2,403,980
    814,200 Jack in the Box Funding LLC, Ser 2022-1A, Class A2I, 144a, 3.445%, 2/26/52         790,548
    920,000 Jack in the Box Funding LLC, Ser 2022-1A, Class A2II, 144a, 4.136%, 2/26/52         785,640
  1,524,000 Neighborly Issuer LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A2, 144a, 3.584%, 4/30/51       1,460,285
  1,000,000 Octagon Investment Partners XVI Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2013-1A, Class BR, 144a, (TSFR3M + 1.862%), 5.529%, 7/17/30(A)       1,000,513
  1,153,026 Oxford Finance Credit Fund III LP, Ser 2024-A, Class B, 144a, 7.548%, 1/14/32       1,138,295
    510,000 Oxford Finance Credit Fund III LP, Ser 2025-A, Class B, 144a, 7.194%, 8/14/34         509,708
  1,100,000 Oxford Finance Funding Trust LLC, Ser 2025-1A, Class B, 144a, 6.486%, 2/15/35       1,086,760
  2,020,000 Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2025-2A, Class C, 144a, (TSFR3M + 2.500%), 6.172%, 7/15/33(A)       1,946,416
  1,226,325 Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Ser 2024-1A, Class A2II, 144a, 6.237%, 6/5/54       1,247,701
  2,444,063 TSC SPV Funding LLC, Ser 2024-1A, Class A2, 144a, 6.291%, 8/20/54       2,466,964
  1,110,000 Vital Care Issuer LLC, Ser 2025-1A, Class A2, 144a, 6.737%, 1/30/56       1,115,575
 1,623,500 Zaxbys Funding LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A2, 144a, 3.238%, 7/30/51       1,540,069
  Total Asset-Backed Securities  $30,301,831
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 8.5%
$   895,000 BANK5, Ser 2026-5YR21, Class C, 6.160%, 4/15/59(A)(C)     $    888,860
    835,000 BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Ser 2024-5C27, Class AS, 6.410%, 7/15/57(A)(C)         866,940
21,000,639 Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Ser 2024-V5, Class XA, 1.065%, 1/10/57(A)(C)(D)         547,564
  1,498,000 BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-21M, Class G, 144a, (TSFR1M + 3.180%), 6.853%, 10/15/36(A)       1,497,532
  1,050,000 BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2024-XL5, Class D, 144a, (TSFR1M + 2.690%), 6.362%, 3/15/41(A)       1,050,000
  2,735,000 BX Trust, Ser 2019-OC11, Class E, 144a, 3.944%, 12/9/41(A)(C)       2,527,505
  1,425,000 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-C8, Class C, 4.868%, 6/15/50(A)(C)       1,378,860
  2,750,000 CGMS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-B1, Class D, 144a, 3.000%, 8/15/50       2,437,560
  1,800,000 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-C2, Class C, 4.031%, 8/10/49(A)(C)       1,762,103
  1,000,000 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-P5, Class B, 3.698%, 10/10/49(A)(C)         914,134
    485,000 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-P8, Class AS, 3.789%, 9/15/50(A)(C)         459,204
19,736,248 CRB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2025-CRE1, Class XA, 144a, 1.268%, 9/15/58(A)(C)(D)         840,476
    905,000 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-C6, Class B, 3.924%, 1/15/49(A)(C)         873,000
  1,850,000 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-C6, Class C, 4.871%, 1/15/49(A)(C)       1,776,260
  1,199,000 CSMC, Ser 2017-TIME, Class A, 144a, 3.646%, 11/13/39       1,140,920
    620,000 GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2016-GS2, Class D, 144a, 2.753%, 5/10/49         545,963
    825,000 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2014-C25, Class AS, 4.065%, 11/15/47         800,250
  1,662,106 KSL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2024-HT2, Class C, 144a, (TSFR1M + 2.341%), 6.014%, 12/15/39(A)       1,658,989
    896,000 MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-MHC, Class G, 144a, (TSFR1M + 3.315%), 6.988%, 4/15/38(A)         895,440
    540,000 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-C1, Class AS, 3.724%, 6/15/50         528,824
    870,000 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-C17, Class C, 3.758%, 10/15/52(A)(C)         766,742
 1,625,000 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2025-AURA, Class D, 144a, (TSFR1M + 2.891%), 6.564%, 10/15/42(A)       1,624,421
  Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities  $25,781,547
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 6.7%
  1,255,819 BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Ser 2024-NQM8, Class A1A, 144a, 4.300%, 8/1/53(A)(C)       1,235,268
  2,026,763 CIM Trust, Ser 2018-INV1, Class B4, 144a, 4.687%, 8/25/48(A)(C)       1,936,623
  1,744,382 CIM Trust, Ser 2021-J3, Class A7, 144a, 2.500%, 6/25/51(A)(C)       1,561,069
    954,445 Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-5INV, Class A16, 144a, 2.500%, 7/25/51(A)(C)         787,916
    976,862 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2021-MM1, Class A6, 144a, 2.500%, 4/25/52(A)(C)         870,695
    978,928 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-1, Class B1, 144a, 4.475%, 5/25/49(A)(C)          925,794
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 6.7%
(Continued)
$ 2,450,235 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-5, Class B4, 144a, 3.568%, 12/25/50(A)(C)     $  2,098,561
  1,186,600 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-LTV2, Class B4, 144a, 3.997%, 11/25/50(A)(C)       1,053,625
    984,175 Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance, Ser 2021-MTG3, Class A9, 144a, 2.500%, 7/1/51(A)(C)         891,165
  2,550,000 Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2017-2, Class B2, 144a, 4.088%, 7/25/59(A)(C)       2,289,565
    686,250 OBX Trust, Ser 2022-J1, Class B1A, 144a, 2.842%, 2/25/52(A)(C)         585,326
  1,075,000 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2026-4, Class A5, 144a, 5.000%, 3/25/56(A)(C)       1,064,561
  2,375,000 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-2, Class 1B3, 144a, 3.648%, 11/25/60(A)(C)       2,144,356
  2,000,000 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-3, Class B3, 144a, 3.822%, 7/25/57(A)(C)       1,718,883
 1,465,000 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-4, Class A2, 144a, 2.500%, 10/25/60       1,205,846
  Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  $20,369,253
Shares        
  Common Stocks — 1.9%  
  Health Care — 0.4%  
     2,708 Johnson & Johnson     661,944
     5,291 Medtronic PLC     458,465
          1,120,409
  Industrials — 0.4%  
     3,042 RTX Corp.     586,802
     6,791 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     482,568
          1,069,370
  Financials — 0.3%  
     9,761 Bank of America Corp.     475,849
       637 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     538,895
          1,014,744
  Information Technology — 0.3%  
     1,795 International Business Machines Corp.     435,090
     2,741 Texas Instruments, Inc.     532,138
            967,228
  Materials — 0.3%  
    39,560 Covia Equity*     776,365
        44 HC Minerals LLC(E)*          44
            776,409
  Energy — 0.2%  
     4,472 Exxon Mobil Corp.     758,720
  Total Common Stocks   $5,706,880
Principal
Amount
       
  U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 0.8%
$ 2,689,072 FHLMC REMIC, Pool #SL3961, 3.000%, 2/1/53   2,369,698
  Sovereign Government Obligations — 0.7%
     10,800 Ghana Government International Bond, 144a, 4.717%, 7/3/26#          10,590
    382,363 Ghana Government International Bond, 144a, 4.962%, 1/3/30#         321,840
    285,863 Ghana Government International Bond, 144a, 5.000%, 7/3/29(A)(C)          272,149
 
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Principal
Amount
      MarketValue
  Sovereign Government Obligations — 0.7% (Continued)
$   890,000 Provincia de Cordoba, 144a, 8.600%, 2/3/35     $    849,950
   668,680 Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 144a, 4.000%, 4/15/28         637,705
  Total Sovereign Government Obligations   $2,092,234
Number of
Rights
       
  Rights — 0.0%  
  Energy — 0.0%  
    27,942 Vistra Energy Corp. Tax Return Rights, 12/6/26*      33,530
Shares        
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 2.9%  
 3,581,118 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 3.53%∞Ω   3,581,118
 5,195,816 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 3.58%∞Ω**   5,195,816
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds   $8,776,934
  Total Investment Securities—100.9%
(Cost $305,974,330)
$305,384,843
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.9%)  (2,839,775)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $302,545,068
(A) Variable rate security - Rate reflected is the rate in effect as of March 31, 2026.
(B) Perpetual Bond - A bond or preferred stock with no definite maturity date.
(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) 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.
(E) Level 3- 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.
* Non-income producing security.
** Represents collateral for securities loaned.
All or a portion of the security is on loan. The total market value of the securities on loan as of March 31, 2026 was $5,052,585.
# Zero coupon bond - Rate shown reflects effective yield to maturity at time of purchase.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of March 31, 2026.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LP – Limited Partnership
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
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 March 31, 2026, these securities were valued at $136,932,500 or 45.3% 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:        
Corporate Bonds $— $145,109,227 $— $145,109,227
U.S. Treasury Obligations 64,843,709 64,843,709
Asset-Backed Securities 30,301,831 30,301,831
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 25,781,547 25,781,547
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 20,369,253 20,369,253
Common Stocks 4,930,471 776,365 44 5,706,880
U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations 2,369,698 2,369,698
Sovereign Government Obligations 2,092,234 2,092,234
Rights 33,530 33,530
Short-Term Investment Funds 8,776,934 8,776,934
Other Financial Instruments        
Futures        
Interest rate contracts 75,408 75,408
Total Assets $13,782,813 $291,677,394 $44 $305,460,251
Liabilities:        
Other Financial Instruments        
Futures        
Interest rate contracts $(7,106) $— $— $(7,106)
Total Liabilities $(7,106) $— $— $(7,106)
Total $13,775,707 $291,677,394 $44 $305,453,145
 
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Futures Contracts
At March 31, 2026, $516,250 was segregated with the broker as collateral for futures contracts. The Fund had the following futures contracts, brokered by Wells Fargo, open at March 31, 2026:
Description Expiration Date Number of
Contracts
Notional Value Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
Long Futures:        
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note 6/30/2026 310 $33,535,704 $75,408
30-Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond 6/18/2026 25 2,914,063 (7,106)
        $68,302
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2026
  Touchstone
Dynamic Large
Cap Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Flexible
Income
Fund
Touchstone
Focused
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Non-US
Equity Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Emerging
Markets
Growth Fund
Touchstone
Strategic
Income
Fund
Assets              
Investments, at cost $95,930,783 $1,702,426,771 $622,146,018 $1,575,284,848 $1,078,548,296 $1,553,297,447 $305,974,330
Investments, at market value * $140,559,653 $1,680,536,860 $1,320,730,451 $1,798,773,805 $1,383,271,080 $1,996,902,514 $305,384,843
Cash 21,296 81,250 121,973 74,657 3,379,800
Cash deposits held at prime broker (A) 540,092 516,250
Foreign currency 313,663 3,292,461 8,262,361
Dividends and interest receivable 28,893 14,803,192 752,429 547,580 6,914,041 3,815,027 2,780,633
Receivable for capital shares sold 30,311 2,243,725 62,414 1,871,929 1,442,595 8,665,583 345,127
Receivable for investments sold 1,155,446 2,078,579 5,199,956 6,114,143
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts 47,927
Receivable for securities lending income 55 25,393 4,761 482,981 1,950
Tax reclaim receivable 4,098 3,574 1,001,907 22,175
Other assets 1,500 11,918 9,678 16,434 8,011 14,018 2,073
Total Assets 140,641,708 1,699,715,637 1,323,760,285 1,806,487,935 1,405,907,019 2,017,681,678 309,078,803
 
