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

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number                811-08104                

 

Touchstone Funds Group Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

303 Broadway, Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

E. Blake Moore Jr.

303 Broadway, Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2021

 

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

 

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 

 

 

September 30, 2021
Annual Report
Touchstone Funds Group Trust
Touchstone Active Bond Fund
Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund
Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund
(formerly known as Touchstone Credit Opportunities II Fund)
Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund
Touchstone High Yield Fund
Touchstone Impact Bond Fund
Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund
Touchstone Mid Cap Fund
Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund
Touchstone Small Cap Fund
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund
Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund

Table of Contents
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Letter from the President 3
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited) 4-40
Tabular Presentation of Portfolios of Investments (Unaudited) 41-44
Portfolios of Investments:  
Touchstone Active Bond Fund 45-50
Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund 51-53
Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund (formerly known as Touchstone Credit Opportunities II Fund) 54-62
Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund 63-64
Touchstone High Yield Fund 65-68
Touchstone Impact Bond Fund 69-73
Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund 74-75
Touchstone Mid Cap Fund 76
Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund 77-78
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 79
Touchstone Small Cap Fund 80
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund 81-82
Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund 83-89
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 90-93
Statements of Operations 94-95
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 96-99
Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity 100-106
Financial Highlights 107-137
Notes to Financial Statements 138-163
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 164-166
Other Items (Unaudited) 167-174
Management of the Trust (Unaudited) 175-177
Privacy Protection Policy 179
This report identifies the Funds' investments on September 30, 2021. 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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Letter from the President
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide you with the Touchstone Funds Group Trust Annual Report. Inside you will find key financial information, as well as manager commentaries for the Funds, for the 12 months ended September 30, 2021.
The economic backdrop has consisted of strong rebounds in activity after pandemic-related lockdown reopenings and vaccine program rollouts, interspersed with periodic spikes in COVID-19 case numbers and resumptions of cautionary measures. The reopening tailwind supported strong GDP numbers and strengthening employment, helping support price recovery in risk assets across much of the globe. The flood of liquidity used to backstop markets in early 2020 combined with supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and sudden demand shocks to drive inflation numbers above expectations. Just how transitory this inflation trend might be has been much debated among central bank leaders and prominent economists. Toward the end of the period, the reduction of asset purchases by central banks (i.e., “tapering”) emerged as a concern along with the aforementioned inflation issue. Outside the U.S., economies differed in their rebounds based largely on the success of their handling of the virus. China, the world’s second largest economy, experienced a tumultuous 2021 with widespread regulatory reforms aimed at scaling back technology platforms, imposing restrictive regulations on both the for-profit education companies and Information Technology-platform giants. Further, during the latter part of the period, the Chinese real estate market became the focal point of contagion fears after a large property developer publicly announced liquidity issues and solvency concerns. This disruption, along with the inflation fears and a potential end to stimulus measures, contributed to an uncertain ending to an otherwise strong 12-month recovery.
U.S. equity markets generated strong positive returns during the period. The S&P 500® Index was up 30.0%. From a market capitalization perspective, small capitalization stocks, which tend to be more tied to the U.S. economy, outperformed mid cap stocks while mid-caps outperformed large-caps. Value equities outperformed growth equities across the capitalization spectrum as cyclicals benefitted from a rebound in economic activity. A brief style rotation occurred in the fourth quarter of 2020 and early in the first quarter of 2021 as value equities outperformed growth for two consecutive quarters for the first time since 2016; this resumed in the month of September to help secure the 12-month outperformance by value. Outside the U.S., emerging markets lagged the U.S. large cap market (S&P 500®) and non-U.S. developed equity markets over the past 12 months due primarily to the disruption in China over the summer. Emerging market equities were led by Taiwan, South Korea and India. Non-U.S. developed market equities were led by Japan, France and the U.K.
As for fixed income, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board continued near-zero overnight rates and direct purchases of various fixed income securities as a means of providing stimulus to the economy though it also routinely debated tapering these purchases. Investors sold U.S. Treasuries and bought investment grade and high yield corporates. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index posted a slightly negative return for the period. However, credit spreads narrowed back to historically tight ranges in concert with the previously mentioned equity market rebound, providing a performance tailwind for below investment grade bonds and bank loans.
We are reminded, especially in periods like these, of the importance of the steady guidance of financial professionals, trust in your investment strategy and understanding the risks of trying to time the market. Furthermore, we believe that environments that are more volatile or uncertain create opportunities for active managers to add value, especially those that are Distinctively Active with high Active Share. We greatly value your continued support. Thank you for including Touchstone as part of your investment plan.
Sincerely,
E. Blake Moore Jr.
President
Touchstone Funds Group Trust
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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
Touchstone Active Bond Fund
Sub-Advised by Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Active Bond Fund seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. Capital appreciation is a secondary goal. In deciding what securities to buy and sell for the Fund, the overall investment opportunities and risks in different sectors of the debt securities market are analyzed by focusing on maximizing total return and reducing volatility of the Fund’s portfolio. A disciplined sector allocation process is followed in order to build a broadly diversified portfolio of bonds.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone Active Bond Fund (Class A Shares) outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 1.10 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the total return of the benchmark was -0.90 percent.
Market Environment
The recovery continued into the fourth quarter of 2020 and into 2021 following the unprecedented sell-off that took place in March of 2020. The swing back to risk assets was just as swift as the correction and kept pace throughout the 12-month period, fueled by the resiliency of the recovery in economic fundamentals, the approval and widespread distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines, the outcome of the November U.S. election, and then ultimately the reopening of economies coming out of the winter months in 2021. Through the first half of 2021, risk assets continued to climb higher as equities reached all-time highs and credit spreads reached their tightest levels in five years. However, the rapid, record-breaking economic recovery following the devastating COVID-19 pandemic finally showed signs of slowing in the third quarter of 2021.
At the end of the 12-month period, risks to the economic recovery began to emerge, shaking investor confidence and suggesting the recovery might have tougher roads ahead. First, a resurgence in COVID-19 cases linked to the Delta variant highlighted the lingering effects from the catalyst of the pandemic as cases spiked and hospitals experienced an increase in admitted patients. The increase in cases also heightened supply chain woes caused by the initial shut down and quarantine efforts put in place in March and April of 2020 in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. Second, as growth in labor markets cooled due to the resurgence, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) signaled that tapering its bond-purchasing program “could soon be warranted,” recognizing overall improvements in the labor market while noting that recent inflation has been persistently higher than anticipated. Third, China’s largest real estate developer dominated headlines as it struggled managing debt levels it had accumulated while undertaking development projects at an unsustainable pace throughout China. The clampdown on the real estate market comes off the heels of China’s effort to reign in technology giants and their influence on not only the economy, but also the broader population. Finally, the contentious political environment in the U.S. has made it difficult for congress to pass the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill, which already passed the Senate. The Progressive Caucus within the Democratic Party has tied the passage of the infrastructure bill to the approval of a much larger reconciliation package totaling $3.5 trillion, essentially holding a vote on the infrastructure bill hostage. These squabbles have become commonplace in Washington DC, which demonstrates more political theater than real risks to markets.
Over the 12-month period, performance for fixed income was generally positive, with only U.S. Treasuries posting negative returns. Fixed income markets continued to benefit from solid fundamentals, accommodative policy and financial conditions and credit spreads tightened to their tightest levels in the last five years. High Yield saw the largest gains, followed by Emerging Markets Debt. Investment Grade Credit posted modest gains due to interest rate volatility experienced throughout the period as interest rates moved materially higher.
Portfolio Review
The Fund’s overweight position to spread risk versus the benchmark was the largest contributor to returns, specifically due to the Fund’s overweight position to High Yield and Emerging Markets.
Strong selection from Investment Grade Credit and Securitized Assets contributed to returns for the period. Within Investment Grade Credit, the Fund was positioned with overweight positions to non-defensive sectors, which contributed to performance. Within Securitized Assets, outperformance was largely driven by spread effects due to the retracement in out of index sectors including Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities and Collateralized Loan Obligations.
Lastly, interest rate management, as well as the Fund's duration as compared to that of the benchmark, slightly detracted from performance.
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Outlook
The Fund is positioned to be short duration relative to benchmark over the near term with a bias toward higher rates over the remainder of the calendar year. There are risks to lower interest rates from increased concerns over the global impact of COVID-19 and worse than expected economic data. Risks to higher interest rates include higher than expected inflation, a shift in Fed policy, and expansionary fiscal policy. Fund positioning in securitized products reflects concerns about elevated rate volatility, but a favorable view on consumer credit and real estate fundamentals. To take advantage of this we continue to add non-index exposure in assets that are near the top of the capital structure, but in high quality off-the-run names where we believe there is a yield advantage. Within Investment Grade Credit, the Fund is positioned for the potential of excess carry and downside avoidance. We are generally favoring credit for non-cyclical sectors such as utilities, telecomm, and high quality banks while avoiding tight trading industrial sectors with mergers and acquisition risk such as technology and pharmaceuticals. The Fund continues to have a modest allocation to U.S. dollar denominated Emerging Markets Debt and will look to increase exposure to certain countries that were caught in the systemic sell-off in September. We remain constructive in our outlook for Emerging Markets Debt and High Yield Emerging Markets Debt specifically on valuation grounds. Current valuations reflect near term risks associated with concerns surrounding a potential slowdown in global growth and the Fed, however, we think the longer-term global growth outlook remains favorable.
The pace of economic growth is somewhat slower than expected in the second half of 2021. Supply constraints continue to negatively impact growth and put upward pressure on inflation. Monetary policy support will continue to be significant even as the Fed moves to taper asset purchases. Valuations reflect a positive long-term outlook and risk assets appear full valued. We are comfortable with current risk levels as the foundation of long-term economic recovery remains strong, supported by accommodative financial conditions and strong consumer and business demand.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Active Bond Fund - Class A* and the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone Active Bond Fund 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A -2.21% 2.52% 3.05%
Class C -0.60% 2.75% 2.92%
Class Y* 1.35% 3.76% 3.80%
Institutional Class* 1.43% 3.87% 3.88%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index -0.90% 2.94% 3.01%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes. The inception date of Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares was April 12, 2012. Class Y shares’ and Institutional Class shares’ performance was calculated using the historical performance of Class A shares for the periods prior to April 12, 2012. The returns have been restated for sales loads and fees applicable to Class Y and Institutional Class shares.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 3.36% of the NAV (or 3.25% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Note to Chart
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of U.S. investment grade, fixed rate bond market securities, including government, government agency, corporate and mortgage-backed securities between one and ten years.
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Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund
Sub-Advised by TOBAM S.A.S.
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund seeks capital appreciation. TOBAM’s methodology seeks to enhance the diversification of portfolio holdings to reduce market bias and potentially improve risk-adjusted returns. TOBAM’s process selects individual stocks and their weights in an effort to reduce the correlations between individual holdings. This enables the creation of portfolios that seek to mitigate the inherent concentration risks associated with capitalization-weighted benchmarks. The lower correlations have the potential to provide a differentiated source of value than other methods of diversification. This quantitative approach creates fully invested, long-only portfolios that do not use leverage, and are designed to help guard against structural biases.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund (Class Y Shares) underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, over the 12-month period ending September 30, 2021. The Fund’s return was 10.32 percent compared to the 25.73 percent return of the MSCI EAFE Index.
Market Environment
During the fourth quarter of 2020, the better-than-expected economic data and “whatever it takes” central bank and fiscal policies, saw the sectors that had been overly sold earlier in 2020, specifically Financials and Energy rebound very strongly.
The reflation/recovery trade that investors flocked into in the first quarter of 2021 was most prominent in Developed Markets lifting Energy and Financials the most. In the second quarter, investors were more moderate in their reflation fears but they reinforced the recovery trade and rotated mainly into a few larger stocks especially in Financials and Energy. Towards the end of the third quarter of 2021, the Energy sector took off again but this time due to concerns about supply side constraints rather than strong additional recovery hopes. As a consequence, investors’ concerns about future inflation have started to turn sour.
Portfolio Review
The Fund’s underperformance primarily occurred during the aforementioned reflation/recovery trade. As such, a well-diversified portfolio such as the Anti-Benchmark® International strategy naturally participates less in the momentum caused by such movements.
Further, the previously-described outperformance of Energy and Financials stocks within the Fund’s benchmark and the significant increase in weight of a limited number of stocks, represented two significant performance headwinds. This resulted in a significant increase in market concentration during Q1 and also in the very last days of Q3 2021, which was adverse to the performance of the diversified Fund portfolio.
Outlook and Conclusion
TOBAM’s Anti-Benchmark strategy does not forecast but simply seeks to maximize diversification. Thus, it does not include fundamental analysis of individual stocks, countries, sectors, economic environments or factors. No discretionary tactical or strategic asset allocation decisions are made with respect to specific regions, sectors or industries. TOBAM’s investment process consists of seeking to maximize diversification from a bottom-up perspective. Securities are bought or sold solely in relation to their potential relative diversification benefits within the portfolio. A security will be completely sold when it no longer provides the most marginal diversification among all available stocks in the universe, and others purchased when they begin to provide more marginal diversification. TOBAM’s patented Anti-Benchmark approach is designed to avoid explicit and implicit biases in terms of sector, style, market cap and other statistical measures. For this reason, we apply as few constraints as possible and do not rely on any given view or forecast, in order to avoid unwanted systematic exposures. The Fund’s portfolio reflects even risk contributions from all independent effective risk factors in the investment universe, which may include sector and country factors.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund - Class Y* and the MSCI EAFE Index
Average Annual Total Returns
Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund 1 Year Since
Inception*
Class Y 10.32% 7.34%
Institutional Class 10.43% 7.48%
MSCI EAFE Index 25.73% 11.16%
* The chart above represents performance of Class Y shares only, which will vary from the performance of Institutional Class shares based on the difference in fees paid by the shareholders in the different classes. The inception date of the Fund was November 19, 2018. The returns of the index listed above are based on the inception date of the Fund.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Note to Chart
The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding U.S. and Canada.
MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used to create indices or financial products. This report is not approved or produced by MSCI.
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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund
Sub-Advised by Ares Capital Management II LLC
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund seeks absolute total return, primarily from income and capital appreciation. The Fund employs a flexible investment approach by allocating assets among core investments and opportunistic investments as market conditions change. It invests in several broad investment categories, including high yield bonds, bank loans, special situations, structured credit and hedges.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund (Class A Shares) outperformed its benchmark, the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 16.67 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the total return of the benchmark was 0.07 percent.
Market Environment
Capital markets rallied over the last twelve months as the global economy emerged from the COVID-19 shutdown. Investor sentiment has been generally positive due to accommodative monetary and fiscal policy, vaccine development and rollout and a rebound in corporate fundamentals. Valuations across equity and debt markets exceeded pre-COVID-19 levels during this period, though pockets of volatility have occurred as investors react to elevated inflation and other macroeconomic data points such as unemployment and consumer sentiment. These bouts of volatility have been short however, and overall risk assets have benefited from the supportive macroeconomic and corporate fundamental environment. Equities reached multiple all-time highs during this period. Shifting to credit markets, the tone has been decidedly “risk-on” as accommodative monetary policy actions over the last twelve months have only exacerbated the “hunt for yield” that has unfolded in recent years. High yield bonds and syndicated loans outperformed traditional fixed income. Within sub-investment grade credit, lower credit quality, and reopening sectors, such as Energy have outperformed.
Portfolio Review
Performance was consistent throughout the period. The Fund received contributions from high yield bonds, syndicated loans, structured products and special situations, underscoring our ability to identify attractive opportunities across multiple asset classes. The Fund maintained an overweight position to high yield bonds throughout the period based on relative value. With valuations across credit markets reaching all time highs in early 2021, the Fund’s allocation to equities was increased as we moved the portfolio lower in the capital structure of issuers of which we previously held the bonds and loans. By industry, the Fund rotated toward sectors that benefited from the reopening such as Chemicals, Building Products and Energy Exploration and Production.
Outlook
Markets enter the final quarter of 2021 with rates and corporate earnings in focus. Regarding interest rates, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield recently hit a four-month high amid progress on debt ceiling talks though the prospect for rate volatility remains elevated given political and central bank driven uncertainty. While corporate earnings have been resilient following the COVID-19 shutdown, rising input costs and supply shortages could be potential headwinds this earnings season. As we look ahead, we are closely monitoring the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as it seeks to taper asset purchases and potentially implement a rate hike before year-end while seeking to get ahead of potential earnings misses. Conversely, we believe these factors can lead to bouts of short-term volatility which we’ll seek to exploit by acquiring discounted assets. We believe our broad platform, tenured experience and tested investment process will allow us to successfully navigate these changing market environments.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund - Class A* and the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund 1 Year 5 Years Since
Inception*
Class A 12.85% 5.22% 5.42%
Class C 14.79% 5.72% 5.73%
Class Y 16.98% 6.75% 6.71%
Institutional Class 17.07% 6.84% 6.81%
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.07% 1.16% 1.00%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes. The inception date of the Fund was August 31, 2015. The returns of the index listed above are based on the inception date of the Fund.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 3.36% of the NAV (or 3.25% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Note to Chart
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index of Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.
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Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund
Sub-Advised by Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. ("Fort Washington")
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund seeks current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of dividend-paying large-capitalization equities.
Fund Performance
Effective July 17, 2021 the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund and the AIG Select Dividend Growth Fund merged into the newly created Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund. The Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund adopted the performance and accounting history of the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund (the Predecessor Fund); however, the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund has a new, separate and distinct investment strategy and sub-advisor, as well as fiscal year end, the Predecessor Fund's fiscal year end had been October 31st. Prior to July 17, 2021 the Fund’s performance history is that of the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund. The Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund (Class A Shares) underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index, for the 11-month period ended September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 22.13 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the benchmark’s total return was 36.81 percent.
Market Environment
The recovery continued into the fourth quarter of 2020 and into 2021 following the unprecedented sell-off that took place in March of 2020. The swing back to risk assets was just as swift as the correction and kept pace throughout the 12-month period, fueled by the resiliency of the recovery in economic fundamentals, the approval and widespread distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines, the outcome of the November U.S. election, and then ultimately the reopening of economies coming out of the winter months in 2021. Through the first half of 2021, risk assets continued to climb higher as equities reached all-time highs and credit spreads reached their tightest levels in five years. However, the rapid, record-breaking economic recovery following the devastating COVID-19 pandemic finally showed signs of slowing in the third quarter of 2021.
At the end of the 12- month period, risks to the economic recovery began to emerge, shaking investor confidence and suggesting the recovery might have tougher roads ahead. First, a resurgence in COVID-19 cases linked to the Delta variant highlighted the lingering effects from the catalyst of the pandemic as cases spiked and hospitals experienced an increase in admitted patients. The increase in cases also heightened supply chain woes caused by the initial shut down and quarantine efforts put in place in March and April of 2020 in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. Second, as growth in labor markets cooled due to the resurgence, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board signaled that tapering its bond-purchasing program “could soon be warranted”, recognizing overall improvements in the labor market while noting that recent inflation had been stickier than anticipated. Third, China’s largest real estate developer, dominated headlines as the firm struggled managing debt levels it had accumulated while undertaking development projects at an unsustainable pace throughout China. The clampdown on the real estate market comes off the heels of China’s effort to reign in technology giants and their influence on not only the economy, but also the broader population. Finally, the contentious political environment in the U.S. has made it difficult for congress to pass the Biden administration’s Infrastructure bill, which already passed the Senate. The Progressive caucus within the Democratic Party has tied the passage of the Infrastructure bill to the approval of a much larger Reconciliation package totaling $3.5 trillion, essentially holding a vote on the Infrastructure bill hostage. These squabbles have become commonplace in Washington, which demonstrates more political theater than real risks to markets.
All sectors within the benchmark produced positive, double-digit returns during the period. The Energy, Financials, and Real Estate sectors were the only sectors that outperformed the broader benchmark while Utilities, Consumer Staples and Health Care were the laggards.
Portfolio Review
Overall, sector allocation generated negative returns for the 11-month period. A significant overweight position to Consumer Staples and underweight position to Financials accounted for most of the allocation headwind. An underweight position to the worst performing sector, Utilities, partially offset this.
Security selection was also negative for the 11-month period. Positioning within Information Technology and Materials were the only sources of positive security selection. The Fund’s selections within Consumer Staples, Health Care, and Consumer Discretionary were the biggest detractors. The three largest individual contributors to relative return were NetApp Inc. (Information Technology sector), Omnicom Group Inc., and AT&T Inc. (both Communication Services sector). The three largest detractors were Verizon Communications Inc. (Communication Services sector), Best Buy Co Inc. (Consumer Discretionary
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sector), and Chevron Corp (Energy sector). NetApp and Best Buy were sold and the Fund’s position in Verizon was reduced during the period as part of the Fund’s transition to its new investment strategy and sub-advisor, Fort Washington.
As part of the transition, the Fund’s holdings changed significantly in both number of holdings and sector exposures since the prior period. The Fund initiated a new position in Dollar General which is with historically mid-teens returns on capital and low teens dividend growth. Dollar General’s stores are low cost with short payback periods and have broad reach, with 75% of Americans living within five miles of a store, supporting potentially attractive returns on capital and strong dividend growth. The Fund reduced its exposure in Home Depot to fund the Dollar General purchase. Home Depot benefited from the global pandemic, as home improvement demand spiked as consumers stayed home and shifted its spending throughout the pandemic. Home Depot’s outperformance led it to become one of the Fund’s largest positions prior to this reduction.
A position in DTE Energy was sold following its spin-off of their midstream business and the business was not as attractive being a pure-play utility. Disney was also sold during the period. Disney suspended its dividend during the second quarter of 2020, initially setting expectations for reinstatement following the pandemic recovery. Following management comments, Fort Washington had less conviction in the dividend being reinstated and sold the position as it had reached full value. Fort Washington also increased the Fund’s Energy exposure modestly during the quarter and believes higher oil prices should benefit valuations and earnings in the Energy sector while the sector also generates above average yields.
Outlook and Conclusion
U.S. equity markets have seen a remarkably smooth bull market since the COVID-19 downturn in early 2020 as investors have responded favorably to accommodative financial conditions, vaccine deployment, and ensuing economic growth. Late in the period, this theme was challenged as volatility increased and markets pulled back. Heading into the last quarter of the year, investors are debating the trajectory of many risks that have challenged economic growth in the near term. The risks that we are monitoring most closely at this point include emerging virus variants, wage inflation, and Chinese public policy. From a valuation standpoint, U.S. equities in aggregate are priced around fair value in our view. Strong consumer demand, continued job growth, and accommodative financial conditions continue to suggest reasonable returns going forward. However, we view elevated risks in the global economy and weakening market breadth as indications that volatility is likely to continue.
Based on the view of continued volatility and economic uncertainty, the team has focused on reducing outsized risks within the portfolio, while also favoring sectors where tailwinds are present. The team has reduced several large outperforming names that we believe are fully valued at this stage of the recovery. Based on higher rates and oil prices, the Fund has favored Financials and Energy over Technology, which tends to be more sensitive to higher rates due to the longer duration, growth orientation of the sector.
Although risks have risen, we believe the long-term economic outlook is still promising. As such, we remain constructive on U.S. equities and believe positive earnings growth should support higher prices. As investors seek to avoid the risks of inflation and interest rates moving higher within the fixed income market, we expect dividend strategies to provide a compelling alternative. Dividend strategies can provide both capital appreciation and a growing stream of income, offering protection against inflation.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund - Class A*, the Russell 1000® Value Index and S&P 500® Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund* 11 months*** 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Since
Inception
Class A 15.12% 12.27% 4.82% 10.59% 6.73%
Class C 20.38% 17.33% 5.39% 10.53% 6.30%
Class Y* 22.33% 19.28% 6.29% 8.07%
Institutional Class* -0.61%
Class R6* -2.44%
Russell 1000® Value Index 36.81% 35.01% 10.94% 13.51% 7.26%
S&P 500® Index 33.56% 30.00% 16.90% 16.63% 7.98%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares, Class R6 shares and Institutional Class shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes. The inception date of Class R6 and Institutional Class shares was August 2, 2021 and July 19, 2021, respectively. The returns of Institutional Class shares and Class R6 shares are not annualized. The returns of the Index are based on the inception date of the Predecessor Fund.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 5.26% of the NAV (or 5.00% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges.
*** Not annualized.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Notes to Chart
Russell 1000® Value Index measure those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
S&P 500® Index is a group of 500 widely held stocks and is commonly regarded to be representative of the large capitalization stock universe.
The Frank Russell Company (FRC) is the source and owner of the data contained or reflected in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. The material may contain confidential information and unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, dissemination or redistribution is strictly prohibited. This is a Touchstone Investments presentation of the data, and FRC is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in the presentation thereof.
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Touchstone High Yield Fund
Sub-Advised by Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone High Yield Fund seeks a high level of income as its main goal. Capital appreciation is a secondary consideration. The Fund primarily invests in non-investment-grade debt securities.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone High Yield Fund (Class A Shares) underperformed its benchmark, ICE BofA High Yield Cash Pay Index, for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 10.84 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the benchmark’s total return was 11.30 percent.
Market Environment
The 12-month period was marked by a consistent rally in risk assets and commodities. The recovery from the initial shocks of COVID-19 took hold on the back of unprecedented monetary and fiscal policies as well as the approval and distribution of vaccines. High Yield spreads at the end of the period started lower than they began. All ratings categories tightened as the economy recovered from the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns.
Sector returns were all positive, with Energy and COVID-19-related sectors leading the way. Oil Field Services and Independent Energy led the way, while retail real estate investment trusts and Airlines also rallied on the reopening of the economy and individuals and consumers resuming activity and spending. Sectors such as Health Care, Health Insurance and Cable/Satellite lagged as they outperformed in the initial sell off in early 2020.
Monetary and fiscal stimulus packages laid the groundwork for the rally in risk assets. A nearly $1 trillion stimulus package (Phase 4) was passed toward the end of 2020 and another package worth $1.9 trillion was passed in 2021 (Phase 5). Most recently, the multi-trillion dollar infrastructure package proposed by the Biden administration has not gained broad based acceptance in Congress. The U.S Federal Reserve Board (Fed) has maintained its dovish stance over the previous year; however, it has recently turned its tone more hawkish as it begins to walk toward tapering asset purchases and eventually raising rates. As of September 2021, the Fed is expected to begin its tapering in late 2021 and potentially conclude by mid-2022. We would expect the Fed to be very cognizant of market conditions and reactions so as to not create a repeat of late 2018 when the markets drastically sold off. Estimates for the first rate hike have moved forward from mid-2023 to late-2022. Once again, we would anticipate the Fed to be very cognizant of market conditions and to be transparent so as to not surprise the market. Long term inflation expectations remain entrenched around 2.4% despite current Consumer Price Index ex-Food and Energy running at over 4%.
Fundamentals within High Yield remained strong as broad based economic growth, low interest rates, and significant liquidity have allowed issuers to repair their balance sheets following early 2020. Calendar year 2020 issuance was a record $418 billion and year-to-date 2021 is on track to easily exceed last year, as through September the market has priced $397 billion.
Portfolio Review
Underweight positioning in Health Insurance and Wireless were the two largest contributors as these two high quality sectors underperformed in the 12-month period. Overweight positioning within Independent Energy and Midstream were positive as both of these sectors were outperformers in the risk rally and with the substantial recovery in West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil pricing. Overweight positioning in Financials was a headwind as this sector underperformed in aggregate due to idiosyncratic reasons; credit selection within the sector offset some of this allocation decision.
The main theme dominating security selection over the period was the ‘risk on’ environment which primarily showed up in returns of CCC-rated securities and Energy-related sectors. Energy returns dominated the top portions of individual attribution with seven names. Overweight positions in Unit Corp., Ascent Resources PLC, Precision Drilling Corp., NGL Energy Partners LP, Blue Racer Midstream LLC, Genesis Energy LP and Occidental Petroleum Corp. were additive as WTI ended the period at $75 versus at the beginning of the period at $40. Negative attribution was more idiosyncratic as it was a mixture of overweight and underweight positions. A large overweight position to Altice USA, a cable operator, was a detractor as the cable company has stumbled in its execution of adding subscribers and increasing competition in its markets. Altice is primarily exposed to the NYC metropolitan area which has and continues to experience significant pressure from COVID-19 in relation to return to office, work from home, and other factors. Underweight positioning in several large CCC-rated names was a headwind (Transocean Ltd., Community Health Systems Inc. and Bombardier Inc.) as they were all large constituents and had varying returns over the period.
