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                                             Summary Prospectus
Touchstone Small Cap Fund
January 30, 2020


Class A Ticker: TSFAX Class C Ticker: TSFCX
Class Y Ticker: TSFYX Institutional Class: TSFIX

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated January 30, 2020, as amended from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus. For free paper or electronic copies of the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund, go to TouchstoneInvestments.com/Resources, call 1.800.543.0407, or ask any financial advisor, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Touchstone Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the shareholder reports from Touchstone Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will be available on the Touchstone Funds’ website (TouchstoneInvestments.com/Resources), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

You may elect to receive all future annual and semi-annual shareholder reports in paper, free of charge. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive paper copies of shareholder reports through the mail or otherwise change your delivery method, contact your financial intermediary or, if you hold your shares directly through Touchstone Funds, visit TouchstoneInvestments.com/Resources/Edelivery or call Touchstone Funds toll-free at 1.800.543.0407. Your election to receive shareholder reports in paper will apply to all Touchstone Funds that you hold through your financial intermediary or directly with Touchstone.

TOUCHSTONE SMALL CAP FUND SUMMARY
 
The Fund’s Investment Goal
 
The Touchstone Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”) seeks capital appreciation.
 
The Fund’s Fees and Expenses
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.  You may qualify for sales charge discounts for Class A shares of Touchstone equity funds and Touchstone fixed income funds if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 or $50,000, respectively, in Touchstone funds.  More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, in the section titled “Choosing a Class of Shares” in the Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") on page 93 and 103, respectively, and in Appendix A–Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts to the Fund's prospectus. If you purchase Class Y shares through a broker acting solely as an agent on behalf of its customers, that broker may charge you a commission. Such commissions, if any, are not charged by the Fund and are not reflected in the fee table or expense example below.

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Class A
 
Class C
 
Class Y
 
Institutional
Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
5.00
 %
 
None

 
None

 
None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or the amount redeemed, whichever is less)
None

 
1.00
 %
 
None

 
None

Wire Redemption Fee*
Up to $15

 
Up to $15

 
Up to $15

 
Up to $15

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Management Fees
0.85
 %
 
0.85
 %
 
0.85
 %
 
0.85
 %
Distribution and/or Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
 %
 
1.00
 %
 
None

 
None

Other Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liquidity Provider Expense
0.05
 %
 
0.05
 %
 
0.05
 %
 
0.05
 %
Other Operating Expenses
0.86
 %
 
0.74
 %
 
0.41
 %
 
0.30
 %
Total Other Expenses
0.91
 %
 
0.79
 %
 
0.46
 %
 
0.35
 %
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE)
0.01
 %
 
0.01
 %
 
0.01
 %
 
0.01
 %
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1)
2.02
 %
 
2.65
 %
 
1.32
 %
 
1.21
 %
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(2)
(0.72
)%
 
(0.60
)%
 
(0.27
)%
 
(0.24
)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(1)(2)(3)
1.30
 %
 
2.05
 %
 
1.05
 %
 
0.97
 %
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*The wire redemption fee is capped at $15. In addition, the wire redemption fee may not exceed two percent (2%) of the amount being redeemed.
(1)Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and will differ from the ratios of expenses to average net assets that is included in the Fund’s annual report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.
(2)Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor" or "Touchstone Advisors") and Touchstone Funds Group Trust (the “Trust”) have entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement whereby Touchstone Advisors will waive a portion of its fees or reimburse certain Fund expenses (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 Fund's liquidity providers; other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; the cost of “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,” if any; and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of business) in order to limit annual Fund operating expenses to 1.24%, 1.99%, 0.99%, and 0.91% of average daily net assets for Classes A, C, Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively. This contractual expense limitation is effective through January 29, 2021, but can be terminated by a vote of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) if it deems the termination to be beneficial to the Fund’s shareholders. The terms of the contractual expense limitation agreement provide that Touchstone Advisors is entitled to recoup, subject to approval by the Board, such amounts waived or reimbursed for a period of up to three years from the date on

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which the Advisor reduced its compensation or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Fund will make repayments to the Advisor only if such repayment does not cause the annual Fund operating expenses (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed both (1) the expense cap in place when such amounts were waived or reimbursed and (2) the Fund’s current expense limitation.
(3)Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement will differ from the ratio of net expenses to average net assets that is included in the Fund's annual report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 due to a contractual change in the Fund's expense limitation agreement effective June 1, 2019.

Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and that all fee waivers or expense limits for the Fund will expire after one year.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 
Assuming Redemption at End of Period
 
Assuming No Redemption
 
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class Y
 
Institutional
Class
 
Class C
1 Year
$
626

 
$
308

 
$
107

 
$
99

 
$
208

3 Years
$
1,036

 
$
767

 
$
392

 
$
360

 
$
767

5 Years
$
1,470

 
$
1,352

 
$
698

 
$
642

 
$
1,352

10 Years
$
2,676

 
$
2,939

 
$
1,567

 
$
1,445

 
$
2,939


Portfolio Turnover.  The Fund pays transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio).  A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.  These costs, which are not reflected in total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.  During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.
 
The Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies
 
The Fund invests, under normal conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of small capitalization U.S. companies.  This is a non-fundamental policy that the Fund can change upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.  For purposes of the Fund, a small capitalization company has a market capitalization within the range of market capitalization represented in the Russell 2000® Index (between $13 million to $8.3 billion as of December 31, 2019), the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (between $98 million to $6.8 billion as of December 31, 2019), or the Dow Jones U.S. Small Cap Total Stock Market Index (between $29 million to $7.8 billion as of December 31, 2019) at the time of purchase.  The size of the companies in these indices will change with market conditions.

The sub-advisor, London Company of Virginia d/b/a The London Company (“The London Company”), seeks to purchase financially stable small-cap companies that The London Company believes are consistently generating high returns on unleveraged operating capital, run by shareholder-oriented management, and trading at a discount to their respective market prices.  Guiding principles of The London Company’s small-cap philosophy include: (1) a focus on cash return on tangible capital, not earnings per share, (2) the value of a company is determined by cash inflows and outflows discounted by the optimal cost of capital, (3) a focused investment approach (not diversifying excessively) is essential to good investment results, and (4) low turnover and tax sensitivity enhances real returns.
 

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The Fund will hold securities of approximately 30 to 40 companies.  The London Company invests for the long term and attempts to minimize turnover in an effort to reduce transaction costs and taxes.
 
The Fund is non-diversified and invests a significant percentage of its assets in the securities of one company or in the securities of a smaller number of companies than a diversified fund. The Fund may invest a high percentage of its assets in specific sectors of the market in order to achieve a potentially greater investment return.
 
The Fund’s Principal Risks
 
The Fund’s share price will fluctuate. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund and the Fund could also return less than other investments. Investments in the Fund are not bank guaranteed, are not deposits, and are not insured by the FDIC or any other federal government agency. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.  You can find more information about the Fund’s investments and risks under the “Principal Investment Strategies and Risks” section of the Fund’s prospectus. The Fund is subject to the principal risks summarized below.

Equity Securities Risk: The Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by these companies may decline in response to such developments, which could result in a decline in the value of the Fund’s shares.
 
Small-Cap Risk: Stocks of smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than stocks of larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited product lines or financial resources and may be dependent upon a small or inexperienced management group.
 
Management Risk: In managing the Fund’s portfolio, the Advisor engages one or more sub-advisors to make investment decisions for a portion of or the entire portfolio. There is a risk that the Advisor may be unable to identify and retain sub-advisors who achieve superior investment returns relative to other similar sub-advisors.

Non-Diversification Risk: The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest a greater percentage of its assets than a diversified mutual fund in the securities of a limited number of issuers. The use of a non-diversified investment strategy may increase the volatility of the Fund’s investment performance, as the Fund may be more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory event.

Sector Focus Risk: A fund that focuses its investments in the securities of a particular market sector is subject to the risk that adverse circumstances will have a greater impact on the fund than a fund that does not focus its investments in a particular sector.
 