Liabilities              
Payable for return of collateral for securities on loan 16,525,937 15,508,432 63,131,975 5,195,816
Deferred foreign capital gains tax 14,054,641
Payable for capital shares redeemed 48,349 3,336,494 267,636 4,493,376 1,346,404 1,451,728 175,505
Payable for investments purchased 385,000 1,324,085 14,563,113 890,744
Payable to Investment Adviser 50,373 1,016,034 707,161 1,041,450 671,448 1,421,042 92,709
Payable to other affiliates 17,529 238,632 172,077 265,636 280,833 236,140 40,570
Payable to Trustees 15,636 15,636 15,636 15,636 15,636 15,636 15,636
Payable for professional services 27,936 59,432 40,546 45,313 49,776 67,964 42,164
Payable for reports to shareholders 5,865 28,141 16,875 44,724 13,543 28,472 9,615
Payable for transfer agent services 23,245 411,633 195,605 207,907 214,802 185,499 55,584
Other accrued expenses and liabilities 7,610 33,115 21,874 30,709 69,025 278,927 15,392
Total Liabilities 196,543 22,050,054 18,269,927 6,144,751 80,356,555 17,740,049 6,533,735
Net Assets $140,445,165 $1,677,665,583 $1,305,490,358 $1,800,343,184 $1,325,550,464 $1,999,941,629 $302,545,068
Net assets consist of:              
Paid-in capital 90,183,121 1,729,004,652 594,123,109 1,581,687,633 1,008,952,924 2,222,885,111 380,165,279
Distributable earnings (deficit) 50,262,044 (51,339,069) 711,367,249 218,655,551 316,597,540 (222,943,482) (77,620,211)
Net Assets $140,445,165 $1,677,665,583 $1,305,490,358 $1,800,343,184 $1,325,550,464 $1,999,941,629 $302,545,068
*Includes market value of securities on loan of: $ $15,970,323 $15,536,903 $ $61,620,886 $ $5,052,585
Cost of foreign currency: $ $320,115 $ $ $3,283,133 $8,346,926 $
(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  (Continued)
  Touchstone
Dynamic Large
Cap Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Flexible
Income
Fund
Touchstone
Focused
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Non-US
Equity Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Emerging
Markets
Growth Fund
Touchstone
Strategic
Income
Fund
Pricing of Class A Shares              
Net assets applicable to Class A shares $68,956,036 $116,445,510 $64,917,819 $233,966,084 $553,559,989 $6,965,339 $119,607,523
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
1,517,830 11,388,647 839,256 6,435,154 18,194,500 420,429 36,680,141
Net asset value price per share* $45.43 $10.22 $77.35 $36.36 $30.42 $16.57 $3.26
Maximum sales charge - Class A shares 5.00% 3.25% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 3.25%
Maximum offering price per share
(100%/(100%-maximum sales charge) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent) - Class A shares
$47.82 $10.56 $81.42 $38.27 $32.02 $17.44 $3.37
 
Pricing of Class C Shares              
Net assets applicable to Class C shares $1,265,041 $28,415,838 $4,827,779 $12,215,844 $8,521,241 $4,477,292 $6,258,548
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
28,782 2,834,237 70,729 347,379 276,833 283,293 1,909,448
Net asset value and offering price per share** $43.95 $10.03 $68.26 $35.17 $30.78 $15.80 $3.28
 
Pricing of Class Y Shares              
Net assets applicable to Class Y shares $32,666,183 $1,471,276,702 $1,214,949,157 $746,107,679 $687,248,234 $443,106,226 $84,941,275
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
658,745 143,318,817 15,450,635 18,895,789 21,470,090 26,527,454 26,138,598
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $49.59 $10.27 $78.63 $39.49 $32.01 $16.70 $3.25
 
Pricing of Institutional Class Shares              
Net assets applicable to Institutional Class shares $37,555,010 $61,527,533 $20,795,603 $205,494,726 $76,221,000 $864,926,892 $91,737,722
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
732,977 5,995,913 262,935 5,084,088 2,378,527 51,419,593 28,254,173
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $51.24 $10.26 $79.09 $40.42 $32.05 $16.82 $3.25
 
Pricing of Class R6 Shares              
Net assets applicable to Class R6 shares $2,895 $ $ $602,558,851 $ $680,465,880 $
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
57 14,818,020 40,422,510
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $51.30 $ $ $40.66 $ $16.83 $
* There is no sales load on subscriptions of $1 million or more for all funds except for Flexible Income Fund and Strategic Income Fund. There is no sales load on subscriptions of $500,000 or more for Flexible Income Fund and Strategic Income 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 Operations For the Year Ended March 31, 2026
  Touchstone
Dynamic Large
Cap Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Flexible
Income
Fund
Touchstone
Focused
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Non-US
Equity Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Emerging
Markets
Growth Fund
Touchstone
Strategic
Income
Fund
Investment Income              
Dividends* $857,819 $13,845,472 $15,557,896 $8,336,846 $29,016,065 $23,333,813 $478,908
Interest** 85,199,389 235 16,191,326
Income from securities loaned 151 65,268 20,203 912 726,496 30,296 6,359
Total Investment Income 857,970 99,110,129 15,578,099 8,337,993 29,742,561 23,364,109 16,676,593
Expenses              
Investment advisory fees 923,476 9,102,873 8,446,141 10,313,147 7,064,577 17,285,790 1,607,481
Administration fees 199,801 2,287,210 1,804,090 2,006,326 1,456,964 2,655,521 394,150
Compliance fees and expenses 3,873 3,873 3,873 3,873 3,873 3,873 3,873
Custody fees 6,313 56,471 9,400 15,889 89,728 438,757 40,700
Professional fees 47,273 103,619 75,596 85,671 82,912 151,881 53,090
Transfer Agent fees, Class A 55,167 109,083 51,224 221,642 334,371 9,440 112,077
Transfer Agent fees, Class C 1,771 21,695 5,732 10,263 6,597 8,866 8,170
Transfer Agent fees, Class Y 34,769 1,290,310 844,416 762,475 482,389 493,020 73,664
Transfer Agent fees, Institutional Class 19,158 19,356 9,536 125,938 5,918 470,459 69,483
Transfer Agent fees, Class R6 16 1,169 902
Registration fees, Class A 17,934 24,343 18,392 26,543 30,482 17,463 20,481
Registration fees, Class C 14,101 18,472 12,431 21,769 16,765 13,885 15,859
Registration fees, Class Y 17,389 53,202 31,852 37,400 49,315 25,667 19,442
Registration fees, Institutional Class 15,586 15,849 17,053 20,995 24,927 23,793 18,343
Registration fees, Class R6 5,275 20,855 19,423
Interest expense on securities sold short 1,538
Reports to Shareholders, Class A 13,276 15,041 6,882 18,053 27,516 10,725 14,785
Reports to Shareholders, Class C 6,269 5,089 4,283 4,144 4,088 4,149 5,321
Reports to Shareholders, Class Y 9,895 69,395 36,154 81,104 29,640 49,293 15,624
Reports to Shareholders, Institutional Class 6,100 4,817 4,252 20,214 7,531 9,778 12,284
Reports to Shareholders, Class R6 4,880 7,907 15,870
Distribution and shareholder servicing expenses, Class A 179,099 298,052 167,187 614,377 1,338,941 21,182 303,501
Distribution and shareholder servicing expenses, Class C 15,836 307,629 57,950 130,899 64,910 49,844 79,169
Trustee fees 31,476 31,476 31,476 31,476 31,476 31,476 31,476
Other expenses 86,206 116,169 347,489 369,038 156,508 94,583 84,189
Total Expenses 1,714,939 13,955,562 11,985,409 14,951,167 11,309,428 21,905,640 2,983,162
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Adviser and/or Affiliates(A) (419,521) (63,048) (35,637) (350,094) (137,963) (746,156) (507,524)
Fees recouped by the Adviser(A) 248,025 33,857
Net Expenses 1,295,418 14,140,539 11,949,772 14,634,930 11,171,465 21,159,484 2,475,638
Net Investment Income (Loss) (437,448) 84,969,590 3,628,327 (6,296,937) 18,571,096 2,204,625 14,200,955
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments              
Net realized gains (losses) on investments(B)(C) 35,941,328 (7,927,941) 98,914,390 189,795,900 33,129,594 245,858,163 3,677,073
Net realized gains on securities sold short 22,048
Net realized gains on written options 935,160
Net realized gains (losses) on futures contracts (18,509) 240,733
Net realized gains on swap agreements 12,128 188,390
Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions (1,522) (322,960) (1,906,444) 2
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (8,058,843) (3,836,616) 50,889,249 15,953,709 121,721,201 28,053,607 1,049,248
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts (268,812)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions 2,984 45,976 (223,798) 10
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments 27,882,485 (10,812,268) 149,803,639 205,749,609 154,573,811 271,781,528 4,886,644
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $27,445,037 $74,157,322 $153,431,966 $199,452,672 $173,144,907 $273,986,153 $19,087,599
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Statements of Operations (Continued)
  Touchstone
Dynamic Large
Cap Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Flexible
Income
Fund
Touchstone
Focused
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Non-US
Equity Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Emerging
Markets
Growth Fund
Touchstone
Strategic
Income
Fund
*Net of foreign tax withholding of: $1,367 $4,434 $177,004 $33,648 $3,310,806 $2,854,415 $8,496
**Net of foreign tax withholding of: $ $3,224 $ $ $ $ $
Includes decrease in deferred foreign capital gain tax of: $ $ $ $ $ $3,867,521 $
(A) See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.
(B) Includes foreign capital gains taxes paid of $12,822,452 for the Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund.
(C) Net realized gains on investments includes the realized gains of $2,542,157, $48,294,305 and $41,402,864 for the Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund, the Focused Fund and the Mid Cap Growth 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 Changes in Net Assets
  Touchstone
Dynamic Large Cap
Growth Fund
Touchstone
Flexible Income
Fund
Touchstone
Focused Fund
  For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2026(A)
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2026
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2026
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
From Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $(437,448) $(564,032) $84,969,590 $69,276,153 $3,628,327 $5,281,214
Net realized gains (losses) on investments, securities sold short, written options, futures contracts, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions 35,941,328 19,151,411 (6,978,636) (4,884,616) 98,914,390 46,198,294
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions (8,058,843) (12,842,263) (3,833,632) 8,423,114 50,889,249 36,010,447
Change in Net Assets from Operations 27,445,037 5,745,116 74,157,322 72,814,651 153,431,966 87,489,955
 
Distributions to Shareholders:            
Distributed earnings, Class A (12,254,449) (4,144,616) (5,748,918) (5,026,762) (1,507,224) (537,972)
Distributed earnings, Class C (283,085) (92,097) (1,277,191) (1,172,389) (135,880) (41,222)
Distributed earnings, Class Y (5,820,331) (2,322,996) (76,576,327) (58,654,489) (31,586,726) (13,162,966)
Distributed earnings, Institutional Class (5,955,637) (2,949,415) (3,115,843) (2,134,629) (593,150) (245,274)
Distributed earnings, Class R6 (465)
Return of capital, Class A
Return of capital, Class C
Return of capital, Class Y
Return of capital, Institutional Class
Return of capital, Class R6
Total Distributions (24,313,967) (9,509,124) (86,718,279) (66,988,269) (33,822,980) (13,987,434)
Change in Net Assets from Share Transactions(B) (5,679,265) 886,648 4,715,555 319,442,499 (53,800,319) (88,085,023)
 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets (2,548,195) (2,877,360) (7,845,402) 325,268,881 65,808,667 (14,582,502)
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period 142,993,360 145,870,720 1,685,510,985 1,360,242,104 1,239,681,691 1,254,264,193
End of period $140,445,165 $142,993,360 $1,677,665,583 $1,685,510,985 $1,305,490,358 $1,239,681,691
(A) Represents the period from commencement of operations (May 9, 2025) through March 31, 2026 for Class R6 shares.
(B) 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
Mid Cap
Growth Fund
Touchstone
Non-US
Equity Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital Emerging
Markets Growth Fund
Touchstone
Strategic Income Fund
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2026
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2026
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2026
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2026
For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
               