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There were not any large or notable changes in Fund positioning over the previous twelve months; most changes were credit or idiosyncratic driven. One year ago we recognized that the economic recovery was on sound footing and that the rally in spreads and Energy was likely to continue. As such we positioned the Fund’s portfolio by increasing its Energy exposure (Independent and Midstream primarily) as well as increasing its B-rated exposure. Credit selection within BB- and B-rated names was materially positive over the period with some of this being offset by an under-allocation to CCC-rated securities. As of period end, BB-rated exposure has recently increased, though still underweight, as spreads are now near their tightest decile and incremental credit risk between ratings categories has significantly narrowed.
Outlook
The pace of the economic recovery over the past several quarters has been torrid. We saw spreads hit their widest deciles at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but now they are near their tightest decile – a move that normally takes several years to accomplish. We believe that financial conditions will remain accommodative as the remaining portions of the economy continue to improve and repair, especially in jobs, small-to-medium sized businesses, leisure, entertainment and travel. The Fund will remain slightly long spread risk. However, we believe that credit selection will become more important going forward as spreads have already retraced their widening and most sectors have compressed toward each other. Many cyclical sectors are trading tight to the overall market. Sectors that remain wide to the market are primarily in the Energy space, although the degree of difference versus the market is not nearly as large as in past quarters. We remain positive on Energy as it experienced the brunt of the default cycle, WTI has recovered to a price that is profitable for many issuers ($75 at 09/30/21), and the magnitude of Fallen Angels has materially changed the credit worthiness of the space.
Going forward, the greatest concern for the Fund would be the persistent outperformance of CCC-rated securities in this ‘carry’ environment. While the CCC category is the tightest ratings category relative to its history; it still outspreads B-rated securities. Also, the Fund’s current overweight positioning to Energy has a potential to be a concern; however, while its nominal exposure is overweight, its risk exposure is in-line with our thinking and it is underweight CCC-rated Energy names.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone High Yield Fund - Class A* and the ICE BofA High Yield Cash Pay Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone High Yield Fund 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A 7.30% 4.19% 5.20%
Class C 9.07% 4.45% 5.09%
Class Y 11.18% 5.49% 6.00%
Institutional Class* 11.27% 5.57% 6.09%
ICE BofA High Yield Cash Pay Index 11.30% 6.33% 7.26%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes. The inception date of Institutional Class shares was January 27, 2012. Institutional Class shares’ performance was calculated using the historical performance of Class A shares for the periods prior to January 27, 2012. The returns have been restated for sales loads and fees applicable to Institutional Class shares.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 3.36% of the NAV (or 3.25% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Note to Chart
ICE BofA High Yield Cash Pay Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance consisting of fixed-rate, coupon-bearing bonds with an outstanding par which is greater than or equal to $50 million, a maturity range greater than or equal to one year and must be less than BBB/Baa3 rated but not in default.
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Touchstone Impact Bond Fund
Sub-Advised by EARNEST Partners LLC
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Impact Bond Fund seeks current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary goal. The Fund invests primarily in fixed income securities or sectors that are considered undervalued for their risk characteristics.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone Impact Bond Fund (Class A Shares) outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was -0.57 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the benchmark’s total return was -0.90 percent.
Market Environment
Macroeconomic highlights from the last twelve months have centered on the re-opening of the economy, inflation, actions of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) and the excess liquidity existing within the financial system. New COVID-19 cases peaked in January 2021. The adoption of the vaccine helped quickly lower transmissions, prompting the narrative of the great re-opening of the economy. Supply chain disruptions, high home and rent prices, and an undersupplied workforce quickly underscored an increase in inflation. Core personal consumption expenditures began the period at 1.57% and ended at 3.62%. Other measures of inflation such as the Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index finished the fiscal year at 5.3% and 10.5% respectively. The combination of economic rejuvenation and inflation propelled interest rates higher. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury started the fiscal-year at 0.68%, and by the end of March reached a fiscal-year high point of 1.74%. As of September 30, 2021 it stood at 1.49%.
With the economy on the mend and inflation being front of mind for investors and consumers alike, the Fed remained under the magnifying glass. The majority of Fed Governors believe the inflationary forces are transitory, and as such have been slow to change monetary policy. As of the end of August, the U.S. M2 money supply has increased 36% since the end of December 2019. Much of this increase was provided via stimulus in response to the pandemic. The spending of this money, as measured by velocity of money, has been low. Most of this money has instead made its way into investment accounts. This has helped create a tremendous amount of demand for financial assets, including fixed income.
By sector there were clear winners and losers during the last fiscal year. U.S. Treasuries did not perform well over the last twelve months due to the increase in yields. Agency Single-Family Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) also did not perform well for a variety of reasons. The primary reason the Agency Single-Family MBS sector underperformed was due to the high levels of prepayment activity which took place. This was aided by both the low-rate environment and tremendous home price appreciation.
However, nearly all other spread sectors provided positive excess returns during the period. With the promise of the vaccine and the re-opening theme in play, spreads moved tighter for most of the fiscal year. Bonds with more risk along the lines of quality, volatility or duration performed the best. This means credit, and in particular lower quality and longer duration credit, was the strongest performing sector within the U.S. investment-grade market. Other credit sensitive bonds, such as Asset-Backed Securities and taxable municipals also performed well.
In contrast to its Single-Family cousin, Agency Multi-Family MBS performed well during the period due to the financial strength of these properties and the investors who own them. While there was much commentary about missed rents and the upstream effects of it, the signs of wear and tear on the Multi-Family MBS market were nearly non-existent. Possibly nothing better demonstrates this than the lack of outcry from these owners on the $44 billion in rental assistance created by Congress. Most of this was tied up and has gone undistributed. It appears these owners are rather financially indifferent to receiving this money owed, or are simply allowing their tenants to slip and re-lease the units at higher rates. Similarly, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) held in well during the period, aided by overall property values and the re-opening theme. This theme is supportive for retail locations, hotels, apartments and offices which back CMBS.
Portfolio Review
Due to the Fund’s overweight position to spread products, any macro-economic events that shift the demand profile for these products will likely affect the Fund’s relative returns. With risk sentiment rising during the last 12-months, this created a tailwind.
The performance of individual sectors and the Fund’s allocations to them also benefited the performance during the period. Though Single-Family MBS underperformed, Multi-Family MBS and CMBS performed well. U.S. Agencies also outperformed their matched duration counterpart. Within corporate debt, the Fund’s allocations created minor headwinds. Industrials delivered
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the strongest excess returns, while Utilities and Financials also outperformed. However, the Fund had slightly underweight positions in Industrials and Financials, while it had an overweight position in Utilities.
Security selection within U.S. Agencies benefited the Fund. This is largely because the U.S. Agency debt we target offers more spread than what is in the benchmark. As spreads collapsed, these bonds had more room for spreads to tighten. The Fund’s U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) debt is an example of this, but this was experienced in U.S. Agency debt away from the SBA as well.
The Fund’s security selection within Single-Family MBS was a positive, while Multi-Family MBS holdings were about neutral. The Fund’s holdings within Multi-Family MBS have experienced de minimis levels of defaults, and we have sought after bonds which provide the portfolio a performance kicker via a prepayment penalty should borrowers choose to refinance their loans early. Within Single-Family MBS, we have worked diligently to exchange fast prepaying bonds for slower prepaying bonds, at essentially identical prices and coupons. Within CMBS the new issues in which the Fund participated quickly tightened benefiting the performance.
Individual issues within credit provided mixed results. All Fund credits remain in good standing, both financially and with respect to our investment thesis. The riskiest most volatile sectors, such as basic materials, chemicals, and energy provided the best excess returns across the market during the period. The Fund is void these names as they do not meet our impact or investment criteria. Our decision to stick with secured airline debt through a tumultuous period was beneficial later in the fiscal year. The strength of this debt over approximately the last six months of the period has put it toward the top of the pack for excess returns during the twelve-month period.
The Fund does not make any active interest rate bets and, accordingly, its effective duration was approximately matched to that of the benchmark at the end of the period. By approximately matching the benchmark’s duration, the Fund’s interest rate risk is effectively equal to that of the benchmark over time. Furthermore, while changes in the yield curve can impact total returns, the Fund attempts to remain approximately curve neutral. Changes in interest rates had little impact on relative performance during the period.
Outlook
For a portfolio which is overweight spread products, both the macroeconomic environment and fundamental backdrop are flashing in the right direction. A strengthening economy bodes well for corporations, small businesses, rental properties, households and consumers alike. Trends in defaults, prepayments, foreclosures, missed rents, and downgrades are all also pointing in a positive direction. In addition to the positive macroeconomic and fundamental backdrop, the surplus of cash created by the government looking for a home, along with corporate pension plans in aggregate reaching fully funded status levels, are also supportive of fixed income and spread products in particular.
The recent widening in high quality spread products, such as U.S. Agencies and Agency Multi-Family MBS, are demonstrating some of the better value opportunities to be had. This is further complemented by the relative increase of the swap curve versus the U.S. Treasury curve.
The largest challenges within the bond market relate to the persistent demand for anything with yield. The excess liquidity existing within the financial system has created a relentless demand for bonds. This has kept spreads low for re-investment opportunities. While this does make re-investing opportunities more challenging, overall, this is a high quality problem to have for a portfolio overweight spread products.
Much of investment grade credit has reached levels that can be described as “priced for perfection”. We have avoided reaching or overextending here, and should these levels eventually give way the portfolio will benefit. Similarly, Agency Single-Family MBS are also “priced for perfection”. In many cases these securities offer an option-adjusted spread of zero. The Fund’s underweight position to the Agency Single-Family MBS sector is one of its largest active positions and helps create a structural convexity advantage.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Impact Bond Fund - Class A* and the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone Impact Bond Fund 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A -3.78% 1.63% 2.42%
Class C -2.30% 1.88% 2.31%
Class Y -0.32% 2.90% 3.19%
Institutional Class -0.22% 3.00% 3.31%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index -0.90% 2.94% 3.01%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 3.36% of the NAV (or 3.25% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Note to Chart
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of U.S. investment grade, fixed rate bond market securities, including government, government agency, corporate and mortgage-backed securities between one and ten years.
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Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund
Sub-Advised by Rockefeller & Co. LLC
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone International ESG Equity 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.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund (Class A Shares) underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex-USA Index, for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 22.73 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge), while the total return of the benchmark was 23.92 percent.
Market Environment
Despite a resurgence in COVID-19 cases due to highly infectious variants sweeping across America, equity markets continued their strong performance through the period. The rise in inflation was dismissed as ‘transitory’ in nature, prompting a rotation out of value stocks and back into growth, giving a boost to highly valued information technology names as well as companies where sustained profitability is a long way off. Divergence seemed to be a consistent theme during the period: inflation surprised to the upside, yet U.S. Treasury yields collapsed. The U.S.’s vaccination rollout led to the reopening of large parts of the economy yet concerns surrounding the Delta variant suppressed beneficiaries of the pandemic’s end. There was a notable uptick in volatility toward the end of the period as multiple headwinds such as the Delta variant, supply chain issues, U.S. debt levels and continued inflation reawakened fears in the market. Some traditionally ‘value’ sectors also outperformed during the period, as Energy and Financials led the market higher, while companies exhibiting lower economic cyclicality lagged.
Portfolio Review
The Fund received a tailwind during the period as the rotation into value stocks benefited the portfolio. Industrials was the largest contributing sector, led by the Fund's holding in Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA. The company experienced robust demand in the U.S. from housing and better pricing, particularly around roofing and flat glass, and was seen as a beneficiary of infrastructure initiatives globally. ICICI Bank Ltd. (Financials sector) was the largest contributing stock held during the period as the company experienced continued improvement in credit quality. Materials was the largest detracting sector, as shares of Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. lagged, due in part to gold prices remaining subdued during the period. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary sector), with shares negatively impacted by headlines around the regulation of many industries in China, was the largest detracting stock held by the Fund during the period, though we do not think there will be a protracted effect on our holding as there could be with other industries in scope. We view the sell-off in Alibaba as overdone and with the stock selling at 15x expected earnings, consider the political and regulatory risk as already priced into the valuation.
We made several changes to the Fund’s portfolio during the 12-month period. New positions included Alibaba, Koninklijke Philips NV (Health Care sector), Hitachi Ltd. (Industrials sector), KB Financial Group Inc. (Financials sector), Airports of Thailand Public Company Ltd. (Industrials sector), RELX PLC (Communication Services sector), Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Communication Services sector) and E-Mart Inc. (Consumer Staples sector). The Fund exited numerous positions that were all sold to purchase more attractive opportunities.
Outlook
We continue to believe low interest rates are distorting valuations which is adding fuel to the sustained domination of the U.S. technology sector. We expect rates to nudge higher in the coming months, likely correcting some of the excesses in the U.S. markets. While Asia has been a big laggard this year, we believe economies there will rapidly open as vaccine penetrations in Japan and South Korea continue to accelerate, which should be a positive for equity markets in the region. In Europe, elections in Germany took place, with the Green party gaining in popularity. While the exact coalition will not be finalized for some time, we believe this reinforces the sizeable opportunity in companies that are well placed to potentially benefit from infrastructure initiatives, particularly around the decarbonization of the economy.
We believe that any normalization in interest rates should provide a boost to non-U.S. markets, as the low-rate environment has led to gains concentrated in the U.S. technology sector. One sector we are seeing the biggest opportunities in is Industrials, where we believe companies should see meaningful earnings growth from the potential for increased infrastructure spending.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund - Class A* and the MSCI All Country World Ex-USA Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A 16.62% 7.72% 9.48%
Class C 20.76% 8.25% 9.45%
Class Y 23.07% 9.30% 10.41%
Institutional Class* 23.21% 9.32% 10.42%
MSCI All Country World Ex-USA Index 23.92% 8.94% 7.48%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes. The inception date of Institutional Class shares was August 23, 2019. Institutional Class shares’ performance was calculated using the historical performance of Class A shares for the periods prior to August 23, 2019. The returns have been restated for sales loads and fees applicable to Institutional Class shares.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 5.26% of the NAV (or 5.00% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Notes to Chart
MSCI All Country World Ex-USA Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of both developed and emerging markets, excluding the USA.
MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used to create indices or financial products. This report is not approved or produced by MSCI.
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Touchstone Mid Cap Fund
Sub-Advised by The London Company
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Mid Cap Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks of mid-cap U.S.-listed companies. The Fund utilizes a bottom-up security selection process that screens potential investments against a proprietary quantitative model for return on capital, earnings-to-enterprise value ratio, and free cash flow yield. Its goal is to purchase financially stable companies that are believed to consistently generate high returns on unleveraged operating capital, are run by shareholder-oriented managements and are trading at a discount to their respective private market values.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone Mid Cap Fund (Class A Shares) underperformed its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Index, for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 21.34 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the benchmark’s total return was 38.11 percent.
Market Environment
U.S. stocks were up strongly in the 12-month period ending September 30, 2021. The market started strongly in the period over optimism about vaccine progress and the reopening of the economy. Solid economic data, accommodative monetary policy, and pent-up demand following the reopening of the economy led to a rally in the market for the first nine months of the period. Toward the end of the period, stocks took a pause reflecting concerns around potential changes in monetary policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed), persistent supply chain issues across various industries resulting in higher core inflation, and some political drama related to the debt ceiling, infrastructure bill, and federal budget. COVID-19 and the Delta variant were once again a factor during the period, but the vaccines helped to limit the spread and cases appear to have peaked by the end of the quarter.
During the period, small cap stocks outperformed large cap stocks and Value style was stronger than Growth style investing across the board, but especially so in smaller-cap stocks. Cyclical stocks outperformed Defensive stocks across the board, but this outperformance was more notable in the mid- and large-cap universe. Within the benchmark, all sectors produced positive returns. The leading sectors were Energy and Financials.
Portfolio Review
During the 12-month period, the Fund’s stock selection was the largest headwind for the Fund and sector allocation also detracted. In terms of sector allocation, an overweight position to Consumer Staples and an underweight position to Energy hindered relative performance which was partially offset by underweight positions to Utilities and Communication Services. Some of the underperformance reflected the rally in higher beta, value oriented stocks early in the year. Separately, Energy was the top performing sector due to rising oil prices. The Fund had no exposure to Energy.
Among the individual stocks that contributed to Fund performance were Entegris Inc. (Information Technology sector), Moelis & Co. (Financials sector), Otis Worldwide Corp. (Industrials sector), and M&T Bank Corp. (Financials sector).
Entegris reported solid results, favorable semiconductor demand, and company initiatives. The business is benefitting from robust wafer starts, high purity requirements, node transitions, and new fab construction projects. We believe demand and digitalization will be a tailwind for some time. Entegris is one of the most diversified players in the semi-materials industry with its size and scale. We remain attracted to the industry’s high barriers to entry, limited competitors, and high switching costs.
Moelis steadily outperformed all year. M&A activity did not let up during COVID-19, and Moelis continued to report record results. Additionally, Moelis is returning 100% of cash flow to shareholders via dividends, special dividends (two announced this year), and share buybacks. Moelis’ management believes the positive operating conditions being seen now will continue into 2022.
Otis Worldwide was added to the Fund’s portfolio during 2021. The stock has performed well thus far delivering solid organic sales growth and margin expansion. Free cash flow is robust and Otis started to buy back stock for the first time since its IPO.
M&T Bank rallied in the period along with the Financials sector overall. During the period, the bank segment of the Financials sector benefitted as sentiment improved along with vaccine news. Credit concerns, particularly around NYC real estate, have weighed on the stock, and a light at the end of the tunnel eases those concerns. Low interest rates remain an issue for the sector, but the Fed moving to allow some buybacks is positive. We continue to view M&T as a well-run bank that should generate attractive return potential over time.
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Among the individual stocks that detracted from performance were Citrix Systems Inc. (Information Technology sector), Black Knight Inc. (Information Technology sector), Brown-Forman Corp. (Consumer Staples sector), and Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (Consumer Staples sector).
After a strong 2020, Citrix Systems declined in the period. Citrix stock was weak for two consecutive quarters as investors struggled to keep pace with the business model transformation that the company is undergoing from on-premise to subscription. Separately, the company recently announced a management change with the CEO resigning and the current Chairman accepting the CEO role. Citrix products remain relevant in cloud computing and work from home environments, and we continue to have a positive outlook for the company.
Black Knight’s underperformance in the period was largely driven by its fourth quarter 2020 earnings results. We believe the market overreacted to results that were a bit weaker than anticipated, due mainly to the foreclosure moratorium. In the second quarter 2021, investors were also surprised by higher-than-expected platform expenses. In the meantime, we are encouraged to see that the company continues to build out and acquire solutions that are complementary to its mortgage origination platform.
Brown Forman’s stock price fell in the period, mostly due to its Q1 2021 results. Some cost pressures in the business led to lower gross margins in the results, which negatively impacted the stock. The company maintains strong brands with EBIT margins over 30%. The negative in the near term is valuation, with the stock trading at over 30x EV/EBITDA.
Lamb Weston was down in the period due to ongoing pandemic related challenges, particularly supply chain issues and inflationary costs. Despite recovery in volumes, the company has not been able to leverage its infrastructure. On a positive note, Lamb Weston has announced new capacity projects, Quick Service Restaurants have launched limited time offerings, and the retail segment has doubled its market share. The outlook remains strong for demand. We remain attracted to Lamb Weston’s market share, balance sheet, and pricing power.
During the period, the Fund initiated new positions in Haemonetics Corp. (Health Care sector), UniFirst Corp. (Industrials sector), Otis Worldwide Corp. (Industrials sector), AptarGroup Inc. (Materials sector), and Churchill Downs Inc. (Consumer Discretionary sector).The Fund exited HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (Industrials sector), Fox Corp. (Communication Services sector), Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Materials sector), CDK Global Inc. (Information Technology sector), and Cintas Corp. (Industrials sector).
Outlook
We maintain a positive view on the U.S. economy and anticipate strong real GDP growth in 2021, but note the rate of growth in the second half of the year will likely decelerate versus the first half. The Delta variant remains a potential risk, but we don’t expect large scale shutdowns like we experienced in 2020.
We believe consumer spending will continue to be the primary driver of GDP as the labor market improves along with moderate wage inflation. In addition, excess savings built up during the pandemic should aid consumer spending in the near term. Separately, the manufacturing and services segments of the economy are firmly in expansionary territory. Fiscal stimulus will likely start to wane and we believe the Fed will likely begin to reverse some of its more accommodative monetary policies later this year and into 2022. This could lead to slower growth in 2022. Longer term, we remain optimistic about the prospects for the U.S. economy and anticipate real GDP growth in the 2-3% range beyond 2021.
In terms of the equity market, we recognize valuations are on the rich side, while interest rates will likely remain low versus history. At current valuations along with various short-term risks to the economic outlook (rising inflation, potential tax increases), we anticipate greater volatility in prices and possibly more muted returns in the near term. Longer term, we continue to believe that quality attributes and solid company fundamentals will lead to strong risk adjusted returns over time. The companies in the Fund have historically generated higher returns on capital with stronger balance sheets at reasonable valuations relative to the broader market. Typically, a higher quality portfolio of companies will trade at a premium to the market.
We believe the Fund provides the opportunity to own a group of competitively advantaged businesses (judged by return on capital), with strong balance sheets (lower net debt/EBITDA), at valuations slightly less than the broader market. Finally, we believe in the quality of the Fund’s holdings for the next few years and believe it is positioned well.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Mid Cap Fund - Class A* and the Russell Midcap® Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone Mid Cap Fund 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A 15.28% 13.26% 14.12%
Class C 19.46% 13.75% 14.12%
Class Y 21.64% 14.89% 15.09%
Class Z 21.33% 14.60% 14.79%
Institutional Class* 21.80% 14.99% 15.17%
Class R6* 21.77% 14.91% 15.10%
Russell Midcap® Index 38.11% 14.39% 15.52%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares, Class Z shares, Institutional Class shares and Class R6 shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes. The inception date of Institutional Class shares and Class R6 shares was January 27, 2012 and February 22, 2021, respectively. Institutional Class shares' and Class R6 shares' performance was calculated using the historical performance of Class Y shares for the periods prior to January 27, 2012 and February 22, 2021, respectively. The returns have been restated for sales loads and fees applicable to Institutional Class shares and Class R6 shares.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 5.26% of the NAV (or 5.00% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares, Class Z shares, Institutional Class shares and Class R6 shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Notes to Chart
Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index.
The Frank Russell Company (FRC) is the source and owner of the Index data contained or reflected in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. The material may contain confidential information and unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, dissemination or redistribution is strictly prohibited. This is a Touchstone Investments presentation of the data, and FRC is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in the presentation thereof.
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Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund
Sub-Advised by LMCG Investments, LLC
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of medium capitalization companies. The Fund seeks to identify companies believed to be selling at a discount to their intrinsic value.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares) underperformed its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Value Index, for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 41.59 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the benchmark’s total return was 42.40 percent.
Market Environment
Despite periods of lingering economic uncertainty and the continued presence of the COVID-19 virus and its variants, the trailing twelve months ending September 30, 2021 produced strong investment results, with every sector finishing in positive territory. The fourth quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021 saw the most significant gains, with a factor backdrop that painted a picture consistent with a low-quality rally. Speculative behavior was on display early in 2021, which led to strong performance of risk-on factors like high beta, slow sales growth, high leverage, low return on equity, and small market capitalization. The market environment also shifted to a more favorable dynamic in the most recent quarter, compared with much of the previous year.
Portfolio Review
During the 12-month period, the Fund’s strongest contributors were its positions in the Financials and Industrials sectors. Primary detractors were positions in the Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate sectors.
AerCap Holdings NV was among the largest contributors in the Industrials sector. The aircraft leasing company had lagged prior to the vaccine approval in November and showed significant outperformance following the announcement. Clean Harbors Inc. was another notable contributor announcing two well-received acquisitions in 2021. It also continued to experience strong demand across its industrial waste services. A trio of bank stocks fueled the Fund’s outperformance in the Financials sector: Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc., Sterling Bancorp, and Signature Bank. Each bank has exposure to regions where COVID-19 has disrupted the local economy (Nashville and NYC). The vaccine announcement in late 2020 drove outperformance in each name.  Signature Bank continued on to report strong loan growth and success in its cryptocurrency banking business. The Fund’s overweight position to the Utilities sector was a drag on performance, but was more than offset by good selection within the sector.
In the Consumer Discretionary sector, strong performance in distributor LKQ Corp. was not enough to offset weakness in multiline retail, apparel and auto components. Dollar General Corp. is a defensive name that underperformed in a strong market. It is managing through difficult sales comparisons, wage inflation, and higher freight costs. Investors in Dollar Tree Inc., another holding, have been concerned that the company’s $1 price point will lead to margin compression in the current inflationary environment. The company continued to test Dollar Tree units with multiple price points, a call option with substantial upside.
Digital Realty Trust Inc. was a large underperformer in the Real Estate sector. The data center REIT had performed strongly early in 2020 on its defensive nature as a pandemic beneficiary, but retraced earlier gains upon the announcement of a vaccine later in the year. Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. also underperformed. The REIT specializes in office space for life science and technology companies. Both sectors were considered defensive early in the year, and the stock lagged when the market moved sharply higher.
The Fund’s modest underperformance in the Information Technology sector was concentrated mainly in Rackspace Technology Inc., which guided earnings lower for the back half of 2021. The cloud services provider is seeing a faster than expected transition from legacy products to its public cloud service offerings, which carry lower margins but also lower capital investment.
The Fund’s largest relative overweight positions at the end of the quarter were to the Consumer Staples, Utilities and Health Care sectors. The Fund was notably underweight to Communication Services, Real Estate, and Information Technology. These exposures were driven by the opportunity set we see in each sector. A recent Fund portfolio change included a position initiated in F5 Networks Inc. (security & infrastructure software). The Fund exited its position in Olin Corp. (commodity chemicals).
Outlook
For the six months ended September 30, 2021 the market has been adrift. The cessation of direct stimulus payments, inflation, and the continued pandemic are just a few of the crosscurrents creating an unsettled investing environment. Many companies revised their earnings guidance lower in the month of September, and as we enter the fourth quarter of 2021 these issues and others cloud
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the near-term market outlook. Consumer spending has been buoyed by several rounds of stimulus payments. The outlook for further stimulus is murky but substantial consumer savings could help propel the economy if spent. Inflation is pervasive and its continued scale and duration is yet to be determined. The employment environment is curious, with 11 million job openings and over 8 million unemployed. Interest rates have begun to creep higher as the market anticipates the U.S. Federal Reserve Board will begin to taper bond purchases in a few months. While the chances of a U.S. debt default are extremely low, partisan gridlock continues to make the probability greater than zero. The global supply chain continues to work through chokepoints in several areas critical to the proper functioning of the economy; it’s an open question whether products will be in place for the busy holiday season. At some point inventory restocking will occur but many double and triple orders have been placed in an effort to secure needed goods. The above list is long enough, without including energy crises in Europe and China, COVID-19 variants, the possible implications of Evergrande Group’s debt load or the benefits of Merck’s new treatment for COVID-19. The fourth quarter has a full slate of dynamic, market-moving catalysts. Their effects are difficult to predict for an investor base that has been trained to “buy the dip.”
Despite these market dynamics, we continue to hold fast and invest according to our process. The Fund utilizes a classic value-driven philosophy based on the belief that leading businesses selling at a discount to fair value have the potential to generate excess returns. Fundamentally we are looking for quality companies with strong management teams, high barriers to entry, and solid balance sheets that are temporarily out of favor in the market. Bottom-up security selection emphasis is placed on those companies having the cash flow characteristics as well as the balance sheet strength necessary to buffer the company from any prolonged weakness. The companies we select often dominate a particular industry niche and generally have significant barriers to entry, which we believe are able to perpetuate a higher return on capital over time. We continue to rigorously examine downside scenarios for the Fund’s positions while risk-control measures seek to ensure security and sector diversification.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund - Class A* and the Russell Midcap® Value Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A 34.55% 8.25% 12.24%
Class C 39.57% 8.74% 12.23%
Class Y 41.97% 9.81% 13.19%
Institutional Class 42.16% 9.96% 13.35%
Russell Midcap® Value Index 42.40% 10.59% 13.93%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 5.26% of the NAV (or 5.00% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Notes to Chart
Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The Frank Russell Company (FRC) is the source and owner of the data contained or reflected in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related there to. The material may contain confidential information and unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, dissemination or redistribution is strictly prohibited. This is a Touchstone Investments presentation of the data, and FRC is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in the presentation thereof.
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Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund
Sub-Advised by Sands Capital Management, LLC