The Fund’s Performance
 
The bar chart and performance table below illustrate some indication of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for one year, five years and ten years compare with the Russell 2000® Index.  The bar chart does not reflect any sales charges, which would reduce your return.  The performance table reflects any applicable sales charges. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.  More recent performance information is available at no cost by visiting TouchstoneInvestments.com or by calling 1.800.543.0407.
 

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Touchstone Small Cap Fund — Class A Total Return as of December 31

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Best Quarter: Fourth Quarter 2011 16.94%
 
Worst Quarter: Fourth Quarter 2018 (17.23)%

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual marginal federal income tax rates in effect on a given distribution reinvestment date and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may differ from those shown and depend on your tax situation. The after-tax returns do not apply to shares held in an individual retirement account ("IRA"), 401(k), or other tax-advantaged account. The after-tax returns shown in the table are for Class A shares only. The after-tax returns for other classes of shares offered by the Fund will differ from the Class A shares' after-tax returns.


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Touchstone Small Cap Fund Summary

Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2019
 
1 Year
 
5 Years
 
10 Years
Touchstone Small Cap Fund — Class A
 
 
 
 
 
Return Before Taxes
20.10
%
 
3.17
%
 
8.99
%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
17.67
%
 
0.05
%
 
7.00
%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
13.62
%
 
2.09
%
 
7.13
%
Touchstone Small Cap Fund — Class C
 
 
 
 
 
Return Before Taxes
24.51
%
 
3.61
%
 
8.82
%
Touchstone Small Cap Fund — Class Y
 
 
 
 
 
Return Before Taxes
26.81
%
 
4.66
%
 
9.93
%
Touchstone Small Cap Fund — Institutional Class
 
 
 
 
 
Return Before Taxes
26.81
%
 
4.75
%
 
10.04
%
Russell 2000® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
25.52
%
 
8.23
%
 
11.83
%

The Fund’s Management
 
Investment Advisor
 
Touchstone Advisors, Inc. serves as the Fund's investment advisor.
Sub-Advisor
 
Portfolio
Managers
 
Investment  Experience
with the Fund
 
Primary Title with
Sub-Advisor
London Company of Virginia d/b/a The London Company
 
Stephen Goddard, CFA
 
Since 2009
 
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager
 
 
Jonathan Moody, CFA
 
Since 2009
 
Portfolio Manager
 
 
J. Brian Campbell, CFA
 
Since 2010
 
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager
 
 
Mark DeVaul, CFA, CPA
 
Since 2011
 
Portfolio Manager
 
 
Sam Hutchings, CFA
 
Since 2015
 
Portfolio Manager
 

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Buying and Selling Fund Shares
 
Minimum Investment Requirements
 
Classes A, C, and Y
 
Initial
Investment
 
Additional
Investment
Regular Account
$
2,500

 
$
50

Retirement Account or Custodial Account under the Uniform Gifts/Transfers to Minors Act
$
1,000

 
$
50

Investments through the Automatic Investment Plan
$
100

 
$
50

 
Institutional Class
 
Initial
Investment
 
Additional
Investment
Regular Account
$
500,000

 
$
50

 
Fund shares may be purchased and sold on days that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Existing Class A, C and Institutional Class shareholders may purchase shares directly through Touchstone Funds via the transfer agent, BNY Mellon, or through their financial intermediary. Class Y shares are available only through financial institutions and financial intermediaries who have appropriate selling agreements in place with Touchstone Securities.  Shares may be purchased or sold by writing to Touchstone Securities at P.O. Box 9878, Providence, Rhode Island 02940, calling 1.800.543.0407, or visiting the Touchstone Funds’ website: TouchstoneInvestments.com. You may only sell shares over the telephone or via the Internet if the value of the shares sold is less than or equal to $100,000. Shares held in IRAs and qualified retirement plans cannot be sold via the Internet. If your shares are held by a processing organization or financial intermediary you will need to follow its purchase and redemption procedures. For more information about buying and selling shares, see the section “Investing with Touchstone” of the Fund’s prospectus or call 1.800.543.0407.
 
Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains except when shares are held through a tax-advantaged account, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. Withdrawals from a tax-advantaged account, however, may be taxable.
 
Financial Intermediary Compensation
 
If you purchase shares in the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services.  These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment.  Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.









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