$(6,296,937) $(5,692,165) $18,571,096 $11,255,192 $2,204,625 $4,910,832 $14,200,955 $11,463,619
189,795,900 135,881,707 32,806,634 30,304,784 243,951,719 90,809,404 4,106,198 (6,151,004)
15,953,709 (188,564,987) 121,767,177 33,023,690 27,829,809 (51,163,912) 780,446 8,506,331
199,452,672 (58,375,445) 173,144,907 74,583,666 273,986,153 44,556,324 19,087,599 13,818,946
 
               
(25,211,842) (7,250,235) (23,752,372) (15,267,231) (5,611,976) (5,434,455)
(1,361,362) (400,530) (282,582) (73,142) (302,805) (478,603)
(68,024,433) (17,945,134) (26,083,745) (6,071,452) (3,909,932) (557,129) (3,966,860) (2,991,900)
(18,849,616) (6,737,097) (2,176,513) (1,180,182) (8,370,604) (1,551,125) (4,313,474) (2,520,632)
(53,971,359) (5,201,640) (6,457,855) (1,428,804)
(242,880)
(21,390)
(133,716)
(112,654)
(167,418,612) (37,534,636) (52,295,212) (22,592,007) (18,738,391) (3,537,058) (14,195,115) (11,936,230)
546,931,528 (98,008,921) 456,536,975 52,334,928 (67,681,736) (427,444,086) 593,785 91,562,594
 
578,965,588 (193,919,002) 577,386,670 104,326,587 187,566,026 (386,424,820) 5,486,269 93,445,310
 
               
1,221,377,596 1,415,296,598 748,163,794 643,837,207 1,812,375,603 2,198,800,423 297,058,799 203,613,489
$1,800,343,184 $1,221,377,596 $1,325,550,464 $748,163,794 $1,999,941,629 $1,812,375,603 $302,545,068 $297,058,799
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity
  Touchstone
Dynamic Large Cap
Growth Fund
Touchstone
Flexible Income
Fund
  For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2026(A)
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2025
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2026
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2025
  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Class A                
Proceeds from Shares issued 99,883 $5,053,050 74,607 $3,621,938 2,393,349 $24,780,863 3,418,709 $35,311,020
Reinvestment of distributions 232,954 11,745,537 75,754 3,970,280 479,801 4,965,269 400,367 4,124,767
Cost of Shares redeemed (198,037) (10,255,777) (150,566) (7,398,688) (3,744,989) (38,754,491) (3,167,929) (32,709,954)
Change from Class A Share Transactions 134,800 6,542,810 (205) 193,530 (871,839) (9,008,359) 651,147 6,725,833
Class C                
Proceeds from Shares issued 3,908 210,001 11,086 530,233 398,983 4,059,949 884,014 9,004,081
Reinvestment of distributions 5,749 280,996 1,777 91,411 122,235 1,240,815 112,584 1,138,656
Cost of Shares redeemed (13,196) (653,694) (9,332) (440,444) (1,014,272) (10,317,416) (1,002,022) (10,163,462)
Change from Class C Share Transactions (3,539) (162,697) 3,531 181,200 (493,054) (5,016,652) (5,424) (20,725)
Class Y                
Proceeds from Shares issued 87,188 4,803,866 146,534 7,657,347 48,028,463 499,528,277 63,198,119 654,982,797
Reinvestment of distributions 103,125 5,669,840 40,566 2,280,626 6,978,861 72,516,266 5,409,013 55,958,770
Cost of Shares redeemed (207,973) (11,719,976) (190,680) (10,303,051) (54,334,123) (565,245,163) (39,357,026) (407,308,342)
Change from Class Y Share Transactions (17,660) (1,246,270) (3,580) (365,078) 673,201 6,799,380 29,250,106 303,633,225
Institutional Class                
Proceeds from Shares issued 418,096 23,817,562 660,620 35,369,916 2,503,169 25,890,209 2,204,280 22,857,511
Reinvestment of distributions 104,871 5,955,637 51,049 2,948,579 215,462 2,237,957 123,326 1,274,862
Cost of Shares redeemed (735,027) (40,589,271) (706,316) (37,441,499) (1,558,865) (16,186,980) (1,447,569) (15,028,207)
Change from Institutional Class Share Transactions (212,060) (10,816,072) 5,353 876,996 1,159,766 11,941,186 880,037 9,104,166
Class R6                
Proceeds from Shares issued 49 2,500
Reinvestment of distributions 8 464
Cost of Shares redeemed
Change from Class R6 Share Transactions 57 2,964
Change from Share Transactions (98,402) $(5,679,265) 5,099 $886,648 468,074 $4,715,555 30,775,866 $319,442,499
(A) Represents the period from commencement of operations (May 9, 2025) through March 31, 2026 for Class R6 shares.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity (Continued)
Touchstone
Focused Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Growth Fund
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2026
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2025
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2026
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2025
Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
               
88,476 $6,925,374 130,040 $9,221,994 418,389 $16,270,032 375,952 $13,848,884
15,313 1,264,525 6,084 455,696 592,550 22,694,678 162,502 6,526,070
(130,821) (10,296,103) (130,721) (9,222,445) (977,387) (38,378,705) (1,068,218) (39,142,818)
(27,032) (2,106,204) 5,403 455,245 33,552 586,005 (529,764) (18,767,864)
               
6,270 437,392 11,731 742,688 49,808 1,908,162 63,918 2,333,761
1,781 129,860 583 39,414 35,942 1,334,526 9,976 392,772
(36,802) (2,517,332) (86,392) (5,452,106) (100,745) (3,835,561) (126,893) (4,473,047)
(28,751) (1,950,080) (74,078) (4,670,004) (14,995) (592,873) (52,999) (1,746,514)
               
342,430 27,969,833 272,278 19,706,200 5,548,188 234,323,481 3,502,271 137,631,319
360,632 30,331,775 167,225 12,659,651 1,581,084 65,709,866 401,301 17,312,129
(1,325,340) (106,534,193) (1,625,249) (116,462,295) (4,305,711) (180,486,288) (5,841,077) (226,765,894)
(622,278) (48,232,585) (1,185,746) (84,096,444) 2,823,561 119,547,059 (1,937,505) (71,822,446)
               
1,018,470 82,667,357 1,313,020 94,763,512 5,259,026 226,989,464 4,059,359 161,637,963
6,571 555,954 2,967 225,929 409,295 17,411,391 143,862 6,331,348
(1,042,055) (84,734,761) (1,314,034) (94,763,261) (6,356,740) (275,962,112) (4,998,728) (200,427,332)
(17,014) (1,511,450) 1,953 226,180 (688,419) (31,561,257) (795,507) (32,458,021)
               
13,613,134 613,234,707 1,824,349 73,104,445
434,399 18,583,589 80,276 3,548,210
(4,025,577) (172,865,702) (1,241,814) (49,866,731)
10,021,956 458,952,594 662,811 26,785,924
(695,075) $(53,800,319) (1,252,468) $(88,085,023) 12,175,655 $546,931,528 (2,652,964) $(98,008,921)
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity (Continued)
  Touchstone
Non-US
Equity Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital Emerging
Markets Growth Fund
  For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2026
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2025
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2026
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2025
  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Class A                
Proceeds from Shares issued 1,178,066 $35,585,864 697,370 $18,072,746 134,041 $2,183,572 227,557 $3,310,777
Reinvestment of distributions 732,012 22,417,622 575,049 14,573,454
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,744,733) (52,095,873) (1,774,384) (45,610,780) (324,456) (5,357,931) (355,382) (5,160,827)
Change from Class A Share Transactions 165,345 5,907,613 (501,965) (12,964,580) (190,415) (3,174,359) (127,825) (1,850,050)
Class C                
Proceeds from Shares issued 153,905 4,677,658 71,626 1,888,040 14,067 227,144 45,596 646,324
Reinvestment of distributions 8,923 275,919 2,734 70,624
Cost of Shares redeemed (33,976) (1,042,606) (34,658) (896,939) (83,939) (1,325,150) (105,137) (1,487,049)
Change from Class C Share Transactions 128,852 3,910,971 39,702 1,061,725 (69,872) (1,098,006) (59,541) (840,725)
Class Y                
Proceeds from Shares issued 16,791,445 527,798,146 4,404,817 120,866,545 4,996,138 82,967,448 6,421,387 94,796,923
Reinvestment of distributions 777,298 25,061,396 214,538 5,698,057 206,027 3,514,827 34,568 496,739
Cost of Shares redeemed (4,347,621) (140,534,078) (2,570,721) (70,325,558) (10,636,288) (177,670,566) (14,784,465) (219,689,314)
Change from Class Y Share Transactions 13,221,122 412,325,464 2,048,634 56,239,044 (5,434,123) (91,188,291) (8,328,510) (124,395,652)
Institutional Class                
Proceeds from Shares issued 1,377,741 44,194,429 308,751 8,333,615 10,028,956 166,405,027 7,627,342 114,211,713
Reinvestment of distributions 51,611 1,666,272 31,681 848,075 432,067 7,418,586 102,262 1,478,705
Cost of Shares redeemed (364,250) (11,467,774) (43,902) (1,182,951) (11,706,026) (193,175,796) (17,827,255) (266,063,471)
Change from Institutional Class Share Transactions 1,065,102 34,392,927 296,530 7,998,739 (1,245,003) (19,352,183) (10,097,651) (150,373,053)
Class R6                
Proceeds from Shares issued 9,972,587 173,292,415 5,584,834 83,351,571
Reinvestment of distributions 113,634 1,952,237 30,385 439,680
Cost of Shares redeemed (7,621,399) (128,113,549) (15,806,250) (233,775,857)
Change from Class R6 Share Transactions 2,464,822 47,131,103 (10,191,031) (149,984,606)
Change from Share Transactions 14,580,421 $456,536,975 1,882,901 $52,334,928 (4,474,591) $(67,681,736) (28,804,558) $(427,444,086)
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity (Continued)
Touchstone
Strategic Income Fund
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2026
For the Year
Ended
March 31, 2025
Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
       
3,713,714 $12,151,523 2,354,722 $7,465,808
1,436,052 4,691,803 1,487,245 4,720,621
(5,762,890) (18,858,585) (7,558,221) (23,974,711)
(613,124) (2,015,259) (3,716,254) (11,788,282)
       
165,316 541,160 261,263 840,663
80,381 263,340 135,270 430,747
(1,526,336) (5,000,935) (2,569,155) (8,188,574)
(1,280,639) (4,196,435) (2,172,622) (6,917,164)
       
11,076,203 35,962,403 10,263,332 32,804,902
1,131,476 3,685,043 779,199 2,468,503
(9,582,668) (31,156,540) (5,776,082) (18,287,354)
2,625,011 8,490,906 5,266,449 16,986,051
       