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by primarily investing in common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies that are believed to have above-average potential for revenue or earnings growth. The Fund typically invests in 25 to 35 companies. Sands Capital generally seeks stocks with sustainable above-average earnings growth and capital appreciation potential. In addition, Sands Capital looks for companies that have a significant competitive advantage, a leadership position or proprietary niche, a clear mission in an understandable business, financial strength and are valued rationally in relation to comparable companies, the market and the business prospects for that particular company.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund (Class A shares) outperformed its benchmark the Russell 1000® Growth Index for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 32.30 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the total return of the benchmark was 27.32 percent.
Market Environment
U.S. growth equities (as measured by the Russell 1000® Growth Index) posted strong gains for the 12-month period, advancing in all four quarters. The strength was broad-based—with no sectors detracting from the benchmark’s rise—and led by the Energy sector.
Portfolio Review
The Fund benefitted from positive allocation and selection effects during the period. Positions in the Communication Services sector accounted for a significant portion of the Fund’s outperformance, while the exposure to Industrials sector was the largest sector detractor.
Among the top individual absolute contributors for the period were Sea Ltd. (Communication Services sector), Square Inc. (Information Technology sector), Align Technology Inc. (Health Care sector), Intuit Inc. (Information Technology sector), and Atlassian Corp. PLC (Information Technology sector). Among the top detractors were Adobe Inc. (Information Technology sector), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (Consumer Staples sector), Coupa Software Inc. (Information Technology sector), Cloudflare Inc. (Information Technology sector), and Zillow Group Inc. (Communication Services sector).
The Fund’s sector exposures are largely a byproduct of the bottom-up investment process and remained largely the same over the period. Information Technology remained the Fund’s largest absolute weight and Communication Services remained the largest relative weight. The Fund’s largest underweight sector position remained Information Technology, and it had no exposure to the Energy, Financials, Materials, Real Estate, and Utilities sectors.
Turnover for the period was elevated relative to history. The pandemic-induced volatility created opportunities for us to shed businesses that we viewed as more mature and understood by the market, while adding and/or purchasing businesses that we believe are better positioned for a new period of disruption and opportunity.
During the period, we purchased Airbnb Inc. (Consumer Discretionary sector), Carvana Co. (Consumer Discretionary sector), Cloudflare Inc. (Information Technology sector), DoorDash Inc. (Consumer Discretionary sector), Fiverr International Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary sector), and Shopify Inc.(Information Technology sector). We sold Alphabet Inc. (Communication Services sector), Adobe Inc. (Information Technology sector), Coupa Software Inc. (Information Technology sector), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (Consumer Staples sector), Illumina Inc. (Health Care sector), Microsoft Corp. (Information Technology sector), and Mirati Therapeutics Inc. (Health Care sector).
Outlook
The shift in market leadership over the course of 2021 illustrates how unpredictable markets can be in the short term. Exogenous factors and sentiment can have an outsized influence in short-term price movements, and these factors are impossible to correctly predict, we believe, with any repeatable process.
Over longer time periods, history shows us that stock prices tend to follow compounded earnings growth, and that most value creation accrues to a select group of companies. We’ve seen evidence of this in 2021, with dividends and earnings growth accounting for all of the benchmark’s year-to-date gain, amid a lower forward P/E multiple.
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Therefore, we will continue to focus on finding the select few companies that we believe can generate above-average growth over the next five or more years. Today, many of the businesses benefit from one or more of the following secular trends, which we expect to underpin above-average earnings growth. Many of these trends have accelerated amid the pandemic, and we anticipate their growth trajectory to persist beyond the crisis:
Emerging Internet Leaders
Digitalization of the economy continues, and the next generation of internet businesses are disrupting the status quo by reducing transactional frictions, increasing transparency, and eliminating inefficiencies. These companies are focusing on large verticals and delivering industry-specific solutions that result in a better customer experience while reinforcing their competitive moats. Potential portfolio beneficiaries include CoStar Group Inc. (Industrials sector), DoorDash Inc. (Consumer Discretionary sector), Match Group Inc. (Communication Services sector), and Uber Technologies Inc. (Industrials sector).
Life Sciences Innovation
Over the next decade, we view genes and genomics, minimally invasive technologies, consumerization of health care, the humanization of pets, and globalization of innovation as the most important secular trends in life sciences. We focus on investing in businesses that are changing the standard-of-care, providing best-in-class “picks and shovels” to biopharma and life science researchers, and meaningfully improving access and cost in healthcare delivery. Potential portfolio beneficiaries, all from the Health Care sector, include Align Technology Inc., DexCom Inc., Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., and Zoetis Inc.
Shifting IT Spend from Maintenance to Agility
Information technology spending continues to shift toward innovations that make enterprises more agile and efficient. In the last decade, cloud-based software disrupted legacy, on-premise systems within well-defined market opportunities. The next generation of SaaS leaders is enabling new businesses and processes, serving as the enablers of an increasingly digital-first economy. These businesses are often typified by user-driven adoption, consumption-based licensing, and competitive advantages driven by network effects and ecosystem partners. Potential portfolio beneficiaries, all from the Information Technology sector, include Atlassian Corp. PLC, ServiceNow Inc., Snowflake Inc., and Twilio Inc.
Financial Services Digital Revolution
The combination of modern technology and disruptive customer acquisition models are fundamentally re-architecting how financial products are designed, manufactured, and distributed, with software displacing paper and bank branches in each stage of the process. New technologies are enabling broader access to basic financial products and adding innovative layers of intelligence and automation. We see value accruing to both companies creating a new generation of digitally native financial infrastructure as well as companies leveraging that infrastructure to build differentiated experiences for end users. Potential portfolio beneficiaries include Sea Ltd. (Communication Services sector) and Intuit Inc., Square Inc., and Visa Inc. (all from the Information Technology sector).
The primary risk the Fund seeks to manage is permanent loss of capital resulting from a negative business or investment outcome. Since earnings growth tends to drive stock-price returns over the long term, we closely monitor factors that could erode the underlying earnings power of the Fund’s businesses. We also seek to mitigate opportunity cost, as failing to invest in value-creating businesses is also detrimental to long-term results. In both cases, we believe that our six criteria are our most powerful risk management tool, as they are designed to help us identify those businesses most likely to sustainably generate above-average growth over our investment horizon.
We anticipate market volatility in the near term, given the uncertainty around the Delta variant’s effect on economic growth, supply chain and input cost pressures, and the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s tapering schedule. However, we don’t perceive volatility itself as “risk,” and will continue to monitor how and if these issues affect the long-term earnings power of the Fund’s businesses. Volatility can create opportunity for long-term investors as prices disconnect from fundamentals, and we will look to be opportunistic.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund - Class A* and the Russell 1000® Growth Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A 25.66% 25.33% 19.92%
Class C 30.14% 25.85% 19.89%
Class Y 32.53% 27.12% 20.92%
Class Z 32.17% 26.79% 20.63%
Institutional Class* 32.65% 26.90% 20.68%
Class R6* 32.65% 26.90% 20.68%
Russell 1000® Growth Index 27.32% 22.84% 19.68%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares, Class Z shares, Institutional Class shares and Class R6 shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes. The inception date of Institutional Class shares and Class R6 shares was September 1, 2020. Institutional Class shares' and Class R6 shares' performance was calculated using the historical performance of Class Z shares for the periods prior to September 1, 2020. The returns have been restated for sales loads and fees applicable to Institutional Class and Class R6 shares.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 5.26% of the NAV (or 5.00% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares, Class Z shares, Institutional Class shares and Class R6 shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Notes to Chart
Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Frank Russell Company (FRC) is the source and owner of the data contained or reflected in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. The material may contain confidential information and unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, dissemination or redistribution is strictly prohibited. This is a Touchstone Investments presentation of the data, and FRC is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in the presentation thereof.
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Touchstone Small Cap Fund
Sub-Advised by The London Company
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Small Cap Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations. The Fund utilizes a bottom-up security selection process that screens potential investments against a proprietary quantitative model for return on capital, earnings-to-enterprise value ratio, and free cash flow yield. Its goal is to purchase financially stable companies that are believed to consistently generate high returns on unleveraged operating capital, are run by shareholder-oriented managements and are trading at a discount to their respective private market values.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone Small Cap Fund (Class A Shares) underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index, for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 38.68 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the benchmark’s total return was 47.68 percent.
Market Environment
U.S. stocks were up strongly in the 12-month period ending September 30, 2021. The market started strongly in the period over optimism about vaccine progress and the reopening of the economy. Solid economic data, accommodative monetary policy, and pent-up demand following the reopening of the economy led to a rally in the market for the first nine months of the period. Toward the end of the period stocks took a pause reflecting concerns around potential changes in monetary policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed), persistent supply chain issues across various industries resulting in higher core inflation, and some political drama related to the debt ceiling, infrastructure bill, and federal budget. COVID-19 and the Delta variant were once again a factor during the period, but the vaccines helped to limit the spread and cases appear to have peaked by the end of the quarter.
During the period, small cap stocks outperformed large cap stocks and Value style was stronger than Growth style investing across the board, but especially so in smaller-cap stocks. Cyclical stocks outperformed Defensive stocks across the board, but this outperformance was more notable in the mid and large cap universe. Within the benchmark, all sectors produced strong positive returns. The leading sectors were Energy and Communication Services while Utilities and Health Care lagged.
Portfolio Review
Some of the Fund’s underperformance reflects the rally in higher beta, value oriented stocks early in the year as well as lack of exposure to meme stocks, which detracted from relative performance. Separately, Energy was a top performing sector due to rising oil prices. The Fund has limited exposure to Energy and that detracted from relative performance during the period.
At the sector level, an underweight position to Health Care and overweight position to Consumer Discretionary had a positive impact on relative performance, partially offset by the negative impact of the Fund’s lower Energy exposure and the Fund’s cash position during a strong market environment.
Among the individual stocks that contributed to Fund performance were Tempur Sealy International Inc. (Consumer Discretionary sector), Penske Automotive Group Inc. (Consumer Discretionary sector), Moelis & Co. (Financials sector), Eaton Vance Corp. (Financials sector), and Matson Inc. (Industrials sector).
Tempur Sealy has experienced an impressive rally in the period. Sales growth has been largely driven by market share gains and expanded distribution. Additionally, industry growth has been supported by retail rationalization, a greater focus on health and wellness, and a strong U.S. housing market. New capacity additions and international expansion suggest that management is confident in the long-term growth outlook. Our investment thesis is supported by robust free cash flow generation, strong brand equity, and solid management execution.
Penske’s outperformance this year has been primarily driven by higher industry volumes and attractive pricing. Resilient demand and tight vehicle inventories are enhancing unit profitability for dealerships, a dynamic that is expected to continue into next year. Penske has taken advantage of the market environment to improve its balance sheet, and is growing the used vehicle and commercial truck businesses with new dealership builds and acquisitions. We believe that Penske is well-diversified and in a strong position to further consolidate the fragmented car and truck market.
Moelis contributed to performance. M&A activity did not let up during COVID-19, and Moelis continued to report record results. Additionally, Moelis is returning 100% of cash flow to shareholders via dividends, special dividends (two announced this year), and share buybacks. Moelis’ management believes the positive operating conditions being seen now will continue into 2022.
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Eaton Vance announced that Morgan Stanley (Financials sector) was acquiring the company at $56.50 in cash and stock, which was a healthy premium. The stock also benefitted from rising equity markets. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2020, the company announced a special dividend.
Matson’s gains were the result of the favorable market conditions and strong execution. The demand environment remained robust and the transpacific trade-lane continued to experience capacity constraints given the shortage of available shipping options. The current market imbalance is causing a significant spike in freight rates and allowing Matson to run at full capacity. Management has capitalized on higher demand by adding new China shipping lanes, which we think should increase the cash generation potential of the business after industry volumes normalize. The company is well positioned as the leading expedited shipping service in its markets while offering an attractive value proposition relative to other freight services.
Among the individual stocks that detracted from performance were NewMarket Corp. (Materials sector), Cannae Holdings Inc. (Financials sector), Masonite International Corp. (Industrials sector), Haemonetics Corp. (Health Care sector) and Landstar System Inc. (Industrials sector).
NewMarket lagged the broader market reflecting rising oil and base oil prices combined with growing concerns over the ramp of hybrid and electric vehicles. NewMarket’s margins tend to suffer in periods of rising base oil prices until they roll over and the company can capture the lag in spreads. We remain attracted to the company’s positioning in the consolidated market for fuel additives and lubricants.
Cannae is a holding company and many of its top holdings underperformed. Dun & Bradstreet is still in the early innings of a turnaround and sentiment has been negatively impacted by the lack of organic growth this year. Paysafe’s recent portfolio management actions have created choppy results and higher leverage, pressuring the stock as well. In addition, Cannae’s SPAC investments, led by Bill Foley, have also been impacted by the broader sell-off in SPAC vehicles despite no material change to fundamentals. The stock continued to trade at a discount to the fair value of the underlying investments, and we believe further upside potential will come from Foley’s value creation efforts.
Most of Masonite’s underperformance came during the fourth quarter of 2020 after releasing third quarter 2020 results. Despite outperformance on the bottom-line, the market was disappointed in the unexpected weakness in the Architectural Specialties segment, which is exposed to non-residential construction. We continue to appreciate the company’s strong market position and its resultant pricing power.
During second quarter 2021, Haemonetics announced that one of its biggest customers decided against renewing its plasma disposables contract, intending to replace it with an entirely new product from Terumo that has yet to receive FDA approval. We believe the market has overreacted to this singular event and that the long-term growth trends remain favorable in most of Haemonetics’ end-markets.
Landstar was up significantly in the period, yet trailed the strong market after the stock took a breather from its massive performance just prior to the beginning of the 12 month period as the manufacturing economy showed signs of life. We continue to appreciate the company’s asset light business model and management’s capital allocation policies. During the fourth quarter of 2020, Landstar announced a $2 per share special dividend to return the high cash balance that had accumulated on the balance sheet.
The Fund initiated new positions in Haemonetics Corp., ManTech International Corp. (Industrials sector), Qualys Inc. (Information Technology sector), CTS Corp. (Information Technology sector), Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. (Real Estate sector), Malibu Boats Inc. (Consumer Discretionary sector), Acushnet Holdings Corp. (Consumer Discretionary sector), Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (Industrials sector), and Murphy USA Inc. (Consumer Discretionary sector).
The Fund sold its positions in Entegris Inc. (Information Technology sector), STORE Capital Corp.(Real Estate sector), Bruker Corp. (Health Care sector), GATX Corp. (Industrials sector), and Churchill Downs Inc. (Consumer Discretionary sector).
Outlook
We maintain a positive view on the U.S. economy and anticipate strong real GDP growth in 2021, but note the rate of growth in the second half of the year will likely decelerate vs. the first half. The Delta variant remains a potential risk, but we don’t expect large scale shutdowns like we experienced in 2020.
We believe consumer spending will continue to be the primary driver of GDP as the labor market improves along with moderate wage inflation. In addition, excess savings built up during the pandemic should aid consumer spending in the near term. Separately, the manufacturing and services segments of the economy are firmly in expansionary territory. Fiscal stimulus will likely start to wane and we believe the Fed will likely begin to reverse some of its more accommodative monetary policies later this year and into
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2022. This could lead to slower growth in 2022. Longer term, we remain optimistic about the prospects for the U.S. economy and anticipate real GDP growth in the 2-3% range beyond 2021.
In terms of the equity market, we recognize valuations are on the rich side, while interest rates will likely remain low versus history. At current valuations along with various short term risks to the economic outlook (rising inflation, potential tax increases), we expect greater volatility in prices and possibly more muted returns in the near term. Longer term, we continue to believe that quality attributes and solid company fundamentals will lead to strong risk adjusted returns over time. The companies in the Fund have historically generated higher returns on capital with stronger balance sheets at reasonable valuations relative to the broader market. Typically, a higher quality portfolio of companies will trade at a premium to the market.
We believe the Fund provides the opportunity to own a group of competitively advantaged businesses (judged by return on capital), with strong balance sheets (lower net debt/EBITDA), at valuations slightly less than the broader market. Finally, we believe in the quality of the Fund’s holdings for the next few years and believe it is positioned well.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Small Cap Fund - Class A* and the Russell 2000® Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone Small Cap Fund 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A 31.77% 7.87% 9.99%
Class C 36.62% 8.38% 9.98%
Class Y 39.02% 9.44% 10.95%
Institutional Class 39.13% 9.55% 11.04%
Russell 2000® Index 47.68% 13.45% 14.63%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 5.26% of the NAV (or 5.00% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Notes to Chart
Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.
The Frank Russell Company (FRC) is the source and owner of the data contained or reflected in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. The material may contain confidential information and unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, dissemination or redistribution is strictly prohibited. This is a Touchstone Investments presentation of the data, and FRC is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in the presentation thereof.
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Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund
Sub-Advised by LMCG Investments, LLC
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund seeks to identify companies believed to be selling at a discount to their intrinsic value.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares) underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index, for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 57.95 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the benchmark’s total return was 63.92 percent.
Market Environment
Despite periods of lingering economic uncertainty and the continued presence of the COVID-19 virus and its variants, the trailing twelve months ending September 30, 2021 produced strong investment results, with every sector finishing in positive territory. The fourth quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021 saw the most significant gains, with a factor backdrop that painted a picture consistent with a low-quality rally. Speculative behavior was on display early in 2021, which led to strong performance of risk-on factors like high beta, slow sales growth, high leverage, low return on equity, and small market capitalization. The market environment also shifted to a more favorable dynamic in the last quarter, compared with much of the previous year.
Portfolio Review
The largest relative underperformers by sector were Consumer Staples, Industrials, and Energy. The Fund’s overweight position to Consumer Staples hurt returns along with weaker selection particularly concentrated in the food products segment. TreeHouse Foods Inc. underperformed in the period after being beset by cost and demand issues for much of the last year. The company has the ability to pass through commodity and freight inflation but has been playing catch up given the magnitude of the increases. It has also experienced weak volumes when compared to its branded counterparts; elevated levels of fiscal stimulus have driven consumers to trade up into more expensive products.
Weaker selection in the Industrials sector weighed on returns, particularly in the aerospace/defense, machinery, and professional services segments. BWX Technologies Inc., a company that supplies nuclear reactors to the U.S. Navy, was a notable laggard. Strong 2020 results and some uncertainty around the naval force structure caused management to strike a cautious tone related to 2021 growth prospects, and the company was downgraded by two analysts in 2021 on weaker free cash flow from continued spending on its nascent radioisotope business. The Energy sector was up significantly in the period, which detracted from performance due to the Fund’s modest underweight position to the sector.
The relative benefit from the Fund’s lack of exposure to household durables and automobiles in the Consumer Discretionary sector was not enough to offset weakness in specialty retail. Murphy USA Inc. was the largest detractor. A convenience store chain operating 1,500 locations, most located near Walmart stores, Murphy was unable to keep pace in a strong up market despite a new buyback authorization and a solid acquisition.
In the Communication Services sector, the Fund’s lack of exposure to the entertainment segment (like ‘meme’ stock AMC Entertainment Holdings) hurt relative performance. The Fund’s modest cash balance also detracted as well given the market’s advance.
Strong stock selection in banks more than offset the drag on performance caused by the Fund’s underweight to the Financials sector. Western Alliance Bancorp, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc., and Sterling Bancorp were the leaders. Each bank has above-average exposure to regions where COVID-19 had previously disrupted the local economy (Las Vegas, Nashville, and NYC). The vaccine announcement in late 2020 drove outperformance of each stock; Western Alliance also announced the acquisition of AmeriHome Inc., driving significant growth once the deal closed, and Pinnacle and Sterling posted solid quarterly results through 2021.
Outperformance in the Real Estate sector was driven by Fund holding, Newmark Group Inc., a commercial real estate services firm. The company has monetized over $900M of its NASDAQ stock position, using the proceeds to buy back 7% of its shares. It continued to benefit from the commercial real estate recovery and it has used its balance sheet for M&A. The Fund’s underweight position to the Health Care sector helped relative returns as well.
The Fund’s largest relative overweight positions at the end of the quarter were to Industrials, Consumer Staples and Information Technology sectors. The Fund was notably underweight in Health Care and Real Estate. These exposures were driven by the
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opportunity set we see in each sector. Fund portfolio changes toward the end of the period included a new buy of Performance Food Group Co. (Consumer Staples sector, food distribution), and exited positions in DMC Global Inc. (Energy sector), Olin Corp., Team Inc. (Industrials sector), and Texas Roadhouse Inc. (Consumer Discretionary sector).
Outlook
For the six months ended September 30, 2021 the market has been adrift. The cessation of direct stimulus payments, inflation, and the continued pandemic are just a few of the crosscurrents creating an unsettled investing environment. Many companies revised their earnings guidance lower in the month of September, and as we enter the fourth quarter of 2021, these issues and others cloud the near-term market outlook. Consumer spending has been buoyed by several rounds of stimulus payments. The outlook for further stimulus is murky but substantial consumer savings could help propel the economy if spent. Inflation is pervasive and its continued scale and duration is yet to be determined. The employment environment is curious, with 11 million job openings and over 8 million unemployed. Interest rates have begun to creep higher as the market anticipates the U.S. Federal Reserve Board will begin to taper bond purchases in a few months. While the chances of a U.S. debt default are extremely low, partisan gridlock continues to make the probability greater than zero. The global supply chain continues to work through chokepoints in several areas critical to the proper functioning of the economy; it’s an open question whether products will be in place for the busy holiday season. At some point inventory restocking will occur but many double and triple orders have been placed in an effort to secure needed goods. The above list is long enough, without including energy crises in Europe and China, COVID-19 variants, the possible implications of Evergrande Group’s debt load or the benefits of Merck’s new treatment for COVID-19. There is a full slate of dynamic, market-moving catalysts ahead. Their effects are difficult to predict for an investor base that has been trained to “buy the dip.”
Despite these market dynamics, we continue to hold fast and invest according to our process. The Fund utilizes a classic value-driven philosophy based on the belief that leading businesses selling at a discount to fair value have the potential to generate excess returns. Fundamentally we are looking for quality companies with strong management teams, high barriers to entry, and solid balance sheets that are temporarily out of favor in the market. Bottom-up security selection emphasis is placed on those companies having the cash flow characteristics as well as the balance sheet strength necessary to buffer the company from any prolonged weakness. The companies we select often dominate a particular industry niche and generally have significant barriers to entry, which we believe are able to perpetuate a higher return on capital over time. We continue to rigorously examine downside scenarios for the Fund’s positions while risk-control measures seek to ensure security and sector diversification.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund - Class A* and the Russell 2000® Value Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A 50.03% 8.38% 10.83%
Class C 55.83% 8.86% 10.83%
Class Y 58.32% 9.95% 11.77%
Institutional Class 58.59% 10.13% 11.96%
Russell 2000® Value Index 63.92% 11.03% 13.22%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 5.26% of the NAV (or 5.00% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Notes to Chart
Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The Frank Russell Company (FRC) is the source and owner of the data contained or reflected in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. The material may contain confidential information and unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, dissemination or redistribution is strictly prohibited. This is a Touchstone Investments presentation of the data, and FRC is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in the presentation thereof.
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Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund
Sub-Advised by Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.
Investment Philosophy
The Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund seeks maximum total return consistent with the preservation of capital by primarily investing in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities of different maturities, including U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency and U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, municipal bonds and cash equivalent securities including repurchase agreements and commercial paper. While the Fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration, interest rate risk is managed by seeking to maintain an effective duration of one year or less under normal market conditions.
Fund Performance
The Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund (Class A Shares) outperformed its benchmarks, the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and the ICE BofA 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index, for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 0.67 percent (calculated excluding the maximum sales charge) while the total returns of its benchmarks were 0.07 percent and 0.17 percent, respectively.
Market Environment
The Fund’s fiscal year began during a period of strong economic recovery and general optimism, with most risk assets having pushed well through their pre-COVID-19 peaks and ultra short duration assets having recovered nearly all of the pandemic-related spread widening. The November 2020 U.S. election cycle proved a contentious one, but the new government’s passing of additional direct-to-consumer stimulus in late December further bolstered the recovery already well underway. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 vaccines in December, boosting markets’ optimism and confidence heading into year-end 2020.
In spite of a few disappointing payrolls data points, the labor market overall continued along its strong recovery path throughout the Fund’s fiscal year, with the unemployment rate dropping from 7.8 to 4.8%. In spite of unemployment not yet having fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels, a ubiquitous “labor shortage” has pressured wages higher and contributed to inflationary pressure.
GDP data during the Fund’s fiscal year reflects the powerful economic recovery that the U.S. has seen thus far, with full-year 2021 estimates in the 5-6% range. Both consumer and business demand have proven resilient and strong with labor and supply chain constraints, not demand, serving as the limiting factor for growth. Both spending and confidence data have been robust, although inflation worry and issues recently percolating in China increased the near-term risk for volatility toward the end of the Fund’s fiscal year.
The yield curve steepened materially during the Fund’s fiscal year, with front-end rates managing to press 5-10 basis points lower while the 10 year rate rose 80 basis points. After several consecutive quarters of heavy dovish language, U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell pivoted to a more hawkish tone at the September rate-setting meeting. This escalated markets’ concerns around inflation and a potentially disruptive taper, as the passage of each subsequent month further blurs the line between transitory and permanent inflationary pressures.
Portfolio Review
In spite of near-term uncertainty over the course of the past 12 months, the dominant theme was the persistent, strong fundamental economic recovery. This resulted in risk assets’ outperformance over the trailing 12-month period.
The yield curve inside of 2 years steepened over the course of the Fund’s fiscal year. This generally provided a tailwind for the Fund versus the 1-year benchmark, while having less of an impact on performance relative to the 3-month benchmark.
Spreads across most subsectors were tighter over the trailing 1-year period, with the strong economic backdrop proving supportive of spread products. Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS), Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) and Corporates were the strongest performers. Agency Debentures, Cash/Equivalents and Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) were the lowest-performing subsectors.
Outlook
Given that spreads in ultra short duration assets remain historically tight, and the potential for volatility in the near-term is elevated, we continue to maintain defensive positioning within the Fund. We have implemented this positioning by its short duration at 0.5 years, and by reducing spread duration. While the landscape remains extremely compressed, we believe the Fund maintains an
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attractive yield/carry profile but with limited spread duration and is well positioned to take advantage of any near-term volatility. Our surgical approach to adding marginal value where possible has included yield-additive trades in Non-Agency Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities, CMBS, ABS, and CLOs - generally favoring Structured Products over Credit.
Given the flat nature of the liquidity curve and the lack of additional spread available in longer key rate duration buckets (1-2 years), the Fund’s duration is currently positioned below the short end of the historical range at 0.5 years. Furthermore, given the historic tight spreads on most ultra short duration sectors, we believe the market is generally at high valuation levels and not compensating investors adequately for the level of downside risk (i.e. spread duration) in many higher-risk or higher-volatility security types. For this reason, the Fund is currently biased toward being both shorter in duration and higher in quality—positioned defensively to take advantage of either rate or spread volatility. While this theme represents the Fund’s general positioning, we also diligently seek opportunities to add value in specific securities or specific niches that offer more attractive relative value than the overall market in an attempt to maintain the Fund’s competitive yield profile.
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Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund - Class A*, the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and the ICE BofA 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index
Average Annual Total Returns**
Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A* -1.36% 1.13% 1.07%
Class C* -0.93% 1.04% 0.85%
Class S* 0.42% 1.29% 1.03%
Class Y* 0.92% 1.80% 1.52%
Class Z 0.68% 1.55% 1.29%
Institutional Class* 0.98% 1.85% 1.56%
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.07% 1.16% 0.63%
ICE BofA 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index 0.17% 1.46% 0.89%
* The chart above represents performance of Class A shares only, which will vary from the performance of Class C shares, Class S shares, Class Y shares, Institutional Class shares and Class Z shares based on the differences in sales loads and fees paid by shareholders in the different classes. The inception date of Class A shares, Class C shares, Class S shares, Class Y shares and Institutional Class shares was April 12, 2012, April 12, 2012, October 27, 2017, April 12, 2012 and April 12, 2012, respectively. Class A shares', Class C shares', Class S shares', Class Y shares' and Institutional Class shares' performance was calculated using the historical performance of Class Z shares for the periods prior to April 12, 2012, April 12, 2012, October 27, 2017, April 12, 2012 and April 12, 2012, respectively. The returns have been restated for sales loads and fees applicable to Class A, Class C, Class S, Class Y and Institutional Class shares.
** The average annual total returns shown above are adjusted for maximum sales loads and fees, if applicable. The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares is equal to the net asset value (“NAV”) per share plus a sales load equal to 2.04% of the NAV (or 2.00% of the offering price). Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%. 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, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Class S shares, Class Y shares, Class Z shares and Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges.
The performance of the above Fund does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Notes to Chart
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index of Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.
ICE BofA 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index is an unmanaged index comprised of a single issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month. The issue selected at each month-end rebalancing is the outstanding two-year Treasury Note Bill that matures closest to, but, not beyond one year from the rebalancing date.
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September 30, 2021
The tables below provide each Fund’s geographic allocation, sector allocation and/or credit quality. We hope it will be useful to shareholders as it summarizes key information about each Fund’s investments.
Touchstone Active Bond Fund