10,577,873 34,772,705 47,629,003 154,231,231
1,325,577 4,313,474 824,559 2,633,183
(12,598,541) (40,771,606) (19,920,879) (63,582,425)
(695,091) (1,685,427) 28,532,683 93,281,989
       
36,157 $593,785 27,910,256 $91,562,594
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Financial Highlights
Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
  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(2)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
03/31/22   $41.07   $(0.21)   $4.97   $4.76   $—   $ (7.19)   $(7.19)   $38.64   10.48%   $61,006   1.25%   1.31%   (0.48)%   47%(4)
03/31/23   38.64   (0.09)   (4.39)   (4.48)   (5)   (0.69)   (0.69)   33.47   (11.34)   48,229   1.26   1.37   (0.27)   55(4)
03/31/24   33.47   (0.15)   13.85   13.70     (1.08)   (1.08)   46.09   41.43   63,755   1.27   1.39   (0.40)   53(4)
03/31/25   46.09   (0.26)   2.21   1.95     (3.12)   (3.12)   44.92   3.26   62,122   1.26   1.34   (0.52)   68(4)
03/31/26   44.92   (0.24)   10.37   10.13     (9.62)   (9.62)   45.43   20.44   68,956   1.03   1.23   (0.46)   176(4)
Class C
03/31/22^   $44.47   $(0.57)   $5.57   $5.00   $—   $ (10.72)   $(10.72)   $38.75   9.64%   $1,769   2.00%   2.64%   (1.23)%   47%(4)
03/31/23^   38.75   (0.26)   (4.48)   (4.74)     (0.69)   (0.69)   33.32   (11.99)   1,485   2.01   2.86   (1.02)   55(4)
03/31/24   33.32   (0.44)   13.73   13.29     (1.08)   (1.08)   45.53   40.37   1,311   2.02   3.35   (1.15)   53(4)
03/31/25   45.53   (0.62)   2.20   1.58     (3.12)   (3.12)   43.99   2.48   1,422   2.01   3.08   (1.27)   68(4)
03/31/26   43.99   (0.60)   10.18   9.58     (9.62)   (9.62)   43.95   19.58   1,265   1.76   3.26   (1.19)   176(4)
Class Y
03/31/22   $43.08   $(0.11)   $5.19   $5.08   $—   $ (7.19)   $(7.19)   $40.97   10.75%   $25,851   1.00%   1.10%   (0.23)%   47%(4)
03/31/23   40.97   (0.01)   (4.65)   (4.66)   (0.07)   (0.69)   (0.76)   35.55   (11.13)   26,581   1.01   1.15   (0.02)   55(4)
03/31/24   35.55   (0.06)   14.76   14.70     (1.08)   (1.08)   49.17   41.82   33,435   1.02   1.18   (0.15)   53(4)
03/31/25   49.17   (0.14)   2.31   2.17     (3.12)   (3.12)   48.22   3.51   32,617   1.01   1.13   (0.27)   68(4)
03/31/26   48.22   (0.08)   11.07   10.99     (9.62)   (9.62)   49.59   20.84   32,666   0.71   1.03   (0.14)   176(4)
Institutional Class
03/31/22   $43.90   $(0.06)   $5.27   $5.21   $—   $ (7.19)   $(7.19)   $41.92   10.84%   $73,624   0.90%   1.02%   (0.13)%   47%(4)
03/31/23   41.92   0.03   (4.76)   (4.73)   (0.10)   (0.69)   (0.79)   36.40   (11.02)   49,939   0.91   1.06   0.08   55(4)
03/31/24   36.40   (0.02)   15.11   15.09   (5)   (1.08)   (1.08)   50.41   41.93   47,369   0.92   1.08   (0.05)   53(4)
03/31/25   50.41   (0.09)   2.36   2.27     (3.12)   (3.12)   49.56   3.62   46,832   0.91   1.05   (0.17)   68(4)
03/31/26   49.56   (0.05)   11.35   11.30     (9.62)   (9.62)   51.24   20.91   37,555   0.65   0.96   (0.08)   176(4)
Class R6
03/31/26(6)   $51.80(7)   $(—)(5)   $9.12   $9.12   $—   $ (9.62)   $(9.62)   $51.30   15.80%(8)   $3   0.57%(9)   382.11%(9)   (—)%(5)(9)   176%(4)
^ Updated to reflect the effect of a 1 for 0.670946 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) The net investment income (loss) per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(2) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(3) The ratio of net and gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses would have been lower by 0.02%, 0.02%, 0.03%, 0.02% and 0.01% for the years ended March 31, 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
(4) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(5) Less than $0.005 per share.
(6) Represents the period from commencement of operations (May 9, 2025) through March 31, 2026.
(7) Net asset value at the beginning of period is based on the net asset value of Institutional Class shares on May 9, 2025.
(8) Not annualized.
(9) Annualized.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Flexible Income 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(2)
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets(2)
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
03/31/22   $11.11   $0.34   $(0.52)   $(0.18)   $(0.36)   $ —   $(0.36)   $10.57   (1.76)%   $113,880   1.09%   1.11%   3.05%   61%
03/31/23   10.57   0.34   (0.60)   (0.26)   (0.32)   (0.12)   (0.44)   9.87   (2.39)   104,050   1.06   1.11   3.39   52
03/31/24   9.87   0.37   0.37   0.74   (0.36)     (0.36)   10.25   7.69   119,032   1.04   1.09   3.81   47
03/31/25   10.25   0.44(3)   0.03   0.47   (0.42)     (0.42)   10.30   4.71   126,335   1.04   1.07   4.29   52
03/31/26   10.30   0.49(3)   (0.07)   0.42   (0.50)     (0.50)   10.22   4.14   116,446   1.04   1.05   4.72   64
Class C
03/31/22   $10.94   $0.25   $(0.51)   $(0.26)   $(0.28)   $ —   $(0.28)   $10.40   (2.52)%   $37,087   1.84%   1.87%   2.30%   61%
03/31/23   10.40   0.26   (0.60)   (0.34)   (0.24)   (0.12)   (0.36)   9.70   (3.16)   30,158   1.81   1.88   2.64   52
03/31/24   9.70   0.30   0.36   0.66   (0.29)     (0.29)   10.07   6.93   33,569   1.79   1.84   3.06   47
03/31/25   10.07   0.36(3)   0.03   0.39   (0.35)     (0.35)   10.11   3.92   33,653   1.79   1.84   3.54   52
03/31/26   10.11   0.40(3)   (0.05)   0.35   (0.43)     (0.43)   10.03   3.45   28,416   1.79   1.83   3.97   64
Class Y
03/31/22   $11.15   $0.36   $(0.53)   $(0.17)   $(0.38)   $ —   $(0.38)   $10.60   (1.61)%   $661,266   0.84%   0.85%   3.30%   61%
03/31/23   10.60   0.36   (0.60)   (0.24)   (0.34)   (0.12)   (0.46)   9.90   (2.14)   668,604   0.81   0.85   3.64   52
03/31/24   9.90   0.39   0.39   0.78   (0.39)     (0.39)   10.29   8.04   1,166,943   0.79   0.80   4.06   47
03/31/25   10.29   0.47(3)   0.03   0.50   (0.45)     (0.45)   10.34   4.95   1,475,516   0.79(4)   0.78   4.54   52
03/31/26   10.34   0.52(3)   (0.06)   0.46   (0.53)     (0.53)   10.27   4.48   1,471,277   0.79(4)   0.77   4.97   64
Institutional Class
03/31/22   $11.14   $0.37   $(0.52)   $(0.15)   $(0.39)   $ —   $(0.39)   $10.60   (1.45)%   $34,177   0.74%   0.84%   3.40%   61%
03/31/23   10.60   0.37   (0.60)   (0.23)   (0.35)   (0.12)   (0.47)   9.90   (2.04)   35,484   0.71   0.83   3.74   52
03/31/24   9.90   0.41   0.38   0.79   (0.40)     (0.40)   10.29   8.15   40,698   0.69   0.80   4.16   47
03/31/25   10.29   0.48(3)   0.03   0.51   (0.46)     (0.46)   10.34   5.05   50,008   0.69   0.77   4.64   52
03/31/26   10.34   0.53(3)   (0.07)   0.46   (0.54)     (0.54)   10.26   4.50   61,528   0.69   0.75   5.07   64
(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 ratio of net and gross expenses to average net assets excluding dividend and interest expense on securities sold short would have been lower by 0.02% and 0.05% for the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
(3) The net investment income (loss) per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(4) Net expenses include amounts recouped by the Adviser.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Focused Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
  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(2)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
03/31/22   $58.43   $(0.10)   $5.72   $5.62   $(0.03)   $ (3.64)   $(3.67)   $60.38   9.38%   $53,028   1.15%   1.15%   (0.17)%   14%(4)
03/31/23   60.38   0.09   (4.14)   (4.05)     (1.62)   (1.62)   54.71   (6.52)   45,751   1.17   1.17   0.16   5(4)
03/31/24   54.71   0.23   12.23   12.46     (0.53)   (0.53)   66.64   22.85   57,366   1.18   1.18   0.38   5(4)
03/31/25   66.64   0.10   4.45   4.55   (0.25)   (0.37)   (0.62)   70.57   6.77   61,133   1.16   1.16   0.14   5(4)
03/31/26   70.57   (0.01)   8.61   8.60   (0.11)   (1.71)   (1.82)   77.35   12.03   64,918   1.16   1.16   (0.01)   6(4)
Class C
03/31/22   $53.97   $(0.53)   $5.30   $4.77   $—   $ (3.64)   $(3.64)   $55.10   8.58%   $20,147   1.91%   1.91%   (0.92)%   14%(4)
03/31/23   55.10   (0.30)   (3.81)   (4.11)     (1.62)   (1.62)   49.37   (7.26)   12,937   1.96   1.96   (0.62)   5(4)
03/31/24   49.37   (0.22)   10.99   10.77     (0.53)   (0.53)   59.61   21.90   10,346   1.96   2.02   (0.40)   5(4)
03/31/25   59.61   (0.39)   3.97   3.58     (0.37)   (0.37)   62.82   5.97   6,249   1.92   2.07   (0.62)   5(4)
03/31/26   62.82   (0.53)   7.68   7.15     (1.71)   (1.71)   68.26   11.21   4,828   1.90   2.18   (0.75)   6(4)
Class Y
03/31/22   $59.10   $0.08   $5.80   $5.88   $(0.12)   $ (3.64)   $(3.76)   $61.22   9.71%   $1,108,883   0.86%   0.86%   0.12%   14%(4)
03/31/23   61.22   0.25   (4.21)   (3.96)   (0.06)   (1.62)   (1.68)   55.58   (6.26)   978,944   0.88   0.88   0.45   5(4)
03/31/24   55.58   0.41   12.45   12.86   (0.25)   (0.53)   (0.78)   67.66   23.24   1,167,637   0.88   0.88   0.68   5(4)
03/31/25   67.66   0.31   4.52   4.83   (0.44)   (0.37)   (0.81)   71.68   7.08   1,152,118   0.87   0.87   0.43   5(4)
03/31/26   71.68   0.23   8.75   8.98   (0.32)   (1.71)   (2.03)   78.63   12.36   1,214,949   0.86   0.86   0.29   6(4)
Institutional Class
03/31/22   $59.38   $0.09   $5.84   $5.93   $(0.13)   $ (3.64)   $(3.77)   $61.54   9.75%   $18,825   0.84%   0.88%   0.15%   14%(4)
03/31/23   61.54   0.27   (4.22)   (3.95)   (0.07)   (1.62)   (1.69)   55.90   (6.21)   21,145   0.84   0.91   0.50   5(4)
03/31/24   55.90   0.44   12.50   12.94   (0.27)   (0.53)   (0.80)   68.04   23.27   18,915   0.84   0.95   0.72   5(4)
03/31/25   68.04   0.33   4.55   4.88   (0.46)   (0.37)   (0.83)   72.09   7.12   20,181   0.84   0.91   0.46   5(4)
03/31/26   72.09   0.25   8.80   9.05   (0.34)   (1.71)   (2.05)   79.09   12.39   20,796   0.84   0.92   0.31   6(4)
(1) The net investment income (loss) per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(2) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(3) The ratio of net and gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses would have been lower by 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.01% and 0.01% for the years ended March 31, 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
(4) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
  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(2)
  Net
assets
at end
of period
(000's)
  Ratio of net
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
03/31/22   $37.71   $(0.26)   $3.44   $3.18   $ (6.37)   $(6.37)   $34.52   7.43%   $299,763   1.21%   1.21%   (0.65)%   60%(4)
03/31/23   34.52   (0.09)   (4.56)   (4.65)   (0.73)   (0.73)   29.14   (13.36)   234,325   1.26   1.26   (0.31)   56(4)
03/31/24   29.14   (0.10)   7.90   7.80       36.94   26.77   256,076   1.24   1.24   (0.33)   58(4)
03/31/25   36.94   (0.24)   (1.31)   (1.55)   (1.13)   (1.13)   34.26   (4.65)   219,300   1.22   1.22   (0.65)   79(4)
03/31/26   34.26   (0.26)   6.60   6.34   (4.24)   (4.24)   36.36   17.89   233,966   1.21   1.21   (0.66)   85(4)
Class C
03/31/22^   $44.54   $(0.64)   $4.39   $3.75   $ (13.65)   $(13.65)   $34.64   6.53%   $17,918   2.04%   2.04%   (1.48)%   60%(4)
03/31/23^   34.64   (0.20)   (4.71)   (4.91)   (0.73)   (0.73)   29.00   (14.07)   13,709   2.10   2.10   (1.15)   56(4)
03/31/24   29.00   (0.36)   7.82   7.46       36.46   25.73   15,144   2.07   2.07   (1.17)   58(4)
03/31/25   36.46   (0.54)   (1.28)   (1.82)   (1.13)   (1.13)   33.51   (5.47)   12,141   2.06   2.06   (1.49)   79(4)
03/31/26   33.51   (0.56)   6.46   5.90   (4.24)   (4.24)   35.17   16.94   12,216   2.01   2.13   (1.46)   85(4)
Class Y
03/31/22   $39.68   $(0.18)   $3.59   $3.41   $ (6.37)   $(6.37)   $36.72   7.65%   $657,182   0.99%   0.99%   (0.43)%   60%(4)
03/31/23   36.72   (0.02)   (4.84)   (4.86)   (0.73)   (0.73)   31.13   (13.15)   548,507   1.03   1.03   (0.07)   56(4)
03/31/24   31.13   (0.03)   8.45   8.42       39.55   27.09   712,307   1.01   1.01   (0.10)   58(4)
03/31/25   39.55   (0.17)   (1.42)   (1.59)   (1.13)   (1.13)   36.83   (4.45)   591,921   0.99   1.00   (0.42)   79(4)
03/31/26   36.83   (0.18)   7.08   6.90   (4.24)   (4.24)   39.49   18.17   746,108   0.98(5)   0.98   (0.43)   85(4)
Institutional Class
03/31/22   $40.16   $(0.14)   $3.64   $3.50   $ (6.37)   $(6.37)   $37.29   7.79%   $229,028   0.88%   0.91%   (0.32)%   60%(4)
03/31/23   37.29   0.02   (4.92)   (4.90)   (0.73)   (0.73)   31.66   (13.03)   209,280   0.88   0.96   0.07   56(4)
03/31/24   31.66   0.01   8.62   8.63       40.29   27.26   264,631   0.87   0.95   0.04   58(4)
03/31/25   40.29   (0.12)   (1.46)   (1.58)   (1.13)   (1.13)   37.58   (4.34)   216,937   0.87   0.94   (0.31)   79(4)
03/31/26   37.58   (0.14)   7.22   7.08   (4.24)   (4.24)   40.42   18.29   205,495   0.88   0.93   (0.33)   85(4)
Class R6
03/31/22   $40.18   $(0.09)   $3.63   $3.54   $ (6.37)   $(6.37)   $37.35   7.89%   $111,561   0.79%   0.88%   (0.23)%   60%(4)
03/31/23   37.35   0.05   (4.92)   (4.87)   (0.73)   (0.73)   31.75   (12.93)   99,956   0.79   0.91   0.16   56(4)
03/31/24   31.75   0.04   8.65   8.69       40.44   27.37   167,139   0.78   0.90   0.13   58(4)
03/31/25   40.44   (0.09)   (1.46)   (1.55)   (1.13)   (1.13)   37.76   (4.25)   181,079   0.78   0.87   (0.22)   79(4)
03/31/26   37.76   (0.10)   7.24   7.14   (4.24)   (4.24)   40.66   18.39   602,559   0.79   0.86   (0.24)   85(4)
^ Updated to reflect the effect of a 1 for 0.466797 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) The net investment income (loss) per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(2) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(3) The ratio of net and gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses would have been lower by 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.02%, and 0.02% for the years ended March 31, 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
(4) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(5) Net expenses include amounts recouped by the Adviser.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Non-US 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(2)
  Ratio of gross
expenses
to average
net assets(2)
  Ratio
of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate
Class A
03/31/22   $26.16   $0.18   $(0.27)   $(0.09)   $(0.23)   $ (2.78)   $(3.01)   $23.06   (0.98)%   $457,750   1.09%   1.09%   0.74%   32%
03/31/23   23.06   0.29   (1.19)   (0.90)   (0.26)   (1.12)   (1.38)   20.78   (3.50)   406,506   1.18   1.18   1.45   110(4)
03/31/24   20.78   0.38(3)   3.75   4.13   (0.34)     (0.34)   24.57   19.97   455,288   1.16   1.15   1.74   16(4)
03/31/25   24.57   0.41(3)   2.40   2.81   (0.38)   (0.49)   (0.87)   26.51   11.59   478,009   1.15   1.15   1.58   22
03/31/26   26.51   0.47(3)   4.78   5.25   (0.31)   (1.03)   (1.34)   30.42   19.86   553,560   1.13   1.13   1.58   24
Class C
03/31/22^   $26.93   $(0.04)   $(0.25)   $(0.29)   $(0.05)   $ (3.47)   $(3.52)   $23.13   (1.85)%   $5,565   1.99%   2.10%   (0.16)%   32%
03/31/23^   23.13   0.19   (1.25)   (1.06)     (1.12)   (1.12)   20.95   (4.26)   3,553   1.99   2.29   0.64   110(4)
03/31/24   20.95   0.21(3)   3.78   3.99   (0.01)     (0.01)   24.93   19.03   2,699   1.95   2.51   0.95   16(4)
03/31/25   24.93   0.21(3)   2.44   2.65   (0.19)   (0.49)   (0.68)   26.90   10.76   3,980   1.93   2.52   0.80   22
03/31/26   26.90   0.24(3)   4.83   5.07   (0.16)   (1.03)   (1.19)   30.78   18.86   8,521   1.92   2.23   0.79   24
Class Y
03/31/22   $27.16   $0.25   $(0.28)   $(0.03)   $(0.28)   $ (2.78)   $(3.06)   $24.07   (0.74)%   $155,664   0.90%   0.90%   0.93%   32%
03/31/23   24.07   0.42   (1.31)   (0.89)   (0.30)   (1.12)   (1.42)   21.76   (3.27)   109,722   0.92   0.95   1.71   110(4)
03/31/24   21.76   0.46(3)   3.93   4.39   (0.40)     (0.40)   25.75   20.28   159,646   0.90   0.94   2.00   16(4)
03/31/25   25.75   0.49(3)   2.52   3.01   (0.44)   (0.49)   (0.93)   27.83   11.89   229,588   0.90   0.96   1.83   22
03/31/26   27.83   0.58(3)   5.01   5.59   (0.38)   (1.03)   (1.41)   32.01   20.11   687,248   0.90   0.92   1.81   24
Institutional Class
03/31/22   $27.20   $0.29   $(0.32)   $(0.03)   $(0.28)   $ (2.78)   $(3.06)   $24.11   (0.74)%   $9,747   0.89%   0.94%   0.94%   32%
03/31/23   24.11   0.24   (1.14)   (0.90)   (0.31)   (1.12)   (1.43)   21.78   (3.31)   8,018   0.91   1.01   1.72   110(4)
03/31/24   21.78   0.46(3)   3.93   4.39   (0.40)     (0.40)   25.77   20.27   26,204   0.89   0.92   2.01   16(4)
03/31/25   25.77   0.50(3)   2.53   3.03   (0.45)   (0.49)   (0.94)   27.86   11.94   36,587   0.87   0.90   1.86   22
03/31/26   27.86   0.58(3)   5.03   5.61   (0.39)   (1.03)   (1.42)   32.05   20.15   76,221   0.86   0.88   1.85   24
^ Updated to reflect the effect of a 1 for 0.801806 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 ratio of net and gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses would have been lower by 0.02% for the year ended March 31, 2023.
(3) The net investment income (loss) per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(4) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets 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
  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
03/31/22   $21.25   $(0.21)   $(5.07)   $(5.28)   $(0.32)   $(0.32)   $15.65   (25.16)%   $19,694   1.60%   1.60%   (1.03)%   28%(2)
03/31/23   15.65   (0.07)(3)   (2.35)   (2.42)       13.23   (15.35)   16,203   1.60   1.65   (0.50)   30(2)
03/31/24   13.23   (0.01)(3)   0.97   0.96       14.19   7.18   10,483   1.60   1.70   (0.07)   17
03/31/25   14.19   (0.02)(3)   0.23   0.21       14.40   1.48   8,794   1.52   1.65   (0.14)   21
03/31/26   14.40   (0.04)(3)   2.21   2.17       16.57   15.07   6,965   1.43   1.73   (0.26)   51
Class C
03/31/22   $20.91   $(0.35)   $(4.99)   $(5.34)   $(0.20)   $(0.20)   $15.37   (25.69)%   $9,107   2.35%   2.46%   (1.78)%   28%(2)
03/31/23   15.37   (0.16)(3)   (2.31)   (2.47)       12.90   (16.07)   6,154   2.35   2.56   (1.25)   30(2)
03/31/24   12.90   (0.11)(3)   0.94   0.83       13.73   6.43   5,667   2.35   2.68   (0.82)   17
03/31/25   13.73   (0.12)(3)   0.22   0.10       13.83   0.73   4,884   2.24   2.58   (0.86)   21
03/31/26   13.83   (0.15)(3)   2.12   1.97       15.80   14.32   4,477   2.13   2.57   (0.96)   51
Class Y
03/31/22   $21.36   $(0.17)   $(5.08)   $(5.25)   $(0.37)   $(0.37)   $15.74   (24.89)%   $1,186,957   1.29%   1.29%   (0.71)%   28%(2)
03/31/23   15.74   (0.03)(3)   (2.36)   (2.39)       13.35   (15.13)   611,637   1.29   1.29   (0.19)   30(2)
03/31/24   13.35   0.03(3)   0.98   1.01       14.36   7.57   578,614   1.28   1.28   0.25   17
03/31/25   14.36   0.02(3)   0.24   0.26   (0.02)   (0.02)   14.60   1.79   466,489   1.22   1.22   0.16   21
03/31/26   14.60   (3)(4)   2.24   2.24   (0.14)   (0.14)   16.70   15.41   443,106   1.15   1.15   0.02   51
Institutional Class
03/31/22   $21.47   $(0.29)   $(4.97)   $(5.26)   $(0.38)   $(0.38)   $15.83   (24.81)%   $1,252,461   1.20%   1.20%   (0.62)%   28%(2)
03/31/23   15.83   (0.02)(3)   (2.38)   (2.40)       13.43   (15.11)   931,523   1.23   1.23   (0.13)   30(2)
03/31/24   13.43   0.04(3)   0.99   1.03       14.46   7.67   907,364   1.23   1.23   0.30   17
03/31/25   14.46   0.04(3)   0.23   0.27   (0.03)   (0.03)   14.70   1.85   773,951   1.13   1.15   0.25   21
03/31/26   14.70   0.02(3)   2.26   2.28   (0.16)   (0.16)   16.82   15.50   864,927   1.04   1.09   0.13   51
Class R6
03/31/22(5)   $22.37   $0.15   $(6.31)   $(6.16)   $(0.38)   $(0.38)   $15.83   (27.85)%(6)   $1,109,805   1.17%(7)   1.17%(7)   (0.59)%(7)   28%(2)
03/31/23   15.83   (0.01)(3)   (2.39)   (2.40)   (4)   (4)   13.43   (15.03)   696,638   1.18   1.18   (0.08)   30(2)
03/31/24   13.43   0.05(3)   0.99   1.04       14.47   7.66   696,672   1.18   1.18   0.35   17
03/31/25   14.47   0.04(3)   0.23   0.27   (0.03)   (0.03)   14.71   1.90   558,257   1.09   1.11   0.29   21
03/31/26   14.71   0.03(3)   2.26   2.29   (0.17)   (0.17)   16.83   15.60   680,466   1.00   1.04   0.17   51
(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) The net investment income (loss) per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(4) Less than $0.005 per share.
(5) Represents the period from commencement of operations (April 26, 2021) through March 31, 2022.