Credit Quality*(% of Fixed Income Securities)
AAA/Aaa 48.4%
AA/Aa 7.1
A/A 11.5
BBB/Baa 24.4
BB/Ba 2.0
B/B 1.7
CCC 0.3
Not Rated 2.8
Cash Equivalents 1.8
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund

Geographic Allocation(% of Net Assets)
Common Stocks  
Japan 30.4%
Hong Kong 9.3
United Kingdom 8.1
Denmark 5.7
France 4.9
Spain 4.9
Israel 4.3
Australia 4.2
Finland 3.6
Germany 2.7
Belgium 2.6
Switzerland 2.5
Luxembourg 2.5
Italy 2.0
China 1.5
Sweden 1.5
United States 1.5
Ireland 1.5
New Zealand 1.3
Norway 1.3
Netherlands 1.1
Jordan 0.9
Portugal 0.5
United Arab Emirates 0.0
Short-Term Investment Funds 3.2
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) (2.0)
Total 100.0%
 
* Credit quality ratings are from Standard & Poor's (“S&P”) and Moody's Investors Service (“Moody's”). If agency ratings differ, the higher rating will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
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Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund

Credit Quality*(% of Fixed Income Securities)
BBB/Baa 2.3%
BB/Ba 39.0
B/B 39.8
CCC 7.9
Not Rated 6.1
Cash Equivalents 4.9
Total 100.0%
Sector Allocation**(% of Net Assets)
Long Positions  
Corporate Bonds  
Energy 7.9%
Communication Services 7.4
Consumer Staples 6.9
Industrials 6.6
Consumer Discretionary 5.2
Health Care 4.2
Materials 4.2
Financials 4.0
Real Estate 2.4
Information Technology 2.2
Utilities 1.4
Bank Loans 33.2
Asset-Backed Securities 4.6
Common Stocks  
Energy 1.5
Industrials 0.5
Information Technology 0.0
Exchange-Traded Fund 0.4
Warrants 0.0
Purchased Call Options 0.0
Short-Term Investment Funds 2.5
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) 5.2
  100.3%
Short Positions  
Corporate Bonds (0.3)
Written Call Options (0.0)
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund

Sector Allocation**(% of Net Assets)
Information Technology 23.9%
Financials 14.0
Health Care 13.5
Consumer Discretionary 10.2
Industrials 10.0
Communication Services 8.6
Consumer Staples 7.0
Energy 4.4
Utilities 2.9
Materials 2.8
Real Estate 2.6
Short-Term Investment Fund 0.6
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) (0.5)
Total 100.0%
Touchstone High Yield Fund

Credit Quality*(% of Fixed Income Securities)
BBB/Baa 5.9%
BB/Ba 57.3
B/B 34.0
CCC 3.5
CC 0.3
Not Rated 0.9
Cash Equivalents (1.9)
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Impact Bond Fund

Credit Quality*(% of Fixed Income Securities)
AAA/Aaa 63.7%
AA/Aa 10.8
A/A 13.2
BBB/Baa 8.1
BB/Ba 1.0
B/B 0.3
Not Rated 1.7
Cash Equivalents 1.2
Total 100.0%
 
* Credit quality ratings are from Standard & Poor's (“S&P”) and Moody's Investors Service (“Moody's”). If agency ratings differ, the higher rating will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
** Sector classifications are based upon the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).
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Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund

Geographic Allocation(% of Net Assets)
Common Stocks  
Japan 15.4%
France 12.6
Germany 11.5
Sweden 10.2
United Kingdom 8.2
South Korea 6.1
Switzerland 5.6
China 5.3
Taiwan 4.1
Denmark 4.0
India 3.5
Singapore 2.9
Canada 2.6
Italy 2.5
Netherlands 2.2
Thailand 1.5
Exchange-Traded Funds 0.7
Short-Term Investment Fund 1.0
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) 0.1
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Mid Cap Fund

Sector Allocation*(% of Net Assets)
Industrials 23.6%
Information Technology 18.7
Financials 13.3
Materials 11.9
Consumer Discretionary 11.8
Consumer Staples 8.4
Health Care 6.4
Real Estate 2.4
Short-Term Investment Fund 3.6
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) (0.1)
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund

Sector Allocation*(% of Net Assets)
Financials 17.0%
Industrials 13.3
Consumer Discretionary 10.5
Consumer Staples 10.2
Health Care 10.0
Utilities 9.8
Real Estate 8.8
Information Technology 8.2
Materials 6.5
Energy 5.0
Short-Term Investment Funds 1.7
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) (1.0)
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund

Sector Allocation*(% of Net Assets)
Information Technology 34.0%
Communication Services 32.0
Consumer Discretionary 13.8
Health Care 12.1
Industrials 6.3
Short-Term Investment Funds 2.1
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) (0.3)
Total 100.0%
 
* Sector classifications are based upon the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).
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Touchstone Small Cap Fund

Sector Allocation*(% of Net Assets)
Industrials 25.7%
Consumer Discretionary 21.7
Financials 14.3
Materials 9.8
Information Technology 8.5
Real Estate 7.8
Health Care 4.3
Consumer Staples 3.5
Energy 1.1
Short-Term Investment Fund 3.3
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) (0.0)
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund

Sector Allocation*(% of Net Assets)
Industrials 22.3%
Financials 21.7
Consumer Staples 8.8
Consumer Discretionary 8.2
Real Estate 7.8
Information Technology 7.4
Materials 6.5
Utilities 4.9
Health Care 4.6
Energy 3.2
Communication Services 1.9
Exchange-Traded Fund 1.5
Short-Term Investment Funds 2.2
Other Assets/Liabilities (Net) (1.0)
Total 100.0%
Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund

Credit Quality**(% of Fixed Income Securities)
AAA/Aaa 35.9%
AA/Aa 9.9
A/A 15.7
BBB/Baa 13.7
B/B 0.0
CCC 0.1
Not Rated 16.3
Cash Equivalents 8.4
Total 100.0%
 
* Sector classifications are based upon the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).
** Credit quality ratings are from Standard & Poor's (“S&P”) and Moody's Investors Service (“Moody's”). If agency ratings differ, the higher rating will be used. Where no rating has been assigned, it may be for reasons unrelated to the creditworthiness of the issuer.
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Active Bond Fund – September 30, 2021
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 35.9%  
  Financials — 9.2%  
$ 1,447,000 Allstate Corp. (The), 1.450%, 12/15/30 $  1,380,659
    793,000 American Financial Group, Inc., 5.250%, 4/2/30     961,885
  1,216,000 Ares Capital Corp., 3.250%, 7/15/25   1,278,453
    200,000 Banco Nacional de Panama (Panama), 144a, 2.500%, 8/11/30     190,722
  1,158,000 Bank of America Corp., 2.687%, 4/22/32   1,180,945
    873,000 Bank of America Corp., 3.705%, 4/24/28     958,922
  1,158,000 Bank of America Corp., MTN, 4.000%, 1/22/25   1,258,161
  1,038,000 Bank of Montreal (Canada), 3.803%, 12/15/32   1,136,665
  1,410,000 Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Canada), Ser 2, 3.625%, 10/27/81   1,403,020
    709,000 Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/49     868,096
    767,000 BNP Paribas SA (France), 144a, 4.625%, 3/13/27     861,733
  1,160,000 Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 1.150%, 5/13/26   1,161,558
  1,290,000 Citigroup, Inc., 0.981%, 5/1/25   1,294,002
    770,000 Citigroup, Inc., 3.200%, 10/21/26     829,830
    494,000 Citigroup, Inc., 4.750%, 5/18/46     620,523
  1,187,000 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (Netherlands), 144a, 1.106%, 2/24/27   1,169,471
  1,555,000 Corestates Capital III, 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.570%), 0.695%, 2/15/27(A)   1,516,312
    542,000 GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., 4.418%, 11/15/35     649,205
  1,376,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.615%, 4/22/32   1,390,063
    608,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.691%, 6/5/28     668,906
    833,000 HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), 3.900%, 5/25/26     917,124
  1,327,000 Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 2.550%, 2/4/30   1,370,623
  1,447,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.956%, 5/13/31   1,502,904
  1,113,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.509%, 1/23/29   1,211,382
  1,069,000 Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom), 3.574%, 11/7/28   1,162,914
  1,106,000 Morgan Stanley, 3.950%, 4/23/27   1,229,753
    922,000 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The), 144a, 3.850%, 9/30/47   1,049,617
  1,410,000 NTC Capital I, Ser A, (3M LIBOR +0.520%), 0.646%, 1/15/27(A)   1,409,825
  1,497,000 PNC Capital Trust, (3M LIBOR +0.570%), 0.690%, 6/1/28(A)   1,451,512
  1,348,000 Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Canada), MTN, 1.150%, 6/12/25   1,350,504
 2,296,000 Truist Bank, Ser A, (3M LIBOR +0.670%), 0.790%, 5/15/27(A)   2,247,996
         35,683,285
  Energy — 4.1%  
  1,050,000 Aker BP ASA (Norway), 144a, 3.000%, 1/15/25   1,104,995
  1,010,000 Boardwalk Pipelines LP, 4.800%, 5/3/29   1,155,353
    712,000 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada), 6.250%, 3/15/38     945,315
    832,000 Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada), 5.250%, 6/15/37     989,940
  1,370,000 Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 7.000%, 6/30/24   1,549,324
  1,049,000 Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.125%, 3/24/31   1,088,038
    400,000 Ecopetrol SA (Colombia), 6.875%, 4/29/30     468,200
  1,268,000 Enable Midstream Partners LP, 4.150%, 9/15/29   1,373,141
    350,000 Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd. (United Arab Emirates), 144a, 2.625%, 3/31/36     344,566
    500,000 KazMunayGas National Co. JSC (Kazakhstan), 144a, 4.750%, 4/19/27     558,870
    200,000 KazMunayGas National Co. JSC (Kazakhstan), 144a, 5.750%, 4/19/47     239,976
    250,000 MC Brazil Downstream Trading SARL (Brazil), 144a, 7.250%, 6/30/31      251,375
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Energy — (Continued)  
$ 1,059,000 NGPL PipeCo LLC, 144a, 7.768%, 12/15/37 $  1,515,338
    659,000 Ovintiv Exploration, Inc., 5.375%, 1/1/26     744,839
    200,000 Pertamina Persero PT (Indonesia), 144a, 6.450%, 5/30/44     260,590
    200,000 Petrobras Global Finance BV (Brazil), 6.850%, 6/5/2115     206,700
    200,000 Petroleos del Peru SA (Peru), 144a, 4.750%, 6/19/32     206,000
    200,000 Petroleos del Peru SA (Peru), 144a, 5.625%, 6/19/47     199,782
    100,000 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), 4.875%, 1/24/22     101,080
    250,000 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), 6.750%, 9/21/47     218,041
    204,000 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), 6.840%, 1/23/30     210,202
    181,000 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), 7.690%, 1/23/50     171,190
    943,000 Phillips 66 Partners LP, 3.150%, 12/15/29     984,629
    400,000 Qatar Petroleum (Qatar), 144a, 3.125%, 7/12/41     399,808
    250,000 SA Global Sukuk Ltd. (Saudi Arabia), 144a, 2.694%, 6/17/31     252,152
    200,000 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Arabia), 144a, 4.250%, 4/16/39     224,228
   350,000 YPF, SA (Argentina), 144a, 6.950%, 7/21/27     258,125
         16,021,797
  Industrials — 3.6%  
    200,000 Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA (Panama), 144a, 4.000%, 8/11/41     205,256
  1,094,000 Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc., 2.630%, 6/19/30   1,115,862
    321,000 Boeing Co. (The), 5.040%, 5/1/27     369,080
    345,000 Boeing Co. (The), 5.805%, 5/1/50     458,239
    899,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.750%, 5/1/40   1,257,743
  1,422,000 CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 1.450%, 7/15/26   1,415,160
  1,034,000 FedEx Corp., 5.100%, 1/15/44   1,309,577
  1,123,000 John Deere Capital Corp., MTN, 2.450%, 1/9/30   1,167,771
    923,000 Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.837%, 10/1/41   1,172,817
  1,152,000 Roper Technologies, Inc., 2.950%, 9/15/29   1,220,781
    375,000 Transnet SOC Ltd. (South Africa), 144a, 4.000%, 7/26/22     378,787
  1,352,000 Waste Management, Inc., 2.500%, 11/15/50   1,247,256
  1,588,000 Weir Group PLC (The) (United Kingdom), 144a, 2.200%, 5/13/26   1,603,093
 1,005,000 Xylem, Inc., 1.950%, 1/30/28   1,010,285
         13,931,707
  Utilities — 3.2%  
    200,000 Alfa Desarrollo SpA (Chile), 144a, 4.550%, 9/27/51     195,250
    676,000 American Water Capital Corp., 6.593%, 10/15/37     988,970
  1,303,000 Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The), 144a, 4.550%, 11/15/30   1,517,715
    825,000 Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.150%, 12/1/44     969,749
    819,000 Edison International, 4.125%, 3/15/28     872,514
  1,068,000 Electricite de France SA (France), 144a, 4.875%, 9/21/38   1,306,143
    200,000 Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. (South Africa), 144a, 7.125%, 2/11/25     207,963
    203,000 Genneia SA (Argentina), 144a, 8.750%, 9/2/27     194,271
    297,000 Metropolitan Edison Co., 144a, 4.300%, 1/15/29     332,560
  1,409,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 3.500%, 8/1/50   1,275,135
    988,000 PacifiCorp., 5.750%, 4/1/37   1,330,735
    200,000 Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT (Indonesia), 144a, 4.875%, 7/17/49     213,800
    821,000 Virginia Electric & Power Co., 3.300%, 12/1/49     871,238
 2,024,000 WEC Energy Group, Inc., (3M LIBOR +2.112%), 2.237%, 5/15/67(A)   1,905,697
         12,181,740
  Communication Services — 3.0%  
    467,000 Alphabet, Inc., 1.900%, 8/15/40     418,335
 1,000,000 AT&T, Inc., 3.850%, 6/1/60   1,031,158
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 35.9% (Continued)  
  Communication Services — (Continued)  
$   700,000 AT&T, Inc., 4.500%, 5/15/35 $    818,296
  1,340,000 British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 3.250%, 11/8/29   1,400,585
    773,000 Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 6.484%, 10/23/45   1,048,996
    899,000 Comcast Corp., 4.000%, 3/1/48   1,027,238
    392,000 Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Germany), 8.750%, 6/15/30     580,858
  1,147,000 Netflix, Inc., 144a, 4.875%, 6/15/30   1,350,593
  1,325,000 T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.875%, 4/15/30   1,465,331
  1,586,000 Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.987%, 10/30/56   1,472,645
   847,000 ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.950%, 5/19/50   1,058,027
         11,672,062
  Health Care — 2.8%  
    927,000 AbbVie, Inc., 4.450%, 5/14/46   1,114,694
  1,038,000 Alcon Finance Corp. (Switzerland), 144a, 3.800%, 9/23/49   1,150,434
    848,000 Becton Dickinson and Co., 4.685%, 12/15/44   1,054,409
    740,000 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 5.000%, 8/15/45     992,352
    966,000 CommonSpirit Health, 4.187%, 10/1/49   1,100,566
    440,000 CommonSpirit Health, 4.200%, 8/1/23     466,857
    883,000 CVS Health Corp., 5.125%, 7/20/45   1,135,654
  1,180,000 DH Europe Finance II Sarl, 3.250%, 11/15/39   1,255,946
  1,042,000 Mylan, Inc., 4.550%, 4/15/28   1,188,412
    156,000 Rede D'or Finance Sarl (Brazil), 144a, 4.500%, 1/22/30     155,368
 1,214,000 UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.500%, 8/15/39   1,343,075
         10,957,767
  Consumer Staples — 2.4%  
  1,401,000 7-Eleven, Inc., 144a, 0.950%, 2/10/26   1,375,369
  1,358,000 Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium), 4.900%, 2/1/46   1,684,982
  1,179,000 Imperial Brands Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 4.250%, 7/21/25   1,284,947
    717,000 Kroger Co. (The), 5.000%, 4/15/42     907,807
  1,065,000 Mars, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 4/1/39   1,231,048
  1,460,000 Reynolds American, Inc. (United Kingdom), 4.450%, 6/12/25   1,610,606
    756,000 Starbucks Corp., 3.350%, 3/12/50     783,370
   400,000 Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (Turkey), 144a, 6.950%, 10/30/25     423,948
          9,302,077
  Information Technology — 2.3%  
    729,000 Apple, Inc., 4.650%, 2/23/46     946,701
  1,181,000 Fiserv, Inc., 3.500%, 7/1/29   1,286,118
  1,216,000 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.650%, 10/1/24   1,343,116
  1,351,000 Microchip Technology, Inc., 144a, 0.983%, 9/1/24   1,349,159
    535,000 Microsoft Corp., 3.500%, 2/12/35     615,107
    987,000 NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC (China), 144a, 5.350%, 3/1/26   1,140,944
    200,000 SK Hynix, Inc. (South Korea), 144a, 2.375%, 1/19/31     193,902
    723,000 Visa, Inc., 4.150%, 12/14/35     870,015
 1,248,000 VMware, Inc., 1.400%, 8/15/26   1,241,718
          8,986,780
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.2%  
    615,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.664%, 9/8/24     635,756
    643,000 General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.350%, 4/9/25     705,809
    528,000 General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.650%, 1/17/29     634,923
    200,000 Genm Capital Labuan Ltd. (Malaysia), 144a, 3.882%, 4/19/31      197,691
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Consumer Discretionary — (Continued)  
$   645,000 Home Depot, Inc. (The), 5.950%, 4/1/41 $    919,854
  1,068,000 Hyundai Capital America, 144a, 2.650%, 2/10/25   1,109,649
  1,274,000 Lowe's Cos, Inc., 4.500%, 4/15/30   1,491,977
  1,842,000 Procter & Gamble Co. (The), 1.200%, 10/29/30   1,750,223
 1,053,000 Walmart, Inc., 2.850%, 7/8/24   1,115,953
          8,561,835
  Real Estate — 2.0%  
  1,119,000 Crown Castle International Corp. REIT, 3.650%, 9/1/27   1,229,687
    954,000 Equinix, Inc. REIT, 2.900%, 11/18/26   1,011,244
  1,281,000 Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT, 2.400%, 3/15/30   1,284,099
  1,244,000 Host Hotels & Resorts LP REIT, 4.500%, 2/1/26   1,362,030
    525,000 Mid-America Apartments LP REIT, 3.750%, 6/15/24     562,877
    800,000 Sabra Health Care LP REIT, 5.125%, 8/15/26     895,655
    406,000 STORE Capital Corp. REIT, 4.500%, 3/15/28     457,389
   828,000 STORE Capital Corp. REIT, 4.625%, 3/15/29     937,229
          7,740,210
  Materials — 1.1%  
    773,000 Braskem America Finance Co. (Brazil), 144a, 7.125%, 7/22/41     999,103
    200,000 Braskem Netherlands Finance BV (Brazil), 144a, 4.500%, 1/10/28     212,480
    300,000 Cemex SAB de CV (Mexico), 144a, 3.875%, 7/11/31     300,180
    200,000 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Chile), 144a, 4.500%, 9/16/25     221,000
    200,000 Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT (Indonesia), 6.757%, 11/15/48     257,260
    200,000 Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT (Indonesia), 144a, 5.450%, 5/15/30     230,000
    200,000 Metinvest BV (Ukraine), 144a, 7.750%, 10/17/29     216,500
    200,000 OCP SA (Morocco), 144a, 5.125%, 6/23/51     198,000
    200,000 OCP SA (Morocco), 144a, 6.875%, 4/25/44     242,040
    914,000 Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), 4.500%, 6/1/47   1,105,521
   200,000 Suzano Austria GmbH (Brazil), 5.000%, 1/15/30     221,700
          4,203,784
  Total Corporate Bonds $139,243,044
  U.S. Treasury Obligations — 30.6%
17,745,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.750%, 8/15/41      16,921,521
  3,135,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.875%, 2/15/41       3,059,564
    983,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.875%, 2/15/51         934,772
  2,000,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%, 5/15/42       2,333,437
  5,605,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 4/30/23       5,597,337
27,070,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 10/31/25      26,440,834
  4,900,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, 3/31/22       4,907,656
30,020,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.750%, 5/31/26      29,756,152
  5,375,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.125%, 2/28/22       5,398,516
  5,500,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.125%, 2/15/31       5,322,109
  1,875,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750%, 5/15/22       1,894,775
  5,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, 2/15/25       5,228,711
  3,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, 8/15/25       3,140,391
  2,700,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, 11/15/26       2,831,520
  2,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.125%, 3/31/24       2,084,844
 3,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, 2/28/23       3,103,711
  Total U.S. Treasury Obligations $118,955,850
  Asset-Backed Securities — 8.9%
  1,100,000 AB BSL CLO 2 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2021-2A, Class B1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.650%), 1.780%, 4/15/34(A)       1,100,659
 2,091,735 Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Ser 2018-1, Class A, 144a, 4.810%, 11/15/48       2,197,446
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 8.9% (Continued)
$ 1,400,000 Aimco CLO 11 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2020-11A, Class A2, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.300%), 1.426%, 10/15/31(A)     $  1,400,096
  1,375,000 Benefit Street Partners CLO XIX Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-19A, Class B, 144a, (3M LIBOR +2.000%), 2.126%, 1/15/33(A)       1,375,830
    825,000 BSPRT Issuer Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-FL4, Class D, 144a, (1M LIBOR +2.750%), 2.834%, 9/15/35(A)         822,941
    996,227 CF Hippolyta LLC, Ser 2020-1, Class A1, 144a, 1.690%, 7/15/60       1,009,486
  1,505,000 CIFC Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2016-1A, Class A1R, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.350%), 1.484%, 10/21/31(A)       1,505,533
      2,023 CIT Home Equity Loan Trust, Ser 2002-1, Class AF5, 7.210%, 2/25/33(A)(B)           2,070
  2,872,500 Coinstar Funding LLC, Ser 2017-1A, Class A2, 144a, 5.216%, 4/25/47       2,877,260
  1,275,000 DRIVEN BRANDS FUNDING LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A2, 144a, 2.791%, 10/20/51       1,275,000
    127,412 FHLMC Structured Pass Through Securities, Ser T-20, Class A5, 8.370%, 12/25/29(A)(B)         151,823
      9,605 FNMA REMIC Trust, Ser 2001-W2, Class AF6, 6.089%, 10/25/31(A)(B)          10,244
    849,695 Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Ser 2020-AA, Class A, 144a, 2.740%, 2/25/39         883,532
  1,637,625 Jack In The Box Funding LLC, Ser 2019-1A, Class A2I, 144a, 3.982%, 8/25/49       1,671,078
    970,000 Jersey Mike's Funding, Ser 2019-1A, Class A2, 144a, 4.433%, 2/15/50       1,029,241
  1,850,000 Madison Park Funding XVIII Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2015-18A, Class BR, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.600%), 1.734%, 10/21/30(A)       1,850,144
  1,505,000 Madison Park Funding XXXV Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-35A, Class A2AR, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.200%), 1.334%, 4/20/32(A)       1,505,668
    759,244 Mid-State Capital Corp. Trust, Ser 2005-1, Class M2, 7.079%, 1/15/40         825,855
    947,979 Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2018-3, Class M3, 144a, 3.250%, 8/25/58(A)(B)         982,230
  1,197,000 Neighborly Issuer LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A2, 144a, 3.584%, 4/30/51       1,232,729
  1,400,000 New Mountain CLO 1 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser CLO-1A, Class A1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.550%), 1.676%, 10/15/32(A)       1,401,718
  1,375,000 OHA Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2015-1A, Class B1R2, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.900%), 2.025%, 11/15/32(A)       1,375,289
     87,631 Orange Lake Timeshare Trust, Ser 2016-A, Class A, 144a, 2.610%, 3/8/29          88,637
  1,163,500 TAL Advantage VII LLC, Ser 2020-1A, Class A, 144a, 2.050%, 9/20/45       1,171,142
    248,062 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-3, Class A2, 144a, 4.000%, 3/25/54(A)(B)         248,715
    535,396 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-4, Class A2, 144a, 3.750%, 4/25/55(A)(B)         536,910
    650,000 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-2, Class M1, 144a, 3.750%, 4/25/57(A)(B)         684,070
  1,713,291 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-1, Class A1, 144a, 3.705%, 3/25/58(A)(B)       1,804,369
    600,000 Voya CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2017-4A, Class A1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.130%), 1.256%, 10/15/30(A)          600,022
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 8.9% (Continued)
$ 1,505,000 Voya CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-2A, Class A, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.270%), 1.404%, 7/20/32(A)     $  1,505,071
 1,475,000 Whitebox CLO II Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2020-2A, Class A1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.750%), 1.875%, 10/24/31(A)       1,475,731
  Total Asset-Backed Securities  $34,600,539
  U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 6.9%
     76,806 FHLMC, Pool #1Q0339, (12M LIBOR +1.882%), 2.210%, 4/1/37(A)          81,634
      8,544 FHLMC, Pool #A12886, 5.000%, 8/1/33           9,720
     50,085 FHLMC, Pool #A13842, 6.000%, 9/1/33          56,304
      5,593 FHLMC, Pool #A21415, 5.000%, 5/1/34           6,328
     12,685 FHLMC, Pool #A35682, 5.000%, 7/1/35          14,487
      8,119 FHLMC, Pool #A36523, 5.000%, 8/1/35           9,259
     31,090 FHLMC, Pool #A46590, 5.000%, 8/1/35          34,223
      3,418 FHLMC, Pool #A64971, 5.500%, 8/1/37           3,968
  1,971,180 FHLMC, Pool #A89148, 4.000%, 10/1/39       2,180,730
     56,122 FHLMC, Pool #A96485, 4.500%, 1/1/41          62,716
    343,589 FHLMC, Pool #A97897, 4.500%, 4/1/41         386,396
     15,576 FHLMC, Pool #C62740, 7.000%, 1/1/32          17,495
     12,771 FHLMC, Pool #C72254, 6.500%, 7/1/32          14,353
     29,254 FHLMC, Pool #C90986, 7.000%, 6/1/26          31,291
     10,723 FHLMC, Pool #G02184, 5.000%, 4/1/36          12,237
  1,853,998 FHLMC, Pool #G05624, 4.500%, 9/1/39       2,079,162
    170,259 FHLMC, Pool #G05733, 5.000%, 11/1/39         194,890
     58,632 FHLMC, Pool #J13584, 3.500%, 11/1/25          62,571
    980,594 FHLMC REMIC, Pool #RA2970, 2.500%, 7/1/50       1,014,158
     25,561 FNMA, Pool #255628, 5.500%, 2/1/25          28,522
      7,800 FNMA, Pool #426830, 8.000%, 11/1/24           7,886
      5,719 FNMA, Pool #540040, 7.500%, 6/1/28           5,741
      9,553 FNMA, Pool #561741, 7.500%, 1/1/31          10,836
     17,056 FNMA, Pool #640291, 7.000%, 8/1/32          17,117
     17,738 FNMA, Pool #670402, 6.500%, 6/1/32          20,210
     99,731 FNMA, Pool #745257, 6.000%, 1/1/36         117,778
     56,654 FNMA, Pool #748895, 6.000%, 12/1/33          60,452
     34,531 FNMA, Pool #758564, 6.000%, 9/1/24          38,684
     55,845 FNMA, Pool #810049, 5.500%, 3/1/35          62,738
     65,367 FNMA, Pool #819297, 6.000%, 9/1/35          76,579
    575,813 FNMA, Pool #881279, 5.000%, 11/1/36         656,314
     22,408 FNMA, Pool #889060, 6.000%, 1/1/38          27,076
     55,361 FNMA, Pool #889061, 6.000%, 1/1/38          65,439
      3,738 FNMA, Pool #895657, 6.500%, 8/1/36           4,192
    103,146 FNMA, Pool #905049, 5.500%, 11/1/36         115,491
    397,055 FNMA, Pool #928553, 5.500%, 8/1/37         462,849
    296,397 FNMA, Pool #931535, 5.500%, 7/1/39         317,002
    120,324 FNMA, Pool #AA3467, 4.500%, 4/1/39         134,894
    197,131 FNMA, Pool #AA4584, 4.500%, 4/1/39         221,001
     45,598 FNMA, Pool #AB1800, 4.000%, 11/1/40          50,487
     98,877 FNMA, Pool #AB2452, 4.000%, 3/1/26         105,118
     27,371 FNMA, Pool #AD3775, 4.500%, 3/1/25          28,777
     45,198 FNMA, Pool #AD6193, 5.000%, 6/1/40          51,700
     59,634 FNMA, Pool #AE1568, 4.000%, 9/1/40          65,423
    357,770 FNMA, Pool #AE2497, 4.500%, 9/1/40         402,212
     34,101 FNMA, Pool #AE5441, 5.000%, 10/1/40          38,397
    134,527 FNMA, Pool #AH1135, 5.000%, 1/1/41         152,028
     50,918 FNMA, Pool #AH3671, 4.000%, 2/1/26          54,090
    337,587 FNMA, Pool #AH6622, 4.000%, 3/1/41         380,308
    326,120 FNMA, Pool #AL0150, 4.000%, 2/1/41         361,037
     65,175 FNMA, Pool #AL0211, 5.000%, 4/1/41          74,484
  1,878,458 FNMA, Pool #AL5718, 3.500%, 9/1/44       2,050,290
    388,936 FNMA, Pool #AS0779, 4.000%, 10/1/43          434,331
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 6.9%
(Continued)
$    27,995 FNMA, Pool #AS7813, 4.000%, 8/1/46     $     30,498
  2,445,454 FNMA, Pool #BT7156, 2.000%, 8/1/51       2,452,256
  1,762,674 FNMA, Pool #FM4660, 2.000%, 10/1/35       1,819,122
  1,913,452 FNMA, Pool #FM4702, 2.500%, 10/1/50       1,983,781
    641,308 FNMA, Pool #FM4996, 2.000%, 12/1/50         645,067
  2,445,520 FNMA, Pool #FM5085, 2.000%, 12/1/50       2,458,612
  1,147,979 FNMA, Pool #FM8360, 2.500%, 8/1/51       1,188,431
  1,197,965 FNMA, Pool #FM8361, 2.500%, 8/1/51       1,235,925
  1,129,710 FNMA, Pool #MA4128, 2.000%, 9/1/40       1,138,397
   852,191 GNMA, Pool #4424, 5.000%, 4/20/39         971,831
  Total U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations  $26,895,325
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 4.8%
      1,912 Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Ser 2004-4, Class 3A1, 2.545%, 3/25/35(A)(B)           1,951
  1,442,976 Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-7, Class B1, 144a, 3.698%, 10/25/45(A)(B)       1,469,212
  2,248,794 Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-7, Class B2, 144a, 3.698%, 10/25/45(A)(B)       2,284,990
    638,357 CSMC Trust, Ser 2013-7, Class B3, 144a, 3.539%, 8/25/43(A)(B)         643,731
    814,960 CSMC Trust, Ser 2014-OAK1, Class B4, 144a, 3.691%, 11/25/44(A)(B)         820,587
  1,208,153 CSMC Trust, Ser 2015-1, Class B3, 144a, 3.938%, 1/25/45(A)(B)       1,220,413
  1,275,904 CSMC Trust, Ser 2015-2, Class B4, 144a, 3.902%, 2/25/45(A)(B)       1,284,053
  1,236,377 CSMC Trust, Ser 2015-WIN1, Class B3, 144a, 3.817%, 12/25/44(A)(B)       1,243,773
    795,675 CSMC Trust, Ser 2018-RPL9, Class A, 144a, 3.850%, 9/25/57(A)(B)         837,460
     92,089 Galton Funding Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-1, Class A22, 144a, 4.000%, 2/25/59(A)(B)          92,993
    525,278 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust, Ser 2020-PJ3, Class A14, 144a, 3.000%, 10/25/50(A)(B)         533,711
  1,028,233 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2021-PJ6, Class A2, 144a, 2.500%, 11/25/51(A)(B)       1,039,921
     25,135 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2005-A1, Class 2A1, 2.161%, 2/25/35(A)(B)          26,356
     18,800 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2005-A2, Class 7CB1, 2.696%, 4/25/35(A)(B)          19,077
     20,628 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2006-A4, Class 2A2, 2.319%, 6/25/36(A)(B)          16,973
    964,405 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-IVR2, Class B3, 144a, 2.342%, 1/25/45(A)(B)         972,010
  1,696,564 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-1, Class B2, 144a, 3.480%, 1/25/47(A)(B)       1,702,576
    586,945 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-INV1, Class A15, 144a, 4.000%, 10/25/49(A)(B)         594,899
  1,572,332 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-10, Class A4, 144a, 2.500%, 12/25/51(A)(B)       1,597,576
     18,625 MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Ser 2004-7, Class 10A1, 6.000%, 6/25/34          19,782
    146,359 Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Ser 2006-A1, Class 1A3, 6.000%, 4/25/36          98,057
    212,888 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-10, Class B2, 144a, 3.545%, 8/25/43(A)(B)         214,782
    201,348 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-5, Class B1, 144a, 3.506%, 5/25/43(A)(B)         203,609
     44,556 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-1, Class A4, 144a, 3.500%, 2/25/47(A)(B)           44,526
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 4.8%
(Continued)
$   962,249 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-2, Class A1, 144a, 3.500%, 2/25/47(A)(B)     $    979,235
    509,248 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-CH4, Class A13, 144a, 4.500%, 10/25/48(A)(B)         514,995
    51,507 Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Ser 2005-9, Class 2A4, 5.500%, 11/25/35          52,803
  Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  $18,530,051
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 4.7%
  2,500,000 Austin Fairmont Hotel Trust, Ser 2019-FAIR, Class C, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.450%), 1.534%, 9/15/32(A)       2,489,015
    500,000 BANK, Ser 2018-BN14, Class A3, 3.966%, 9/15/60         557,611
  1,000,000 BPR Trust, Ser 2021-KEN, Class B, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.950%), 2.034%, 2/15/29(A)       1,000,469
  1,365,549 COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-CR14, Class A2, 3.147%, 2/10/47       1,377,019
    580,000 DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-BRBK, Class B, 144a, 3.648%, 10/10/34(A)(B)         611,419
    550,000 Eleven Madison Trust Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-11MD, Class C, 144a, 3.673%, 9/10/35(A)(B)         577,150
    595,000 GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Ser 2017-SLP, Class B, 144a, 3.772%, 10/10/32         607,174
  1,750,000 GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2017-FARM, Class B, 144a, 3.659%, 1/10/43(A)(B)       1,879,213
  1,150,000 HONO Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-LULU, Class B, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.450%), 1.550%, 10/15/36       1,149,986
  3,000,000 Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-10HY, Class A, 144a, 2.835%, 8/10/38       3,169,711
    528,000 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2016-NINE, Class B, 144a, 2.949%, 9/6/38(A)(B)         554,044
  1,600,000 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2016-WIKI, Class D, 144a, 4.143%, 10/5/31(A)(B)       1,597,896
  1,200,000 JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2018-MINN, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.020%), 2.020%, 11/15/35(A)       1,204,827
    575,000 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2012-C5, Class B, 4.443%, 8/15/45(A)(B)         587,534
   695,000 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-C12, Class B, 3.863%, 3/15/48(A)(B)         717,822
  Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities  $18,080,890
  Sovereign Government Obligations — 3.9%
    200,000 Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 144a, 3.875%, 4/16/50         228,338
    200,000 Angolan Government International Bond, 144a, 8.000%, 11/26/29         204,624
    275,000 Angolan Government International Bond, 144a, 8.250%, 5/9/28         284,625
     12,043 Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 1.000%, 7/9/29           4,605
    242,500 Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 1.125%, 7/9/35(A)(B)          78,815
    200,000 Bahrain Government International Bond, 144a, 4.250%, 1/25/28         197,000
    200,000 Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond, 8.250%, 9/19/27         181,952
    604,000 Colombia Government International Bond, 5.000%, 6/15/45         587,378
    250,000 Colombia Government International Bond, 6.125%, 1/18/41          274,410
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Sovereign Government Obligations — 3.9% (Continued)
$   200,000 Costa Rica Government International Bond, 144a, 5.625%, 4/30/43     $    177,502
    200,000 Dominican Republic International Bond, 144a, 4.875%, 9/23/32         204,002
    200,000 Dominican Republic International Bond, 144a, 5.875%, 4/18/24         211,820
    150,000 Dominican Republic International Bond, 144a, 5.950%, 1/25/27         168,751
    100,000 Dominican Republic International Bond, 144a, 6.850%, 1/27/45         111,501
     26,958 Ecuador Government International Bond, 144a, 7/31/30#          14,389
    102,150 Ecuador Government International Bond, 144a, 0.500%, 7/31/40(A)(B)          59,376
    347,885 Ecuador Government International Bond, 144a, 1.000%, 7/31/35(A)(B)         229,173
    220,050 Ecuador Government International Bond, 144a, 5.000%, 7/31/30(A)(B)         184,844
    350,000 Egypt Government International Bond, 144a, 5.750%, 5/29/24         363,610
    200,000 Egypt Government International Bond, 144a, 5.800%, 9/30/27         196,372
    200,000 Egypt Government International Bond, 144a, 5.875%, 2/16/31         183,754
    200,000 Egypt Government International Bond, 144a, 7.500%, 1/31/27         211,272
    200,000 Egypt Government International Bond, 144a, 7.500%, 2/16/61         175,216
    200,000 Egypt Government International Bond, 144a, 8.150%, 11/20/59         184,258
     25,000 El Salvador Government International Bond, 144a, 5.875%, 1/30/25          19,063
    100,000 El Salvador Government International Bond, 144a, 6.375%, 1/18/27          74,251
    100,000 El Salvador Government International Bond, 144a, 7.650%, 6/15/35          72,000
     75,000 El Salvador Government International Bond, 144a, 8.625%, 2/28/29          57,188
    200,000 Ghana Government International Bond, 144a, 7.625%, 5/16/29         189,968
    200,000 Ghana Government International Bond, 144a, 8.950%, 3/26/51         182,250
    200,000 Government of Sharjah Finance Department, 144a, 4.000%, 7/28/50         177,880
    200,000 Guatemala Government Bond, 144a, 6.125%, 6/1/50         230,512
    300,000 Hungary Government International Bond, 144a, 3.125%, 9/21/51         295,407
    200,000 Israel Government International Bond, 4.500%, 4/3/2120         251,050
    200,000 Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 144a, 6.375%, 3/3/28         219,500
    150,000 Jamaica Government International Bond, 8.000%, 3/15/39         208,126
    200,000 Kenya Government International Bond, 144a, 7.250%, 2/28/28         219,468
    200,000 Lebanese Republic Government International Bond, MTN, 6.650%, 2/26/30          32,978
    656,000 Mexico Government International Bond, 3.771%, 5/24/61         581,892
    200,000 Mexico Government International Bond, 4.125%, 1/21/26         223,496
    200,000 Mexico Government International Bond, 4.750%, 4/27/32          224,840
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Sovereign Government Obligations — 3.9% (Continued)
$   300,000 Mexico Government International Bond, 5.000%, 4/27/51     $    328,737
    200,000 Mongolia Government International Bond, 144a, 4.450%, 7/7/31         193,691
    200,000 Mongolia Government International Bond, 144a, 5.625%, 5/1/23         209,909
    200,000 Nigeria Government International Bond, 5.625%, 6/27/22         204,514
    200,000 Nigeria Government International Bond, 144a, 6.125%, 9/28/28         200,552
    200,000 Nigeria Government International Bond, 144a, 7.875%, 2/16/32         207,758
    250,000 Oman Government International Bond, 144a, 4.125%, 1/17/23         255,000
    200,000 Oman Government International Bond, 144a, 5.375%, 3/8/27         208,500
    200,000 Oman Sovereign Sukuk Co., 144a, 4.875%, 6/15/30         210,382
    200,000 Pakistan Government International Bond, 144a, 6.000%, 4/8/26         198,750
    300,000 Pakistan Government International Bond, 144a, 7.875%, 3/31/36         293,823
    216,000 Paraguay Government International Bond, 144a, 2.739%, 1/29/33         207,146
    200,000 Paraguay Government International Bond, 144a, 5.600%, 3/13/48         231,502
    300,000 Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 144a, 4.350%, 9/10/24         328,476
  1,633,000 Peruvian Government International Bond, 2.780%, 12/1/60       1,376,194
    300,000 Province of Santa Fe (Argentina), 144a, 7.000%, 3/23/23         277,503
    200,000 Republic of Belarus International Bond, 144a, 6.875%, 2/28/23         202,956
    300,000 Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 4.850%, 9/27/27         314,235
    200,000 Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 5.750%, 9/30/49         190,500
    375,000 Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 144a, 6.125%, 6/3/25         234,049
    200,000 Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 144a, 7.550%, 3/28/30         121,116
    350,000 Turkey Government International Bond, 4.875%, 4/16/43         271,915
    400,000 Turkey Government International Bond, 5.750%, 5/11/47         331,360
    200,000 Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.750%, 9/1/26         216,868
   400,000 Ukraine Government International Bond, 144a, 7.375%, 9/25/32         409,504
  Total Sovereign Government Obligations  $15,202,396
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.1%
  2,924,376 FHLMC REMIC, Ser 3331, Class PE, 6.000%, 6/15/37       3,415,905
    770,321 FHLMC REMIC, Ser 3859, Class JB, 5.000%, 5/15/41         862,393
    160,824 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2003-32, Class BZ, 6.000%, 11/25/32         185,570
    102,974 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2012-47, Class AI, 3.000%, 5/25/22(C)             537
     19,479 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2015-51, Class KC, 3.000%, 6/25/45          19,798
    502,584 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2017-90, Class KA, 3.000%, 11/25/47         531,577
     59,760 FNMA Trust, Ser 2004-W15, Class 2AF, (1M LIBOR +0.250%), 0.336%, 8/25/44(A)           59,449
 