(6) Not annualized.
(7) Annualized.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Strategic Income Fund
Period ended   Net
asset
value at
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income(1)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Return of
capital
  Total
distributions
  Net
asset
value
at end
of period
  Total
return(2)
  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
03/31/22   $3.47   $0.08   $(0.19)   $(0.11)   $(0.09)   $—   $(0.09)   $3.27   (3.22)%   $177,574   1.03%   1.14%   2.38%   155%(3)
03/31/23   3.27   0.12   (0.24)   (0.12)   (0.12)   (0.01)   (0.13)   3.02   (3.44)   138,096   1.00   1.12   4.01   78
03/31/24   3.02   0.15   0.11   0.26   (0.15)     (0.15)   3.13   8.77   128,461   1.00   1.16   5.01   113
03/31/25   3.13   0.14   0.08   0.22   (0.14)   (0.01)   (0.15)   3.20   7.05   119,410   1.00   1.13   4.47   144
03/31/26   3.20   0.15   0.06   0.21   (0.15)     (0.15)   3.26   6.70   119,608   0.99   1.12   4.64   193
Class C
03/31/22   $3.48   $0.06   $(0.20)   $(0.14)   $(0.06)   $—   $(0.06)   $3.28   (4.03)%   $42,046   1.74%   1.88%   1.62%   155%(3)
03/31/23   3.28   0.10   (0.24)   (0.14)   (0.11)   (4)   (0.11)   3.03   (4.12)   24,451   1.71   1.90   3.30   78
03/31/24   3.03   0.13   0.11   0.24   (0.12)     (0.12)   3.15   8.29   16,873   1.71   1.97   4.30   113
03/31/25   3.15   0.11   0.07   0.18   (0.11)   (0.01)   (0.12)   3.22   6.23   10,264   1.71   1.99   3.76   144
03/31/26   3.22   0.13   0.06   0.19   (0.13)     (0.13)   3.28   5.89   6,259   1.70   2.12   3.92   193
Class Y
03/31/22(5)   $3.46   $0.09   $(0.19)   $(0.10)   $(0.10)   $—   $(0.10)   $3.26   (2.97)%   $106,650   0.79%   0.91%   2.62%   155%(3)
03/31/23   3.26   0.13   (0.24)   (0.11)   (0.13)   (0.01)   (0.14)   3.01   (3.19)   59,269   0.75   0.87   4.26   78
03/31/24   3.01   0.16   0.10   0.26   (0.15)     (0.15)   3.12   9.07   56,982   0.75   0.91   5.26   113
03/31/25   3.12   0.14   0.07   0.21   (0.14)   (0.01)   (0.15)   3.19   7.34   75,047   0.75   0.90   4.72   144
03/31/26   3.19   0.16   0.06   0.22   (0.16)     (0.16)   3.25   7.00   84,941   0.73   0.88   4.90   193
Institutional Class
03/31/22(6)   $3.50   $0.06   $(0.23)   $(0.17)   $(0.07)   $—   $(0.07)   $3.26   (4.94)%(7)   $263   0.65%(8)   3.91%(8)   2.56%(8)   155%(3)
03/31/23   3.26   0.13   (0.24)   (0.11)   (0.14)   (0.01)   (0.15)   3.00   (3.35)   220   0.65   3.89   4.36   78
03/31/24   3.00   0.16   0.11   0.27   (0.16)     (0.16)   3.11   9.20   1,297   0.65   1.67   5.36   113
03/31/25   3.11   0.15   0.09   0.24   (0.15)   (0.01)   (0.16)   3.19   7.80   92,339   0.65   0.88   4.82   144
03/31/26   3.19   0.16   0.06   0.22   (0.16)     (0.16)   3.25   7.10   91,738   0.64   0.86   4.98   193
(1) The net investment income (loss) per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(2) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(3) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities of the AIG Flexible Credit Fund acquired on July 16, 2021. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(4) Less than $0.005 per share.
(5) Effective July 16, 2021, Class W shares of the AIG Strategic Bond Fund were reorganized into Class Y shares of the Fund.
(6) Represents the period from commencement of operations (July 19, 2021) through March 31, 2022 for Institutional Class.
(7) Not annualized.
(8) Annualized.
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 fifteen funds, including the following seven funds (individually, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”):
Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund) ("Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund”)
Touchstone Flexible Income Fund ("Flexible Income Fund”)
Touchstone Focused Fund ("Focused Fund”)
Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund ("Mid Cap Growth Fund”)
Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund ("Non-US Equity Fund”)
Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund ("Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund”)
Touchstone Strategic Income Fund ("Strategic Income Fund”)
Each Fund is diversified, with the exception of the Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund, the Focused Fund and the Sands Capital Emerging Markets 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
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund X X X X X
Flexible Income Fund X X X X  
Focused Fund X X X X  
Mid Cap Growth Fund X X X X X
Non-US Equity Fund X X X X  
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund X X X X X
Strategic Income Fund 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 March 31, 2026, for each Fund’s investments, is included in each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. The Strategic Income Fund held Level 3 categorized securities during the year ended March 31, 2026.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an investment’s assigned level within the hierarchy.
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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 Flexible Income Fund and Strategic Income 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 whose shares are traded on a securities exchange based on their market value. The risks of investment in other 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
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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. 
Securities sold short —The Flexible Income Fund may engage in selling securities short, which obligates the Fund to replace a security borrowed by purchasing the same security at the current market value. The Fund would incur a loss if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. The Fund would realize a gain if the price of the security declines between those dates.
Options — The Flexible Income Fund and Strategic Income Fund may write or purchase financial option contracts primarily to hedge against changes in the value of equity securities (or securities that the Fund intends to purchase), against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates and against changes in overall equity market volatility. In addition, the Funds may utilize options in an attempt to generate gains from option premiums or to reduce overall portfolio risk. The Funds’ option strategy primarily focuses on the use of writing and/or purchasing call or put options on equity indexes. When the Funds write and purchase an option, an amount equal to the premium received or paid by the Funds is recorded as a liability or an asset and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options which expire unexercised are treated by the Funds on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or proceeds from the sale in determining whether the Funds have realized a gain or loss on investment transactions. The Funds, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. The Funds, as purchaser of an option, bear the risk that the counterparties to the option may not have the ability to meet the terms of the option contract. There is minimal counterparty credit risk involved in entering into option contracts since they are exchange-traded instruments and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded options, guarantees the options against default. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing put options is the notional amount as presented in the Portfolio of Investments. In certain circumstances, the maximum risk of loss amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing call options is potentially unlimited.
Futures Contracts — The Flexible Income Fund and Strategic Income Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and related options to manage their exposure to changing interest rates and securities prices. Some strategies reduce a 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 a Fund’s return. When a Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, or sells an option thereon, a 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.
Swap Contracts — The Flexible Income Fund and Strategic Income Fund may enter into swap transactions to help enhance the value of their portfolios or manage their 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.
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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 a party's insolvency, and can be transferred by a party only with the prior written consent of the other party. A 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 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, a 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”).
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 Flexible Income Fund and Strategic Income 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.
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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 Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As of March 31, 2026, the Funds did not hold any assets and liabilities that were subject to a MNA.
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Funds’ derivative financial instruments by primary risk exposure as of March 31, 2026:
Fund Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments under ASC 815
Asset
Derivatives
Liability
Derivatives
Flexible Income Fund
Purchased Options - Equity Contracts(1)
$690,000 $—
Strategic Income Fund
Futures Contracts - Interest Rate Contracts(2)
75,408 7,106
(1) Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location: Investments, at market value.
(2) 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 Funds' derivative financial instruments by primary risk exposure on the Statements of Operations for the year ended March 31, 2026:
Fund Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments under ASC 815
Realized Gains
(Losses)
on Derivatives
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Flexible Income Fund
Futures - Interest Rate Contracts(1)
$(18,509) $—
 
Purchased Options - Equity Contracts(2)
(2,062,442) (2,730,887)
 
Written Options - Equity Contracts(3)
935,160
 
Swap Agreements - Credit Contracts(4)
12,128
Strategic Income Fund
Futures - Interest Rate Contracts(1)
240,733 (268,812)
 
Swap Agreements - Credit Contracts(4)
188,390
(1) Statements of Operations Location: Net realized gains (losses) on futures contracts and Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively.
(2) Statements of Operations Location: Net realized gains (losses) on investments and Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
(3) Statements of Operations Location: Net realized gains on written options.
(4) Statements of Operations Location: Net realized gains on swap agreements.
For the year ended March 31, 2026, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments for the Funds were as follows:
  Flexible Income Fund Strategic Income Fund
Equity Contracts:    
Purchased Options - Cost $1,133,856 $—
Written Options - Premiums received (1)
Credit Default Swaps (buy protection) - Notional value (1) (1)
Interest Rate Contracts:    
Futures Contracts (long) - Notional Value 53,009,186
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  Flexible Income Fund Strategic Income Fund
Futures Contracts (short) - Notional Value $— $6,582,547
(1) The balance at each quarter end was zero.
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 March 31, 2026, the following Funds loaned securities and received collateral as follows:
Fund Security Type Market Value of
Securities Loaned(1)
Market Value of
Collateral Received(2)
Net
Amount(3)
Flexible Income Fund Corporate Bonds $8,281,000 $8,616,995 $335,995
  Exchange-Traded Funds 6,840,462 7,040,267 199,805
  Preferred Stocks 848,861 868,675 19,814
Total Flexible Income Fund   15,970,323 16,525,937 555,614
Focused Fund Common Stocks 15,536,903 15,508,432 (28,471)
Non-US Equity Fund Common Stocks 61,620,886 63,131,975 1,511,089
Strategic Income Fund Corporate Bonds 5,052,585 5,195,816 143,231
(1) The remaining contractual maturity is overnight for all securities.
(2) Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(3) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the borrower in the event of default.
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.
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 funds except the Flexible Income Fund and the Strategic Income 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 Flexible Income Fund and the Strategic Income 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 Class C, Class Y, Institutional Class and Class 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 $1 million for equity funds or $500,000 for fixed income funds 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.
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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 paydowns 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 for the Flexible Income Fund and the Strategic Income Fund, declares and distributes net investment income, if any, annually, as a dividend to shareholders. The Flexible Income Fund and the Strategic Income Fund declare and distribute net investment income, if any, monthly as a dividend to shareholders. 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 Funds Group Trust, Touchstone ETF 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.
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.
Operating Segments — The Funds adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). Adoption of the new standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect the Funds’ financial position or the results of its operations. An operating segment is defined in Topic 280 as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. Each Fund represents a single operating segment. The management team of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Funds as a whole and also monitors each Fund’s asset allocation for adherence to its principal investment strategies as disclosed in its prospectus. The financial information, including the Funds’ portfolio of investments, total returns, expense ratios and changes in net assets, are used by the CODM to assess the segment’s performance versus the Funds’ benchmarks and to make resource allocation decisions for the Funds’ single segment and is consistent with that presented within the Funds’ financial statements. Segment assets are reflected on the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the accompanying statements of operations. The accounting policies of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.
Income Taxes —The Funds adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which enhances income tax disclosures, including disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. Adoption of the new standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect any Fund's financial position or the results of its operations.
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The Funds paid income taxes in foreign jurisdictions during the year ended March 31, 2026. Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received, were as follows: 
Income taxes by foreign jurisdiction: Non-US 
Equity Fund
Sands Capital
Emerging Markets
Growth Fund
France $807,339 $—
India 13,492,912
Japan 399,923
South Korea 288,663
Sweden 1,363,537
Taiwan 1,025,100
Other* 447,679 1,158,855
Total income taxes paid, net of refunds    $3,307,141 $15,676,867      
* Represents foreign jurisdictions where taxes paid, net of refunds received, were less than 5% of total income taxes paid by the Funds.
3. Investment Transactions
Investment transactions (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) were as follows for the year ended March 31, 2026:
  Dynamic
Large Cap
Growth Fund
Flexible
Income
Fund
Focused
Fund
Mid Cap
Growth
Fund
Non-US
Equity Fund
Sands Capital
Emerging
Markets
Growth Fund
Strategic
Income
Fund
Purchases of investment securities $262,503,891 $1,001,005,899 $83,917,173 $1,755,624,718 $665,975,456 $1,012,548,563 $137,602,484
Proceeds from sales and maturities 270,478,339 937,719,928 108,614,784 1,267,172,437 253,560,427 1,137,778,414 120,710,982
Purchases of U.S. Government Securities 88,921,314 418,677,320
Proceeds from U.S. Government Securities 81,680,064 434,720,207
Redemptions-in-Kind(1) 17,029,765 67,841,874 123,584,197
(1) Redemptions-in-kind are excluded from proceeds from sales and maturities.
4. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Related Parties
Certain officers of the Trust are  also officers of the Adviser, Touchstone Securities, LLC (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 $220,332 for the Funds’ Board for the year ended March 31, 2026.
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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.
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund(1) 0.60% on the first $200 million
0.40% on such assets in excess of $200 million
Flexible Income Fund 0.60% on the first $500 million
0.50% on such assets in excess of $500 million
Focused Fund 0.70% on the first $100 million
0.65% on the next $400 million
0.60% on such assets in excess of $500 million
Mid Cap Growth Fund 0.74% on the first $500 million
0.69% on the next $500 million
0.65% on the next $200 million
0.60% on such assets in excess of $1.2 billion
Non-US Equity Fund 0.65% on the first $1 billion
0.60% on such assets in excess of $1 billion
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund 1.00% on the first $200 million
0.85% on the next $2.8 billion
0.80% on such assets in excess of $3 billion
Strategic Income Fund 0.55% on the first $250 million
0.50% on the next $250 million
0.45% on such assets in excess $500 million
(1) Prior to May 9, 2025, the Fund paid 0.75% on the first $500 million, 0.70% on the next $500 million and 0.65% on such assets over $1 billion.
The Adviser has entered into investment sub-advisory agreements with the following parties (each, a “Sub-Adviser”):
Bramshill Investments, LLC Sands Capital Management, LLC
Flexible Income Fund Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.(1) Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P.
Focused Fund Mid Cap Growth Fund
Strategic Income Fund Los Angeles Capital Management LLC
Rockefeller & Co., LLC Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund(2)
Non-US Equity Fund  
(1) Affiliate of the Adviser and wholly-owned subsidiary of  Western & Southern.
(2) Prior to May 9, 2025, the sub-advisor was Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P.
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. 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
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund(1) 0.99% 1.71% 0.66% 0.60% 0.55% July 29, 2026
Flexible Income Fund 1.04% 1.79% 0.79% 0.69% July 29, 2026
Focused Fund 1.20% 1.89% 0.95% 0.83% July 29, 2026
Mid Cap Growth Fund 1.39% 1.99% 0.97% 0.86% 0.77% July 29, 2026
Non-US Equity Fund 1.17% 1.92% 0.90% 0.86% July 29, 2026
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund 1.43% 2.13% 1.21% 1.04% 1.00% July 29, 2026
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  Class A Class C Class Y Institutional
Class
Class R6 Termination Date
Strategic Income Fund(2) 0.95% 1.68% 0.66% 0.61% January 29, 2027
(1) Prior to May 9, 2025, the expense limitations for Classes A, C, Y and Institutional Class were 1.24%, 1.99%, 0.99% and 0.89%, respectively.
(2) Prior to January 1, 2026, the expense limitations for Classes A, C, Y and Institutional Class were 1.00%, 1.71%, 0.75% and 0.65%, respectively.
The Expense Limitation Agreement, with respect to each Fund, can be terminated by a vote of the Funds’ Board if it deems the termination to be beneficial to the Funds’ shareholders.
During the year ended March 31, 2026, the Adviser or its affiliates waived or reimbursed 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
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund $102,920 $102,482 $214,119 $419,521
Flexible Income Fund 63,048 63,048
Focused Fund 35,637 35,637
Mid Cap Growth Fund 201,659 148,435 350,094
Non-US Equity Fund 137,963 137,963
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund 214,320 531,836 746,156
Strategic Income Fund 108,022 399,502 507,524
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, subject to certain limitations, 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 March 31, 2026, the Adviser may seek recoupment of previously waived fees and reimbursed expenses as follows: 
Fund Expires on
or before
March 31, 2027
Expires on
or before
March 31, 2028
Expires on
or before
March 31, 2029
Total
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund $130,445 $123,087 $260,939 $514,471
Flexible Income Fund 126,283 39,977 34,156 200,416
Focused Fund 21,771 14,078 19,516 55,365
Mid Cap Growth Fund 313,884 349,043 334,727 997,654
Non-US Equity Fund 55,902 110,203 117,681 283,786
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund 324,181 702,881 1,027,062
Strategic Income Fund 97,252 207,011 316,862 621,125
During the year ended March 31, 2026, the Adviser recouped previously waived fees or reimbursed expenses from Flexible Income Fund and Mid Cap Growth Fund of $248,025 and $33,857, respectively.
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 Securities and Exchange Commission (“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.
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.
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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 year ended March 31, 2026: 
Fund Amount
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund $ 6,624
Flexible Income Fund 2,562
Focused Fund 10,566
Mid Cap Growth Fund 21,342
Non-US Equity Fund 14,546
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund 375
Strategic Income Fund 1,128
In addition, the Distributor collected CDSC on the redemption of Class A shares and Class C shares of the Funds listed below during the year ended March 31, 2026: 
Fund Class A Class C
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund $ — $ 394
Flexible Income Fund 653
Focused Fund 110
Mid Cap Growth Fund 78
Non-US Equity Fund 3,363
Strategic Income Fund 90 55
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 year ended March 31, 2026, the Funds did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.
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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 year ended March 31, 2026, the following Funds utilized ReFlow. The number of shares ReFlow subscribed to and dollar amount of redemptions-in-kind were as follows:
Fund Shares ReFlow
Subscribed to
Redemptions-in-kind
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund 395,683 $ 17,029,765
Focused Fund 960,787 67,841,874
Mid Cap Growth Fund 4,220,493 123,584,197
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 year ended March 31, 2026, the following Funds participated as lenders 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(1)
Flexible Income Fund $ 6,806 4.21% $ 291
Mid Cap Growth Fund $ 5,502 4.21% $ 235
(1) Included in Interest in the Statements of Operations.
During the year ended March 31, 2026, the following Funds participated as borrowers 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(1)
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund $ 158,275 4.89% $ 7,837
Strategic Income Fund $ 39,102 4.75% $ 1,904
(1) 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 income and accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made.
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.
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The tax character of distributions paid for the years ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 were as follows: 
  Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund Flexible Income Fund Focused Fund
  Year Ended
March 31,
2026
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
Year Ended
March 31,
2026
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
Year Ended
March 31,
2026
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
From ordinary income $5,158,350 $3,816,252 $86,718,279 $66,988,269 $5,281,040 $7,553,567
From long-term capital gains 19,155,617 5,692,872 28,541,940 6,433,867
Total distributions $24,313,967 $9,509,124 $86,718,279 $66,988,269 $33,822,980 $13,987,434
  Mid Cap Growth Fund Non-US Equity Fund Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund
  Year Ended
March 31,
2026
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
Year Ended
March 31,
2026
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
Year Ended
March 31,
2026
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
From ordinary income $34,839,906 $7,270,800 $13,461,804 $10,213,053 $18,738,391 $3,537,058
From long-term capital gains 132,578,706 30,263,836 38,833,408 12,378,954
Total distributions $167,418,612 $37,534,636 $52,295,212 $22,592,007 $18,738,391 $3,537,058
  Strategic Income Fund
  Year Ended
March 31,
2026
Year Ended
March 31,
2025
From ordinary income $14,195,115 $11,425,590
From return of capital 510,640
Total distributions $14,195,115 $11,936,230
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of March 31, 2026:
  Dynamic
Large Cap
Growth Fund
Flexible
Income
Fund
Focused
Fund
Tax cost of portfolio investments $96,549,784 $1,703,809,301 $622,146,018
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments 48,388,682 27,942,779 715,196,444
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments (4,378,813) (51,215,220) (16,612,011)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 44,009,869 (23,272,441) 698,584,433
Gross unrealized appreciation on foreign currency transactions 2,984
Gross unrealized depreciation on foreign currency transactions (1) (1)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions (1) 2,984 (1)
Capital loss carryforwards (32,078,860)
Undistributed ordinary income 4,200,884 4,035,501 3,714,619
Undistributed capital gains 2,051,292 9,068,198
Other temporary differences (26,253)
Accumulated earnings (deficit) $50,262,044 $(51,339,069) $711,367,249
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  Mid Cap
Growth
Fund
Non-US
Equity Fund
Sands Capital
Emerging
Markets
Growth Fund
Strategic
Income
Fund
Tax cost of portfolio investments $1,581,308,840 $1,081,168,402 $1,567,399,866 $306,370,542
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments 305,718,046 337,998,938 617,175,658 4,618,020
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments (88,253,081) (35,896,260) (187,673,010) (5,603,719)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 217,464,965 302,102,678 429,502,648 (985,699)
Gross unrealized appreciation on foreign currency transactions 42,853
Gross unrealized depreciation on foreign currency transactions and deferred foreign capital gains tax (14,138,736)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions and deferred foreign capital gains tax 42,853 (14,138,736)
Capital loss carryforwards (614,215,125) (76,519,494)
Qualified late year losses (24,092,269) (23,711)
Undistributed ordinary income 9,320,301
Undistributed capital gains 1,190,586 5,131,708
Other temporary differences (91,307)
Accumulated earnings (deficit) $218,655,551 $316,597,540 $(222,943,482) $(77,620,211)
The difference between the tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost is primarily due to wash sale loss deferrals, trust preferred securities, callable bonds, taxable interest on defaulted securities, amortization adjustments on bonds and certain timing differences in the recognition of capital losses under income tax regulations and U.S. GAAP and investments in passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) adjustments.