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Touchstone Active Bond Fund (Continued)
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.1%
(Continued)
$ 1,189,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-K23, Class C, 144a, 3.782%, 10/25/45(A)(B)     $  1,216,114
  1,160,830 GNMA, Ser 2010-169, Class AW, 4.500%, 12/20/40       1,274,686
  5,080,035 GNMA, Ser 2012-147, Class IO, 0.566%, 4/16/54(A)(B)(C)          91,183
  2,127,644 GNMA, Ser 2016-113, Class IO, 1.090%, 2/16/58(A)(B)(C)         130,253
10,575,428 GNMA, Ser 2016-140, Class IO, 0.772%, 5/16/58(A)(B)(C)         489,898
  Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   $8,277,363
Shares        
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 1.4%  
 4,377,169 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω   4,377,169
 1,088,958 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%∞Ω**   1,088,958
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds   $5,466,127
  Total Investment Securities—99.2%
(Cost $376,249,136)
$385,251,585
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.8%   3,280,394
  Net Assets — 100.0% $388,531,979
(A) Variable rate security - Rate reflected is the rate in effect as of September 30, 2021.
(B) 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.
(C) 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.
** 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 September 30, 2021 was $1,046,360.
# 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 September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
FREMF – Freddie Mac Multifamily Securitization
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
IO – Interest Only
JSC – Joint Stock Company
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LP – Limited Partnership
MTN – Medium Term Note
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
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 September 30, 2021, these securities were valued at $109,022,586 or 28.1% 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 $$139,243,044 $— $139,243,044
U.S. Treasury Obligations 118,955,850 118,955,850
Asset-Backed Securities 34,600,539 34,600,539
U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations 26,895,325 26,895,325
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 18,530,051 18,530,051
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 18,080,890 18,080,890
Sovereign Government Obligations 15,202,396 15,202,396
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 8,277,363 8,277,363
Short-Term Investment Funds 5,466,127 5,466,127
Total $5,466,127 $379,785,458 $— $385,251,585
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund – September 30, 2021
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.8%  
  Japan — 30.4%  
  Communication Services — 4.7%  
    6,400 Capcom Co. Ltd. $   177,831
   24,400 CyberAgent, Inc.    470,737
   24,600 Nexon Co. Ltd.    394,844
    9,100 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.    252,153
    5,600 Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.    299,296
   41,200 Z Holdings Corp.    263,683
  Consumer Discretionary — 6.4%  
   17,600 K's Holdings Corp.    181,847
   20,800 Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.    429,174
    6,700 Shimamura Co. Ltd.    626,252
    2,000 Shimano, Inc.    584,374
   16,300 Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.*    239,340
   12,500 ZOZO, Inc.    468,313
  Consumer Staples — 7.7%  
    6,400 Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.    507,410
   36,000 Lion Corp.    582,273
   10,900 Pigeon Corp.    253,401
   11,000 Sundrug Co. Ltd.    335,544
    1,500 Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.    184,983
   15,300 Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.    551,453
   35,000 Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.    611,977
  Energy — 0.5%  
    3,700 Iwatani Corp.    216,274
  Health Care — 1.1%  
    6,300 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.    230,541
    2,500 Eisai Co. Ltd.    187,269
  Industrials — 5.6%  
   18,900 ANA Holdings, Inc.*    491,352
      700 BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.    350,504
    3,700 Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.*     88,085
   20,800 MonotaRO Co. Ltd.    466,131
   15,700 SG Holdings Co. Ltd.    444,169
    7,300 West Japan Railway Co.    366,950
  Information Technology — 0.2%  
    1,500 NET One Systems Co. Ltd.     49,224
      200 SHIFT, Inc.*     42,555
  Real Estate — 2.6%  
      277 GLP J-Reit    455,963
      170 Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.    568,983
  Utilities — 1.6%  
   12,500 Toho Gas Co. Ltd.    543,674
   25,200 Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*     71,752
  Total Japan 11,988,311
  Hong Kong — 9.3%  
  Communication Services — 1.5%  
1,182,844 PCCW Ltd.    606,987
  Consumer Discretionary — 0.8%  
   29,968 Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. ADR*    306,872
  Consumer Staples — 1.3%  
  202,000 Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.    513,780
  Financials — 1.5%  
   11,000 Hang Seng Bank Ltd.    188,417
    6,800 Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.    417,864
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Hong Kong — (Continued)  
  Industrials — 1.8%  
   11,300 Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. $   597,298
   30,000 Xinyi Glass Holdings, Ltd.     89,492
  Information Technology — 0.9%  
   33,900 ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.    370,063
  Real Estate — 1.5%  
   67,100 Link REIT    574,601
  Total Hong Kong  3,665,374
  United Kingdom — 8.1%  
  Communication Services — 0.9%  
   37,891 Pearson PLC    363,383
  Consumer Discretionary — 0.7%  
    1,987 Games Workshop Group PLC    274,957
  Consumer Staples — 2.4%  
  138,600 J Sainsbury PLC    531,224
   19,174 Ocado Group PLC*    428,497
  Financials — 1.1%  
   34,613 Hiscox Ltd.    391,569
    4,685 IG Group Holdings PLC     50,785
  Health Care — 1.3%  
  181,755 ConvaTec Group PLC, 144a    528,977
  Industrials — 1.3%  
   84,946 International Consolidated Airlines Group SA*    202,810
   52,167 Royal Mail PLC    296,061
  Information Technology — 0.4%  
    1,017 Endava PLC ADR*    138,159
  Total United Kingdom  3,206,422
  Denmark — 5.7%  
  Health Care — 3.3%  
    9,987 Ambu A/S - Class B    295,332
    2,920 Ascendis Pharma A/S ADR*    465,419
    3,515 Coloplast A/S - Class B    549,614
  Industrials — 0.6%  
   11,522 ISS A/S*    243,539
  Materials — 1.8%  
    6,513 Chr Hansen Holding A/S    531,997
    2,671 Novozymes A/S - Class B    183,059
  Total Denmark  2,268,960
  France — 4.9%  
  Communication Services — 0.3%  
    1,449 Publicis Groupe SA     97,341
  Consumer Discretionary — 0.1%  
      386 SEB SA     54,304
  Consumer Staples — 1.4%  
   31,530 Carrefour SA    565,063
  Health Care — 1.3%  
    4,391 BioMerieux    501,307
  Real Estate — 1.8%  
    4,629 Covivio REIT    389,008
   14,474 Klepierre SA REIT    323,689
  Total France  1,930,712
 
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Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund (Continued)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.8% (Continued)  
  Spain — 4.9%  
  Communication Services — 0.4%  
    2,302 Cellnex Telecom SA, 144a $   142,126
  Consumer Staples — 1.2%  
    7,370 Viscofan SA    482,769
  Financials — 3.3%  
  410,214 Banco de Sabadell SA*    342,929
   86,018 Bankinter SA    503,303
  145,174 CaixaBank SA    450,189
  Total Spain  1,921,316
  Israel — 4.3%  
  Financials — 2.3%  
   35,072 Bank Hapoalim BM    308,059
   71,490 Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM    605,738
  Health Care — 1.1%  
   43,960 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.*    431,193
  Information Technology — 0.9%  
    1,316 Nice Ltd.*    372,641
  Total Israel  1,717,631
  Australia — 4.2%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.2%  
    4,401 Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd.    503,379
   14,873 IDP Education Ltd.    360,121
  Consumer Staples — 1.2%  
   53,194 Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.    469,064
  Information Technology — 0.4%  
    4,176 WiseTech Global Ltd.    158,367
  Materials — 0.4%  
   70,869 Evolution Mining Ltd.    179,194
  Total Australia  1,670,125
  Finland — 3.6%  
  Communication Services — 1.5%  
    9,659 Elisa Oyj    600,151
  Consumer Discretionary — 0.7%  
    7,084 Nokian Renkaat Oyj    253,136
  Health Care — 1.4%  
   14,025 Orion Oyj - Class B    556,421
  Total Finland  1,409,708
  Germany — 2.7%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 0.7%  
   66,640 TUI AG*    287,966
  Consumer Staples — 0.8%  
    3,458 HelloFresh SE*    320,286
  Industrials — 1.2%  
    4,242 Knorr-Bremse AG    453,858
  Total Germany  1,062,110
  Belgium — 2.6%  
  Consumer Staples — 1.4%  
   11,124 Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV    566,961
  Materials — 1.2%  
    8,100 Umicore SA    479,193
  Total Belgium  1,046,154
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Switzerland — 2.5%  
  Consumer Staples — 1.9%  
       38 Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG $   424,873
      821 Zur Rose Group AG*    329,475
  Real Estate — 0.6%  
    1,981 PSP Swiss Property AG    238,677
  Total Switzerland    993,025
  Luxembourg — 2.5%  
  Communication Services — 1.2%  
   52,018 SES SA    465,772
  Health Care — 1.3%  
    4,092 Eurofins Scientific SE    525,378
  Total Luxembourg    991,150
  Italy — 2.0%  
  Communication Services — 0.8%  
  843,349 Telecom Italia SpA/Milano    329,759
  Health Care — 1.2%  
    2,203 DiaSorin SpA    462,777
  Total Italy    792,536
  China — 1.5%  
  Communication Services — 0.1%  
    1,171 JOYY, Inc. ADR     64,206
  Consumer Discretionary — 0.4%  
   79,800 Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.    151,763
  Consumer Staples — 0.7%  
  109,100 Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd., 144a    277,119
  Industrials — 0.3%  
   32,000 SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.    113,868
  Total China    606,956
  Sweden — 1.5%  
  Consumer Staples — 1.5%  
   12,641 ICA Gruppen AB    580,616
  United States — 1.5%  
  Health Care — 1.5%  
   11,093 QIAGEN NV*    575,533
  Ireland — 1.5%  
  Consumer Staples — 1.5%  
    4,273 Kerry Group PLC - Class A    574,157
  New Zealand — 1.3%  
  Health Care — 1.3%  
   23,203 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.    512,582
  Norway — 1.3%  
  Consumer Staples — 1.3%  
   19,945 Mowi ASA    506,739
  Netherlands — 1.1%  
  Consumer Staples — 1.1%  
   13,076 Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV    435,237
  Jordan — 0.9%  
  Health Care — 0.9%  
   10,810 Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC    355,606
  Portugal — 0.5%  
  Consumer Staples — 0.5%  
   10,536 Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA    210,037
 