As of March 31, 2026, the Funds had the following capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes:
Fund No Expiration
Short Term
No Expiration
Long Term
Total
Flexible Income Fund $ 6,853,292 $ 25,225,568 $ 32,078,860
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund 451,891,404 162,323,721 614,215,125
Strategic Income Fund* 3,526,953 72,992,541 76,519,494
* 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.
During the year ended March 31, 2026, the following Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards:
Fund Utilized
Focused Fund $ 9,182,588
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund 227,750,900
Strategic Income Fund 2,647,340
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 March 31, 2026, the following Funds elected to defer the following losses:
Fund Realized
Capital Losses
Ordinary
Losses
Total
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund $ — $ 24,092,269 $ 24,092,269
Strategic Income Fund 23,711 23,711
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 twelve 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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Certain reclassifications, the result of permanent differences between financial statement and income tax reporting requirements, have been made to the components of capital as presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. These reclassifications have no impact on the net assets or NAV per share of the Funds. The following reclassifications, which are primarily attributed to the tax treatment of in-kind distributions for shareholder redemptions, and deemed distributions on shareholder redemptions  have been made to the following Funds for the year ended March 31, 2026.
Fund Paid-In
Capital
Distributable
Earnings
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund $ 5,245,586 $ (5,245,586)
Focused Fund 52,035,326 (52,035,326)
Mid Cap Growth Fund 58,217,536 (58,217,536)
Non-US Equity Fund 2,098,310 (2,098,310)
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. 
Risks Associated with Interest Rate Changes – In general, when interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities fall, and when interest rates fall, the prices of debt securities rise. 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 used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates that incorporates a security's yield, coupon, final maturity, and call features, among other characteristics. The longer a fixed-income security's duration, the more
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sensitive it will be to changes in interest rates. Maturity, on the other hand, is the date on which a fixed-income security becomes due for payment of principal. Recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Risks Associated with Leverage – The use of leverage (borrowing money to purchase properties or securities) will cause the Fund to incur additional expenses and significantly magnify losses in the event of underperformance of the assets purchased with borrowed money. In addition, a lender may terminate or refuse to renew any credit facility. If the Fund is unable to access additional credit, it may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, which may further depress the returns of the Fund.
Risks Associated with Liquidity – Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. This can reduce a 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. There were no subsequent events that necessitated recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders of Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund), Touchstone Flexible Income Fund, Touchstone Focused Fund, Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund, Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund, Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund and Touchstone Strategic Income Fund and the Board of Trustees of Touchstone Strategic Trust
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund), Touchstone Flexible Income Fund, Touchstone Focused Fund, Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund, Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund, Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund and Touchstone Strategic Income Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”) (seven of the funds constituting Touchstone Strategic Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolios of investments, as of March 31, 2026, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (seven of the funds constituting Touchstone Strategic Trust) at March 31, 2026, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Individual fund constituting the
Touchstone Strategic Trust
Statement of
operations
Statements of
changes in net assets
Financial highlights
Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund
(formerly Touchstone Growth
Opportunities Fund)
Touchstone Flexible Income Fund
Touchstone Focused Fund
Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund
Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund
Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging
Markets Growth Fund
For the year ended
March 31, 2026
For each of the two years
in the period ended
March 31, 2026
For each of the five years
in the period ended
March 31, 2026
Touchstone Strategic Income Fund For the year ended
March 31, 2026
For each of the two years
in the period ended
March 31, 2026
For each of the four years
in the period ended
March 31, 2026
The financial highlights for the period ended March 31, 2022 for the Touchstone Strategic Income Fund was audited by another auditor whose report dated May 23, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
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March 31, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers and others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Touchstone Investments’ investment companies since 1999.  
Cincinnati, Ohio
May 21, 2026
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Qualified Dividend Income
Under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (the “Act”), the following percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 are designated as “qualified dividend income,” as defined in the Act, and are subject to reduced tax rates. The Funds intend to pass through the maximum allowable percentage for Form 1099 Div.
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund 7.83 %
Flexible Income Fund 9.08 %
Focused Fund 100.00 %
Mid Cap Growth Fund 22.28 %
Non-US Equity Fund 100.00 %
Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund 73.42 %
Strategic Income Fund 1.14 %
Dividend Received Deduction
For corporate shareholders, the following ordinary distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction. The Funds intend to pass through the maximum allowable percentage.
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund 7.26 %
Flexible Income Fund 9.04 %
Focused Fund 100.00 %
Mid Cap Growth Fund 21.95 %
Strategic Income Fund 1.09 %
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, the Funds designated long-term capital gains as follows:
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund $ 24,035,320
Focused Fund $ 41,351,159
Mid Cap Growth Fund $ 150,987,904
Non-US Equity Fund $ 40,931,718
Foreign Tax Income & Foreign Tax Credit
Each of the Non-US Equity Fund and Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund intend to pass through a foreign tax credit to its shareholders. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, the total amount of foreign source income is $18,653,849 or $0.44 per share and $10,724,969 or $0.09 per share, respectively. The total amount of foreign taxes to be paid is $2,161,937 or $0.05 per share and $15,478,564 or $0.13 per share, respectively. Shareholder's allocable share of the foreign tax credit will be reported on Form 1099 Div.
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 at 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.
Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement Approval Disclosure
At a meeting held on November 20, 2025, 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 Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to each Fund of the Trust, and the continuance of the Sub-Advisory
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Agreement between the Adviser and each Fund’s respective Sub-Adviser, except with respect to the Sub-Advisory Agreement for Touchstone Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund, which was approved at a meeting held in February 2025 (the “February Meeting”).
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 Sub-Adviser 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(s).  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 Sub-Adviser to two 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 all of 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 the Funds’ distributor, an affiliate of the Adviser, receives Rule 12b-1 distribution fees from the Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares.  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, 2025, 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 for all of the Funds in order to reduce the 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 Dynamic Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Touchstone Growth Opportunities Fund).  The Board noted that at the February Meeting, it had reduced the Fund’s advisory fee and sub-advisory fee as well as lowered the expense caps on all of the Fund’s share classes through July 29, 2026.  The Board noted that the Fund’s sub-adviser had only been managing the Fund since May 9, 2025, and that the Fund’s performance prior to that time reflected the management of the prior sub-adviser.  The Trustees concluded that it was too soon to evaluate the Fund’s investment performance under the new sub-adviser.
Touchstone Flexible Income Fund. The Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio were below the median and above the median, respectively, of its peer group.  The Fund’s performance was in the 4th quintile of its peer group for the six-month period ended September 30, 2025, in the 5th quintile of its peer group for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2025, and in the 5th quintile of its peer group for the thirty-six-month period ended September 30, 2025.  The Board noted management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the overall performance of the Fund 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 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 a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses.  The Fund’s performance was in the 4th quintile of its peer group for the six-month period ended September 30, 2025, in the 3rd quintile of its peer group for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2025, and in the 4th quintile of its peer group for the thirty-six-month period ended September 30, 2025.  The Board noted management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the overall performance of the Fund 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 Mid Cap Growth 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 a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses.  The Fund’s performance was in the 1st quintile of its peer group for the six-month period ended September 30, 2025, in the 1st quintile of its peer group for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2025, and in the 2nd quintile of its peer group for the thirty-six-month period ended September 30, 2025.    Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the overall performance of the Fund 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 Non-US 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 a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses.  The Fund’s performance was in the 4th quintile of its peer group for the six-month period ended September 30, 2025, in the 2nd quintile of its peer group for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2025, and in the 1st quintile of its peer group for the thirty-six-month period ended September 30, 2025.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the overall performance of the Fund 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 Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth 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
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noted that the Adviser was currently waiving a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses.  The Fund’s performance was in the 5th quintile of its peer group for the six-, twelve- and thirty-six-month periods ended September 30, 2025.  The Board noted management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the overall performance of the Fund 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 Strategic Income 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 a portion of the Fund’s fees and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses.  The Fund’s performance was in the 2nd quintile of its peer group for the six-month period ended September 30, 2025, in the 3rd quintile of its peer group for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2025, and in the 1st quintile of its peer group for the thirty-six-month period ended September 30, 2025.    Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the overall performance of the Fund 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 schedule for each Fund contains breakpoints that would reduce the respective advisory fee rate on assets above specified levels as the applicable Fund’s assets increased.    The Board 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.
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 one of the Sub-Advisers with the Adviser, noting any potential conflicts of interest.  The Board also 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 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 of the Funds contained breakpoints that would reduce the sub-advisory fee rate on assets above specified levels as the applicable Fund’s assets increased.
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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 also compared the sub-advisory fees paid by the Adviser to fees charged by the Sub-Adviser to manage comparable institutional separate accounts.  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 Flexible Income Fund. The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was above the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Focused Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was above the median of its peer group.  The Board noted that the Fund's Sub-Adviser was currently waiving a portion of the Fund’s fees. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Mid Cap 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 Fund’s sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Non-US 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 Fund’s sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund.  The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was above the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services received by the Fund from the Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered.
Touchstone Strategic Income Fund. The Fund’s sub-advisory fee was at the median of its peer group.  Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s 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, 2025, and 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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Touchstone Investments
Distributor
Touchstone Securities, LLC* 
303 Broadway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203
800.638.8194
www.touchstoneinvestments.com
Investment Adviser
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.*
303 Broadway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
P.O. Box 534467
Pittsburgh, PA 15253-4467
Shareholder Service
800.543.0407
* A Member of Western & Southern Financial Group
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Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

The information is included as part of the material filed under Item 7 of this Form.

 

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

 

The information is included as part of the material filed under Item 7 of this Form.

 

 

 

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which 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 16. 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 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 have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) The registrant’s Code of Ethics is attached hereto.

 

(a)(2) Not Applicable.

 

(a)(3)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)(4)Not Applicable.

 

(a)(5)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/ Terrie A. Wiedenheft
  Terrie A. Wiedenheft, President
  (principal executive officer)

 

Date:5/29/2026  

 

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/ Terrie A. Wiedenheft
  Terrie A. Wiedenheft, President
  (principal executive officer)

 

Date:5/29/2026  

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Terri A. Lucas
  Terri A. Lucas, Controller and Treasurer
  (principal financial officer)

 

Date:5/29/2026  

 

 

 


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