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Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund (Continued)
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.8% (Continued)  
  United Arab Emirates — 0.0%  
  Health Care — 0.0%  
   15,156 NMC Health PLC(A)* $         0
  Total Common Stocks $39,020,997
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 3.2%  
  383,681 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω    383,681
  863,950 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%∞Ω**    863,950
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds  $1,247,631
  Total Investment Securities — 102.0%
(Cost $37,155,450)
$40,268,628
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.0)%   (770,808)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $39,497,820
(A) 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 September 30, 2021 was $818,742.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
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 September 30, 2021, these securities were valued at $948,222 or 2.4% 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
Common Stocks        
Japan $1,636,923 $10,351,388 $— $11,988,311
Hong Kong 820,652 2,844,722 3,665,374
United Kingdom 1,680,508 1,525,914 3,206,422
Denmark 1,475,807 793,153 2,268,960
France 501,307 1,429,405 1,930,712
Spain 624,895 1,296,421 1,921,316
Israel 1,717,631 1,717,631
Australia 1,670,125 1,670,125
Finland 1,156,572 253,136 1,409,708
Germany 320,286 741,824 1,062,110
Belgium 566,961 479,193 1,046,154
Switzerland 754,348 238,677 993,025
Luxembourg 991,150 991,150
Italy 462,777 329,759 792,536
China 64,206 542,750 606,956
Sweden 580,616 580,616
United States 575,533 575,533
Ireland 574,157 574,157
New Zealand 512,582 512,582
Norway 506,739 506,739
Netherlands 435,237 435,237
Jordan 355,606 355,606
Portugal 210,037 210,037
United Arab Emirates 0 0
Short-Term Investment Funds 1,247,631 1,247,631
Total $15,698,924 $24,569,704 $0 $40,268,628
Measurements Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)  
Assets Common
Stocks
Beginning balance, September 30, 2020 $1,975
Transfer into Level 3
Net realized gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (1,975)
Ending balance, September 30, 2021 $
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation for Investments in Securities still held at September 30, 2021 $(1,975)
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
53

Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund – September 30, 2021
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 52.4%  
  Energy — 7.9%  
$  621,000 Antero Resources Corp., 144a, 7.625%, 2/1/29 $    694,278
1,887,000 Apache Corp., 5.100%, 9/1/40   2,113,402
   626,000 Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp., 144a, 6.250%, 4/1/28     646,345
   105,000 Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 144a, 5.875%, 6/30/29     107,100
   190,000 Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 144a, 7.000%, 11/1/26     196,409
   131,000 Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 144a, 8.250%, 12/31/28     142,790
1,171,000 Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 144a, 9.000%, 11/1/27   1,604,270
   829,000 Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp., 144a, 7.625%, 12/15/25     896,356
   267,000 Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 144a, 3.250%, 1/31/32     267,881
   239,000 Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 144a, 4.000%, 3/1/31     250,281
   470,000 Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 4.500%, 10/1/29     502,858
1,663,000 Citgo Holding, Inc., 144a, 9.250%, 8/1/24   1,675,473
    63,000 CITGO Petroleum Corp., 144a, 6.375%, 6/15/26      64,260
   446,000 CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 144a, 5.625%, 10/15/25     456,459
   489,000 Enviva Partners LP / Enviva Partners Finance Corp., 144a, 6.500%, 1/15/26     505,809
   555,000 EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.500%, 7/15/48     635,475
   777,000 Exterran Energy Solutions LP / EES Finance Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/25(A)     742,035
1,074,000 Great Western Petroleum LLC / Great Western Finance Corp., 144a, 12.000%, 9/1/25   1,090,416
1,840,000 ITT Holdings LLC, 144a, 6.500%, 8/1/29   1,856,100
1,632,000 New Fortress Energy, Inc., 144a, 6.500%, 9/30/26   1,560,600
    65,000 NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 144a, 7.500%, 2/1/26      66,219
   362,000 NGL Energy Partners LP / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 6.125%, 3/1/25     319,534
   674,000 NGL Energy Partners LP / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.500%, 11/1/23     655,013
   238,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.200%, 8/15/26     242,984
    58,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.400%, 4/15/26      59,827
    85,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.000%, 7/15/25     101,490
   297,426 Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 144a, 5.500%, 10/15/29     301,887
   255,000 Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.500%, 8/15/22     253,383
   536,000 Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.750%, 4/15/25     487,760
   924,000 Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 144a, 6.000%, 12/31/30     948,089
   645,000 Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 144a, 6.000%, 9/1/31     648,225
1,550,000 Western Midstream Operating LP, 6.500%, 2/1/50   1,824,001
         21,917,009
  Communication Services — 7.4%  
2,558,000 Altice Financing SA (Luxembourg), 144a, 5.000%, 1/15/28   2,438,375
   298,000 Altice France SA (France), 144a, 7.375%, 5/1/26     309,238
   396,000 ANGI Group LLC, 144a, 3.875%, 8/15/28     394,020
   351,000 Avaya, Inc., 144a, 6.125%, 9/15/28     369,066
    72,000 Belo Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/27      83,700
   500,000 Belo Corp., 7.750%, 6/1/27     583,750
   175,000 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 144a, 4.250%, 2/1/31     177,625
  634,000 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 144a, 4.500%, 8/15/30      654,110
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Communication Services — (Continued)  
$  460,000 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 144a, 5.125%, 5/1/27 $    479,003
   310,000 CommScope, Inc., 144a, 6.000%, 3/1/26(A)     323,122
    87,000 Consolidated Communications, Inc., 144a, 5.000%, 10/1/28      89,828
   293,000 Consolidated Communications, Inc., 144a, 6.500%, 10/1/28     318,271
   300,000 CSC Holdings LLC, 144a, 3.375%, 2/15/31     279,000
   225,000 CSC Holdings LLC, 144a, 4.500%, 11/15/31     222,188
   430,000 CSC Holdings LLC, 144a, 4.625%, 12/1/30     407,425
   890,000 CSC Holdings LLC, 144a, 5.750%, 1/15/30     903,190
   312,000 Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc., 144a, 6.750%, 7/1/26     322,920
   575,000 Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 144a, 5.375%, 8/15/26     379,500
   133,000 Digicel Group Ltd. (Jamaica), 144a, 8.250%, 9/30/22(B)           1
   250,000 DKT Finance ApS (Denmark), 7.000%, 6/17/23     294,872
1,571,000 Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc., 144a, 3.500%, 3/1/29   1,557,254
   400,000 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers, Inc., 144a, 9.000%, 2/15/25     425,420
   214,000 Lumen Technologies, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 2/15/27     218,665
   565,000 Lumen Technologies, Inc., 144a, 5.125%, 12/15/26     586,188
   128,000 Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/28     147,520
   116,000 Netflix, Inc., 144a, 4.875%, 6/15/30     136,590
   105,000 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 144a, 5.625%, 7/15/27     111,200
   853,000 Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 1/15/29     855,977
   197,000 Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 7/15/28     200,324
   934,000 Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 144a, 4.125%, 7/1/30     938,331
    20,000 Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 144a, 5.000%, 8/1/27      20,900
   240,000 Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 144a, 5.500%, 7/1/29     259,500
   491,000 TEGNA, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/28     501,974
1,000,000 Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes Sarl (Belgium), 144a, 5.500%, 3/1/28   1,050,500
   909,000 Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC (Canada), 144a, 5.625%, 12/6/26     872,640
1,345,000 Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC (Canada), 144a, 6.500%, 10/15/27   1,165,725
   366,000 ViaSat, Inc., 144a, 5.625%, 9/15/25     370,916
   420,000 ViaSat, Inc., 144a, 6.500%, 7/15/28     442,352
   132,000 Virgin Media Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 5.000%, 7/15/30     134,820
   131,000 Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 4.500%, 8/15/30     133,129
   910,000 Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC (Ireland), 144a, 5.000%, 7/15/28     939,893
  400,000 Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 4.250%, 1/31/31     399,000
         20,498,022
  Consumer Staples — 6.9%  
   275,000 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 4.000%, 10/15/30     272,250
   271,000 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 4.375%, 1/15/28     275,122
1,500,000 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 1/15/28   1,531,875
   405,000 Bath & Body Works, Inc., 144a, 6.625%, 10/1/30     459,675
   550,000 BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc., 144a, 7.750%, 4/1/27(C)     545,875
   357,000 Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC (United Kingdom), 3.250%, 2/16/26     472,464
  470,000 Chobani LLC / Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 11/15/28      485,275
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 52.4% (Continued)  
  Consumer Staples — (Continued)  
$  226,000 Chobani LLC / Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., 144a, 7.500%, 4/15/25 $    235,153
   200,000 Chrome Holdco SASU (France), 5.000%, 5/31/29     237,462
   185,000 eG Global Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 6.750%, 2/7/25     189,163
   385,455 eG Global Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 8.500%, 10/30/25     401,355
   663,000 JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 144a, 5.500%, 1/15/30     737,402
1,095,000 Korn Ferry, 144a, 4.625%, 12/15/27   1,136,063
1,240,000 LBM Acquisition LLC, 144a, 6.250%, 1/15/29   1,239,380
   956,000 LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 144a, 4.875%, 5/1/29     980,923
   303,000 LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, Ser SEP, 144a, 4.875%, 5/1/29     310,899
   894,000 Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 144a, 4.375%, 2/15/27     889,351
   300,000 Mobilux Finance SAS (France), 4.250%, 7/15/28     349,670
   400,000 Ocado Group PLC, 3.875%, 10/8/26     538,960
   633,000 Paysafe Finance PLC / Paysafe Holdings US Corp., 144a, 4.000%, 6/15/29     606,098
   429,000 Picard BondCo S.A. (France), 5.375%, 7/1/27     500,460
1,837,000 Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons Pet Food, Inc. / Simmons Feed, 144a, 4.625%, 3/1/29   1,850,777
1,542,000 Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC / SBP Finance Corp., 144a, 6.375%, 9/30/26   1,622,955
1,260,000 SRS Distribution, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 7/1/28   1,285,452
   364,000 SRS Distribution, Inc., 144a, 6.125%, 7/1/29     374,920
   100,000 Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 144a, 5.000%, 6/1/31     103,750
1,509,000 Team Health Holdings, Inc., 144a, 6.375%, 2/1/25   1,447,795
         19,080,524
  Industrials — 6.6%  
   220,000 Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 144a, 5.000%, 9/30/27     229,680
   195,000 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 11/15/29     194,454
   211,000 Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 144a, 4.125%, 8/15/26     218,898
   343,000 Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 144a, 5.250%, 4/30/25     358,188
   818,912 Artera Services LLC, 144a, 9.033%, 12/4/25     888,520
   250,000 Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 144a, 8.500%, 7/15/25     250,937
   139,000 BWX Technologies, Inc., 144a, 4.125%, 4/15/29     142,301
   758,000 BWX Technologies, Inc., 144a, 4.125%, 6/30/28     777,897
   702,000 Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 144a, 4.750%, 2/1/28     725,868
   689,000 Clark Equipment Co. (South Korea), 144a, 5.875%, 6/1/25(A)     720,866
   594,000 Clean Harbors, Inc., 144a, 4.875%, 7/15/27     616,275
1,384,676 CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 144a, 7.000%, 12/1/28   1,388,138
   365,000 Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.250%, 9/30/26     391,240
    31,000 Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.750%, 2/1/26      31,949
   958,000 GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 3.500%, 9/1/28     963,987
   142,000 GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 3.750%, 8/1/25     146,236
   480,271 GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 4.375%, 8/15/29     485,074
    97,000 GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 5.125%, 12/15/26     101,861
1,764,000 H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 12/15/28   1,759,590
2,137,000 Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 144a, 7.250%, 4/15/25   2,123,975
  431,000 OI European Group BV, 144a, 4.000%, 3/15/23      439,620
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Industrials — (Continued)  
$  529,000 Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 144a, 5.375%, 1/15/25 $    564,707
    67,000 Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 144a, 6.625%, 5/13/27      71,945
   348,000 PGT Innovations, Inc., 144a, 4.375%, 10/1/29     350,610
   723,000 Sensata Technologies, Inc., 144a, 3.750%, 2/15/31     727,945
   474,000 Sensata Technologies, Inc., 144a, 4.375%, 2/15/30     510,005
    40,000 Tervita Corp. (Canada), 144a, 11.000%, 12/1/25      45,400
   653,000 TransDigm, Inc., 144a, 6.250%, 3/15/26     683,280
   129,000 TransDigm, Inc., 144a, 8.000%, 12/15/25     137,546
   295,000 Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 144a, 9.250%, 8/1/24     310,004
1,789,000 Tutor Perini Corp., 144a, 6.875%, 5/1/25   1,829,252
   94,000 XPO Logistics, Inc., 144a, 6.250%, 5/1/25      99,112
         18,285,360
  Consumer Discretionary — 5.2%  
   665,000 Allison Transmission, Inc., 144a, 4.750%, 10/1/27     692,484
   239,000 American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 144a, 5.750%, 4/20/29     257,534
   565,000 Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.500%, 3/1/28     580,891
1,291,000 Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 144a, 4.625%, 8/1/29   1,303,561
   653,000 Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 144a, 6.625%, 1/15/28     693,812
    28,000 Bath & Body Works, Inc., 6.694%, 1/15/27      32,270
   300,000 Bath & Body Works, Inc., 6.750%, 7/1/36     372,000
   208,000 Bath & Body Works, Inc., 6.875%, 11/1/35     261,040
    92,000 Bath & Body Works, Inc., 7.500%, 6/15/29     104,481
   250,000 Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.750%, 12/1/27     258,350
   250,000 Boyd Gaming Corp., 144a, 8.625%, 6/1/25     270,938
   150,000 Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 144a, 8.125%, 7/1/27     168,563
   356,000 Cedar Fair LP / Canada's Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp., 5.375%, 6/1/24     359,453
   372,000 Century Communities, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 8/15/29     375,720
   179,000 Century Communities, Inc., 6.750%, 6/1/27     191,081
   125,000 Clarios Global LP, 144a, 6.750%, 5/15/25     131,875
   364,000 Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 144a, 6.250%, 5/15/26     382,444
   148,000 Dana, Inc., 4.250%, 9/1/30     152,211
   147,000 Dana, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/27     154,901
   326,000 Dana, Inc., 5.625%, 6/15/28     351,053
    57,000 Ford Motor Co., 8.500%, 4/21/23      62,697
    75,000 Ford Motor Co., 9.000%, 4/22/25      90,133
    90,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, (3M LIBOR +0.880%), 0.999%, 10/12/21(D)      90,000
   185,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.979%, 8/3/22     187,018
    57,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.096%, 5/4/23      57,926
    11,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.810%, 1/9/24      11,358
   307,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.813%, 10/12/21     307,154
   227,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.063%, 11/1/24     238,688
   256,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.125%, 8/17/27     271,616
    55,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.125%, 6/16/25      59,744
   233,000 Hanesbrands, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 5/15/24     245,647
   201,313 Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 144a, 5.750%, 1/20/26     210,624
   320,000 Lithia Motors, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 6/1/29     332,147
   363,000 Lithia Motors, Inc., 144a, 4.375%, 1/15/31     387,502
   124,000 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 144a, 4.750%, 10/15/27     126,013
   217,000 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 144a, 4.875%, 11/1/24     219,424
   204,000 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 144a, 5.625%, 3/15/26     211,140
  778,000 Meritage Homes Corp., 144a, 3.875%, 4/15/29      816,900
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 52.4% (Continued)  
  Consumer Discretionary — (Continued)  
$1,797,000 Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC / Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance In, 144a, 8.500%, 11/15/27 $  1,948,307
   841,000 Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 144a, 4.875%, 7/31/24     848,884
   115,000 Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 144a, 7.000%, 7/1/25     122,475
   177,000 Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd. / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., 144a, 8.000%, 9/20/25     198,506
   162,000 United Airlines, Inc., 144a, 4.375%, 4/15/26     166,253
  162,000 United Airlines, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 4/15/29     167,419
         14,472,237
  Health Care — 4.2%  
2,342,000 Air Methods Corp., 144a, 8.000%, 5/15/25   2,236,610
   854,000 Akumin Escrow, Inc., 144a, 7.500%, 8/1/28     826,245
   385,000 Bausch Health Cos, Inc., 144a, 9.000%, 12/15/25     407,619
   100,000 Bausch Health Cos, Inc., 144a, 5.000%, 1/30/28      94,872
   100,000 Bausch Health Cos, Inc., 144a, 5.250%, 1/30/30      93,250
   324,000 Bausch Health Cos, Inc., 144a, 6.125%, 4/15/25     330,486
   326,000 Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 8/15/28     317,905
2,181,000 Global Medical Response, Inc., 144a, 6.500%, 10/1/25   2,254,609
   244,000 HCA, Inc., 5.625%, 9/1/28     290,287
   325,000 HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/25     390,689
   210,000 Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 144a, 4.375%, 9/15/27     219,587
   414,000 LifePoint Health, Inc., 144a, 5.375%, 1/15/29     402,615
   756,000 Molina Healthcare, Inc., 144a, 4.375%, 6/15/28     784,350
   341,000 Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 4/1/29     341,000
1,135,000 Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 144a, 5.250%, 10/1/29   1,135,000
   990,000 Syneos Health, Inc., 144a, 3.625%, 1/15/29     987,228
  494,000 Tenet Healthcare Corp., 144a, 4.625%, 6/15/28     511,863
         11,624,215
  Materials — 4.2%  
   207,000 CF Industries, Inc., 4.950%, 6/1/43     249,447
1,590,000 Chemours Co. (The), 144a, 4.625%, 11/15/29   1,552,476
   817,000 Chemours Co. (The), 144a, 5.750%, 11/15/28     856,829
1,419,000 Constellium SE, 144a, 3.750%, 4/15/29   1,381,992
   163,000 Constellium SE, 144a, 5.625%, 6/15/28     171,247
   330,000 First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia), 144a, 6.500%, 3/1/24     334,125
   129,000 Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.375%, 8/1/28     134,846
   412,000 Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.625%, 8/1/30     445,475
   300,000 Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.000%, 9/1/27     312,750
   397,000 Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.400%, 11/14/34(A)     476,896
    63,000 Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.450%, 3/15/43(A)      77,569
   753,000 Kraton Polymers LLC / Kraton Polymers Capital Corp., 144a, 4.250%, 12/15/25     786,885
   500,000 Novelis Corp., 144a, 4.750%, 1/30/30     526,350
   223,000 OCI NV (Netherlands), 144a, 4.625%, 10/15/25     234,306
   585,000 SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 144a, 6.625%, 5/1/29     561,600
   590,000 Tronox, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 3/15/29     587,050
   259,636 Unifrax Escrow Issuer Corp., 144a, 5.250%, 9/30/28     263,536
   700,000 Unifrax Escrow Issuer Corp., 144a, 7.500%, 9/30/29     717,339
1,730,000 Venator Finance Sarl / Venator Materials LLC, 144a, 5.750%, 7/15/25   1,634,850
  215,000 Venator Finance Sarl / Venator Materials LLC, 144a, 9.500%, 7/1/25     237,844
         11,543,412
  Financials — 4.0%  
1,182,000 Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 144a, 4.250%, 2/15/29   1,168,702
1,097,000 Coinbase Global, Inc., 144a, 3.375%, 10/1/28   1,055,862
   627,000 Coinbase Global, Inc., 144a, 3.625%, 10/1/31     600,353
  538,000 LD Holdings Group LLC, 144a, 6.125%, 4/1/28      507,065
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Financials — (Continued)  
$1,805,000 LD Holdings Group LLC, 144a, 6.500%, 11/1/25 $  1,795,975
   479,000 LPL Holdings, Inc., 144a, 4.375%, 5/15/31     499,956
   374,000 LPL Holdings, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 11/15/27     388,025
   657,441 Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, 144a, 5.625%, 1/15/30     650,867
   692,000 Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, 144a, 6.500%, 5/1/28     721,202
   435,000 Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 144a, 5.500%, 8/15/28     448,050
   461,000 NFP Corp., 144a, 4.875%, 8/15/28     466,763
   326,000 NFP Corp., 144a, 6.875%, 8/15/28     332,862
   392,000 OneMain Finance Corp., 3.875%, 9/15/28     389,546
1,690,000 OneMain Finance Corp., 4.000%, 9/15/30   1,681,550
   299,000 PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 144a, 5.750%, 9/15/31     298,549
  206,000 United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 144a, 5.500%, 11/15/25     207,545
         11,212,872
  Real Estate — 2.4%  
1,392,000 Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus LLC / BPR Nimbus LLC / GGSI Sellco LL, 144a, 4.500%, 4/1/27   1,376,270
   716,000 Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus LLC / BPR Nimbus LLC / GGSI Sellco LL, 144a, 5.750%, 5/15/26     744,640
   875,000 HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC REIT, 144a, 3.750%, 9/15/30     883,750
   720,000 HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC REIT, 144a, 6.000%, 4/15/25     752,400
   390,000 Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT, 144a, 4.875%, 9/15/29     408,525
   531,000 Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT, 144a, 5.250%, 3/15/28     554,895
   105,000 Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT, 144a, 5.250%, 7/15/30     111,429
   315,000 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp. REIT, 144a, 4.250%, 2/1/27     311,850
   963,000 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp. REIT, 144a, 4.750%, 6/15/29     958,185
   197,000 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp. REIT, 144a, 5.250%, 10/1/25     199,448
   110,000 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. REIT, 144a, 3.750%, 2/15/27     113,850
   201,000 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. REIT, 144a, 4.125%, 8/15/30     213,060
   46,000 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. REIT, 144a, 4.625%, 12/1/29      49,450
          6,677,752
  Information Technology — 2.2%  
   493,000 Ahead DB Holdings LLC, 144a, 6.625%, 5/1/28     496,697
   241,000 Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 144a, 9.375%, 7/15/25     263,746
   777,000 Elastic NV, 144a, 4.125%, 7/15/29     780,885
   105,000 Entegris, Inc., 144a, 4.375%, 4/15/28     109,988
   330,000 Open Text Corp. (Canada), 144a, 3.875%, 2/15/28     336,600
   908,000 PTC, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 2/15/28     931,835
   787,000 Science Applications International Corp., 144a, 4.875%, 4/1/28     813,325
   440,000 Seagate HDD Cayman, 144a, 3.125%, 7/15/29     425,524
   746,000 Seagate HDD Cayman, 144a, 3.375%, 7/15/31     725,485
   500,000 SS&C Technologies, Inc., 144a, 5.500%, 9/30/27     528,315
  630,000 Synaptics, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 6/15/29     644,534
          6,056,934
  Utilities — 1.4%  
1,039,000 Calpine Corp., 144a, 4.500%, 2/15/28(A)   1,059,780
   497,000 NRG Energy, Inc., 144a, 3.625%, 2/15/31     488,178
   160,000 NRG Energy, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 2/15/32     157,600
  208,000 NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/27      215,478
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 52.4% (Continued)  
  Utilities — (Continued)  
$  756,000 Pattern Energy Operations LP / Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 144a, 4.500%, 8/15/28 $    788,130
1,000,000 Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 144a, 5.000%, 7/31/27   1,032,500
  268,000 Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 144a, 4.300%, 7/15/29(A)     285,367
          4,027,033
  Total Corporate Bonds $145,395,370
  Bank Loans — 33.2%(E)  
  Health Care — 9.0%  
   995,000 AlixPartners LLP, Initial Dollar Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.750%), 3.250%, 2/04/28     991,955
   528,313 Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.500%), 3.584%, 1/29/27     526,992
   330,797 Atkins Nutritionals Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.750%, 7/08/24     331,389
   681,575 Avantor Funding Inc., Incremental B-5 Dollar Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.750%, 11/08/27     682,427
   808,258 Bausch Health Companies Inc., First Incremental Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.750%), 2.834%, 11/27/25     805,833
   792,782 Bausch Health Companies Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.084%, 6/02/25     791,593
   325,000 Bellis Acquisition Company PLC, Facility B Loan (EUR), (3M EURIBOR + 2.750%), 2.750%, 2/12/26(F)     374,254
   583,500 Belron Finance US LLC, First Incremental Loan, (3M LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.375%, 11/13/25     580,098
   986,280 BrightView Landscapes LLC, Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.625%, 8/15/25     980,116
   710,000 CAB, Facility B Loan, (6M EURIBOR + 3.500%), 3.500%, 2/09/28(F)     817,971
   827,414 Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, Closing Date Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 2.500%), 3.500%, 3/01/24     826,421
   758,636 Elanco Animal Health Inc., Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.836%, 8/01/27     748,880
   845,934 eResearch Technology Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 4.500%), 5.500%, 2/04/27     849,639
     2,531 EVO Payments International LLC, First Lien Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.340%, 12/22/23       2,526
   715,187 EyeCare Partners LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.750%), 3.882%, 2/18/27     710,452
   482,536 Fly Funding II SARL, Term Loan B, (3M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.910%, 8/11/25     475,901
   700,000 Froneri Lux Finco Sarl, Facility B1, (6M EURIBOR + 2.375%), 2.375%, 1/29/27(F)     792,260
   641,875 Froneri US Inc., Facility B2, (1M LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.334%, 1/29/27     633,852
   690,384 Gainwell Acquisition Corp, Term B Loan, (3M LIBOR + 4.000%), 4.750%, 10/01/27     691,392
   755,695 Gentiva Health Services Inc., Term B-1 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.750%), 2.875%, 7/02/25     755,377
   611,925 Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., Incremental Term B-2 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.500%, 3/15/28     610,505
   244,388 Insulet Corporation, Term B Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.750%, 4/28/28     244,796
   195,121 Lifescan Global Corporation, First Lien Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 6.000%), 6.202%, 10/01/24     193,332
1,461,697 Med ParentCo LP, First Lien Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 4.250%), 4.334%, 8/31/26   1,457,356
   811,493 Medline Industries, Term Loan B, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.750%, 9/30/28     807,436
  403,121 Midwest Physician Administrative Services LLC, First Lien Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.750%, 3/12/28      400,477
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Health Care — (Continued)  
$  932,663 Organon & Co, Senior Secured Dollar Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.500%, 6/02/28 $    934,164
   378,100 Packaging Coordinators Midco Inc., First Lien Term B Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.250%, 11/30/27     378,338
   417,900 PPD Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.500%, 1/13/28     417,031
   490,909 Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.750%), 3.250%, 12/11/26     489,274
   985,050 Sunshine Luxembourg VII SARL, Term Loan B3 (USD), (3M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.500%, 10/01/26     987,513
   710,535 Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2021 New Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.500%, 8/31/26     711,225
   344,121 The Hertz Corporation, Initial Term B Loan, 4.000%, 6/30/28(G)     344,176
    65,016 The Hertz Corporation, Initial Term C Loan, 4.000%, 6/30/28(G)      65,026
   406,877 Trans Union LLC, Term B-5 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.834%, 11/16/26     404,142
   529,200 US Foods Inc., Incremental B-2019 Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.084%, 9/13/26     521,791
   651,352 US Foods Inc., Repriced Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.834%, 6/27/23     647,281
   600,000 Verisure Holding AB, (3M EURIBOR + 3.500%), 3.500%, 7/14/26(F)     691,132
   600,000 Verisure Holding AB (Publ), New Facility B Loan, (3M EURIBOR + 3.250%), 3.250%, 3/27/28(F)     690,534
  613,463 WW International Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.000%, 4/13/28     612,315
         24,977,172
  Consumer Discretionary — 7.5%  
   394,013 Adient US LLC, Term B-1 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.500%), 3.584%, 4/10/28     393,847
   850,951 Alpha Topco Limited - Delta 2 (Lux) Sarl, 2018 Incremental New Facility B3 (USD) Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.500%), 3.500%, 2/01/24     847,760
   505,000 American Airlines Inc., Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 4.750%), 5.500%, 4/20/28     521,902
   781,519 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co Inc., Restatement Effective Date Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.084%, 1/15/27     775,939
   596,904 Aramark Services Inc., US Term B-3 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.834%, 3/11/25     583,223
   370,475 Autokiniton US Holdings, Inc., Closing Date Term B Loan, 5.000%, 4/06/28(G)     370,360
   458,850 Birkenstock US Bidco Inc., Facility B (USD) Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.250%, 4/28/28     457,896
   613,280 Boyd Gaming Corporation, Refinancing Term B Loan, (1 week LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.322%, 9/15/23     612,323
   984,713 Caesars Resort Collection LLC, Term B Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.750%), 2.834%, 12/23/24     978,293
   836,550 Caesars Resort Collection LLC, Term B-1 Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.500%), 3.583%, 7/21/25     836,851
   589,949 Clarios Global LP, Amendment No. 1 Dollar Term Loan (First Lien), (3M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.334%, 4/30/26     586,999
   635,000 Delta Air Lines Inc., Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.750%, 10/20/27     674,967
   350,000 EG Group Limited, Additional Second Lien Loan Facility, 7.000%, 4/12/27(F)(G)     411,504
   392,925 Enterprise Development Authority, Term B Loan, (1M LIBOR + 4.250%), 5.000%, 2/28/28     393,397
  473,832 First Brands Group LLC, First Lien 2021 Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 5.000%), 6.000%, 3/30/27      478,097
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Bank Loans — 33.2%(E) (Continued)  
  Consumer Discretionary — (Continued)  
$  219,353 Golden Entertainment Inc., Term B Facility Loan (First Lien), (1M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.750%, 10/21/24 $    218,531
1,027,238 Great Outdoors Group LLC, Term B-1 Loan, (3M LIBOR + 4.250%), 5.000%, 3/06/28   1,030,319
   548,625 Hayward Industries Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.500%), 3.000%, 5/28/28     546,913
   500,000 Installed Building Products Inc., Tranche B-3 Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.334%, 4/15/25     498,750
   481,363 IRB Holding Corp, Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.250%), 4.250%, 12/15/27     481,964
   576,516 LBM Acquisition LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.500%, 12/17/27(G)     570,751
   297,750 LS Group OpCo Acquisition LLC, Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.250%), 4.000%, 11/02/27     297,193
   359,100 MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC, Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 4.000%), 4.500%, 5/12/28     359,660
   217,934 MI Windows and Doors LLC, Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.500%, 12/18/27     218,206
   629,157 Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC, Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 5.250%), 6.250%, 6/21/27     668,090
   412,000 Nai Entertainment Holdings LLC, Tranche B Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.500%), 3.500%, 5/08/25     402,730
    65,899 Osmosis Debt Merger Sub Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan, 4.500%, 7/31/28(G)      66,080
   527,192 Osmosis Debt Merger Sub Inc., Initial Term B Loan, (1M LIBOR + 4.000%), 4.500%, 7/30/28     528,641
   172,706 SRAM LLC, Initial Term Loan, 3.250%, 5/18/28(G)     172,417
   560,000 SRS Distribution Inc., 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, (6M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.250%, 6/02/28     559,765
   402,526 Station Casinos LLC, Term B-1 Facility Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.500%, 2/08/27     398,437
   847,875 Tecta America Corp, First Lien Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 4.250%), 5.000%, 4/10/28     848,935
   213,925 Truck Hero Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 4.000%, 1/29/28     213,345
   872,759 UFC Holdings LLC, Term Loan B-3, (6M LIBOR + 2.750%), 3.500%, 4/29/26     870,332
   980,075 United AirLines, Inc., Class B Term Loan, 4.500%, 4/21/28(G)     986,093
   877,677 Whatabrands LLC, Initial Term B Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.750%, 8/03/28     876,378
   530,988 White Cap Buyer LLC, Initial Closing Date Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 4.000%), 4.500%, 10/19/27     532,193
  391,914 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, New Term Loan B-1, (1M LIBOR + 2.750%), 2.840%, 5/18/25     383,585
         20,652,666
  Communication Services — 4.4%  
   608,475 Cable One Inc., Incremental Term B-4 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.084%, 5/03/28     604,100
   365,660 Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B2, (1M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.840%, 2/01/27     363,273
   488,923 CSC Holdings LLC, 2017 Refinancing Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.334%, 7/17/25     481,590
   262,500 Delta TopCo Inc., Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), (3M LIBOR + 7.250%), 8.000%, 12/01/28     264,358
   152,949 E.W. Scripps Company (The), Tranche B-3 Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.750%, 1/07/28     153,161
   624,064 E.W. Scripps Company, The, Tranche B-2 Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.563%), 3.313%, 5/01/26     621,836
  842,888 Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, (LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.250%, 2/10/28      837,619
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Communication Services — (Continued)  
$  388,983 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC (GD Finance Co, Inc.), Tranche B-2 Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.835%, 2/15/24 $    386,505
1,007,627 Gray Television Inc., Term C Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.586%, 1/02/26   1,003,596
     6,345 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc., Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 6.250%), 7.250%, 11/22/24       6,336
   845,000 Lorca Holdco Limited, Facility B, (6M EURIBOR + 4.250%), 4.250%, 9/17/27(F)     979,462
   469,508 MH Sub I, LLC, 2020 June New Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.750%, 9/13/24     470,536
   984,853 MTN Infrastructure TopCo Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.000%), 4.000%, 11/15/24     981,977
   514,563 NEP Group Inc., First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.334%, 10/20/25     494,408
   500,393 Nexstar Broadcasting Inc., Term B-4 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.586%, 9/18/26     499,643
   982,509 Numericable U.S. LLC, USD TLB-12 Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.688%), 3.814%, 1/31/26     973,421
   910,000 Proofpoint Inc., Initial Term Loan, 3.750%, 8/31/28(G)     904,995
   258,050 Radiate Holdco LLC, Term B Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.250%, 9/25/26     257,678
   370,000 Telenet Financing USD LLC, Term Loan AR Facility, (1M LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.084%, 4/30/28     365,530
   300,000 UPC Broadband Holding BV, Facility AY, (6M EURIBOR + 3.000%), 3.000%, 1/31/29(F)     344,947
   715,000 UPC Financing Partnership, Facility AX, (1M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.084%, 1/31/29     712,469
  480,000 Virgin Media Bristol LLC, Facility Q Advance, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.334%, 1/31/29     479,866
         12,187,306
  Information Technology — 3.8%  
   567,610 Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1 week LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.572%, 4/30/25     559,379
     1,645 DCert Buyer Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 4.000%), 4.084%, 10/16/26       1,644
   993,051 Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (The), Term Loan B, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.336%, 2/06/26     991,809
   240,000 Epicor Software Corporation, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 7.750%), 8.750%, 7/31/28     246,300
   380,546 Epicor Software Corporation, Term C Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 4.000%, 7/30/27     380,375
   230,000 Finastra USA Inc., Dollar Term Loan (Second Lien), (3M LIBOR + 7.250%), 8.250%, 6/13/25     231,072
   487,542 Finastra USA Inc., First Lien Dollar Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.500%, 6/13/24     483,325
   411,078 Grab Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, (6M LIBOR + 4.500%), 5.500%, 1/29/26     414,502
1,425,315 Hyland Software Inc., 2018 Refinancing Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.250%, 7/01/24   1,426,056
   470,800 Hyland Software Inc., 2021-1 Incremental Term Facility, (1M LIBOR + 6.250%), 7.000%, 7/07/25     474,920
   439,790 Ivanti Software Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 4.750%), 5.750%, 12/01/27     440,546
    87,560 Ivanti Software, Inc., First Amendment Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 4.000%), 4.750%, 12/01/27      87,582
   753,113 Panther Purchaser LP, Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 4.250%), 4.750%, 1/07/28     754,995
   570,192 Peraton Corp, First Lien Term B Loan, 4.500%, 2/01/28(G)     570,284
  378,100 Playtika Holding Corp, Term B-1 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.750%), 2.834%, 3/13/28      377,798
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Bank Loans — 33.2%(E) (Continued)  
  Information Technology — (Continued)  
$  253,719 SS&C Technologies Inc., Term B-3 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.834%, 4/16/25 $    251,288
   192,127 SS&C Technologies Inc., Term B-4 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.834%, 4/16/25     190,038
   744,356 SS&C Technologies Inc., Term B-5 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.834%, 4/16/25     736,265
   965,701 Tempo Acquisition LLC, Extending Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.334%, 11/02/26     967,111
  982,575 Zelis Cost Management Buyer Inc., Term B-1 Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.500%), 3.586%, 9/30/26     978,104
         10,563,393
  Industrials — 3.3%  
   374,176 Altra Industrial Motion Corp, Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.084%, 10/01/25     371,744
   103,998 Ameriforge Group Inc., Term Loan Non-PIK, (3M LIBOR + 9.000%), 14.000%, 6/01/22      51,523
   457,775 Cornerstone Building Brands Inc., New Term Loan B, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.750%, 4/12/28     456,251
   442,775 CP Atlas Buyer Inc., Term B Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.250%, 11/23/27     441,115
   176,648 First Student Bidco Inc., Initial Term B Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.500%, 7/13/28     175,588
    65,206 First Student Bidco Inc., Initial Term C Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.500%, 7/21/28      64,815
   199,500 Ingram Micro Inc., Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.000%, 6/30/28     199,899
   121,779 Madison IAQ LLC, Initial Term Loan, (6M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.750%, 6/21/28     121,575
   602,650 PowerTeam Services LLC, Initial Term Loan (First Lien), (3M LIBOR + 3.250%), 4.250%, 3/06/25     597,190
   585,000 PowerTeam Services LLC, Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), (3M LIBOR + 7.250%), 8.250%, 3/06/26     579,150
   737,545 Quikrete Holdings, Inc., Initial Loan (First Lien), (1M LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.584%, 2/01/27     730,936
       348 Spirit Aerosystems Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 5.250%), 6.000%, 1/15/25         349
   875,875 Summit Materials LLC, New Term Loan B, (1M LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.084%, 11/21/24     873,957
   852,475 Transdigm Inc., Tranche F Refinancing Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.334%, 12/09/25     841,819
       411 UTEX Industries, Inc. Second Out Exit Term Loan - PIK, 9.500%, 12/03/25(G)         399
   717,777 Vertical Midco Gmbh, Term Loan B, (6M LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.000%, 7/30/27     718,775
   500,000 Welbilt Inc., Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.584%, 10/23/25     498,335
1,504,325 Wilsonart LLC, Tranche E Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.500%, 12/31/26   1,504,791
   575,547 WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., (3M LIBOR + 5.000%), 6.000%, 9/30/23     575,306
  368,320 Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC, Tranche B1 USD, (1M LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.084%, 7/02/25     366,323
          9,169,840
  Financials — 3.1%  
   361,175 Acrisure LLC, Term Loan B 2020, (3M LIBOR + 3.500%), 3.632%, 2/15/27     357,487
   498,214 Asurion LLC, New B-7 Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.084%, 11/03/24     492,609
   460,363 Asurion LLC, New B-8 Term Loan, 3.334%, 12/23/26(G)     453,292
  289,608 Asurion LLC, Replacement B-6 Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.125%), 3.209%, 11/03/23      287,798
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Financials — (Continued)  
$  720,000 Asurion LLC, Second Lien Term Loan B3, (1M LIBOR + 5.250%), 5.334%, 1/31/28 $    717,451
   592,747 Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.750%, 4/09/27     593,951
   262,709 HIG Finance 2 Limited, 2020 Dollar Incremental Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.750%, 11/12/27     262,381
   114,000 Hightower Holding LLC, (3M LIBOR + 4.000%), 4.750%, 4/21/28     113,858
   552,057 HighTower Holding LLC, Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 4.000%), 4.750%, 4/21/28     551,367
   264,334 Howden Group Holdings, Ltd., (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 4.000%, 11/12/27     263,840
   952,988 HUB International Ltd, Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 2.750%), 2.875%, 4/25/25     943,362
   663,259 NFP Corp, Closing Date Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.334%, 2/15/27     655,916
   375,000 Russell Investments US Institutional Holdco Inc., New 2025 Term Loan, (6M LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.500%, 5/30/25     375,469
   267,300 Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, Term Loan B-1, (1M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.750%, 9/01/27     267,033
1,140,826 Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.334%, 12/31/25   1,131,380
1,057,515 USI Inc., Term Loan B, (3M LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.132%, 5/16/24   1,049,774
          8,516,968
  Energy — 1.4%  
1,805,353 Gulf Finance LLC, Tranche B Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 5.250%), 6.250%, 8/25/23   1,732,381
   691,112 Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC, Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 4.250%, 10/30/24     686,218
   587,716 NorthRiver Midstream Finance LP, Initial Term B Loan, (3M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.395%, 10/01/25     586,164
   852,145 PES Holdings LLC, Tranche C Loan Non-PIK, 6.311%, 12/31/22(G)      12,782
   270,343 Traverse Midstream Partners LLC, Advance, (1M LIBOR + 5.500%), 6.500%, 9/27/24     270,343
  733,770 Woodford Express LLC, Initial Term Loan, (3M LIBOR + 5.000%), 6.000%, 1/27/25     720,379
          4,008,267
  Materials — 0.7%  
   302,240 Aruba Investments Holdings LLC, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, (6M LIBOR + 7.750%), 8.500%, 11/24/28     302,995
   387,110 Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., Term B-3 Dollar Loan, (3M LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.882%, 6/01/24     385,949
   200,719 BWay Holding Company, Initial Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.334%, 4/03/24     196,421
   254,362 Ineos US Petrochem LLC, 2026 Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, (1M LIBOR + 2.750%), 3.250%, 1/29/26     254,362
   348,517 Messer Industries USA Inc., Initial Term B-1 Loan, (3M LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.584%, 3/02/26     346,513
  553,792 Tronox Finance LLC, First Lien Term Loan B, (1M LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.334%, 3/10/28     551,272
          2,037,512
  Total Bank Loans  $92,113,124
  Asset-Backed Securities — 4.6%
   250,000 AMMC CLO 22 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-22X, Class SUB, 4/25/31(D)(H)         162,739
  340,000 Atrium XV (Cayman Islands), Ser 15A, Class SUB, 144a, 1/23/31(D)(H)          244,740
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 4.6% (Continued)
$1,000,000 Bain Capital Credit CLO (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-2A, Class ER, 144a, (3M LIBOR +6.320%), 10/17/32(D)(H)     $    997,500
   250,000 Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-4A, Class D, 144a, (3M LIBOR +4.250%), 4.388%, 1/23/33(D)         250,986
   500,000 Cedar Funding IV CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2014-4A, Class ERR, 144a, (3M LIBOR +6.610%), 6.748%, 7/23/34(D)         496,446
1,000,000 CIFC Funding Ltd., Ser 2019-4A, Class DR, 144a, 10/15/34(D)(H)       1,000,000
   250,000 Dryden 45 Senior Loan Fund (Cayman Islands), Ser 2016-45A, Class ER, 144a, (3M LIBOR +5.850%), 5.976%, 10/15/30(D)         244,582
   250,000 Dryden 57 CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-57A, Class E, 144a, (3M LIBOR +5.200%), 5.325%, 5/15/31(D)         238,980
   250,000 Dryden 78 CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2020-78A, Class SUB, 144a, 4/17/33(D)(H)         228,256
   250,000 Elmwood CLO VIII Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2021-1A, Class F1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +8.000%), 8.134%, 1/20/34(D)         249,159
   500,000 Fillmore Park CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-1A, Class E, 144a, (3M LIBOR +5.400%), 5.526%, 7/15/30(D)         489,904
   300,000 Madison Park Funding XII Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2014-12A, Class SUB, 144a, 7/20/26(D)(H)          92,011
   500,000 Madison Park Funding XXII Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2016-22A, Class ER, 144a, (3M LIBOR +6.700%), 6.826%, 1/15/33(D)         499,341
1,000,000 Madison Park Funding XXII Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2016-22A, Class SUB, 144a, 1/15/33(D)(H)         772,847
   500,000 Madison Park Funding XXVIII Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-28A, Class SUB, 144a, 7/15/30(D)(H)         381,841
   250,000 Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-31A, Class SUB, 144a, 1/23/48(D)(H)         205,103
   540,000 Madison Park Funding XXXVII Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-37A, Class SUB, 144a, 7/15/49(D)(H)         559,942
   500,000 Oaktree CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-1A, Class SUB, 144a, 10/20/30(D)(H)         275,153
   250,000 Oaktree CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-2A, Class D, 144a, (3M LIBOR +6.770%), 6.896%, 4/15/31(D)         239,900
   500,000 Oaktree CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-3A, Class E, 144a, (3M LIBOR +6.770%), 6.904%, 7/20/31(D)         500,000
   250,000 Octagon Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2014-1A, Class DRR, 144a, (3M LIBOR +2.900%), 3.024%, 11/18/31(D)         248,767
   350,000 OHA Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2016-1A, Class SUB, 144a, 1/20/33(D)(H)         278,298
   500,000 OZLM XXI Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2017-21A, Class SUB, 144a, 1/20/31(D)(H)         289,216
   500,000 RR 6 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-6A, Class SUB, 144a, 4/15/36(D)(H)         543,965
   250,000 Signal Peak CLO 7 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-1A, Class E, 144a, (3M LIBOR +6.890%), 7.018%, 4/30/32(D)         250,118
   500,000 Steele Creek CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-2A, Class E, 144a, (3M LIBOR +7.700%), 7.826%, 7/15/32(D)         487,515
  250,000 TCI-Flatiron CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2017-1A, Class D, 144a, (3M LIBOR +2.750%), 2.874%, 11/18/30(D)          250,000
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 4.6% (Continued)
$  500,000 Thompson Park CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2021-1A, Class E, 144a, (3M LIBOR +6.310%), 6.509%, 4/15/34(D)     $    499,606
1,000,000 Voya CLO Ltd., Ser 2020-3A, Class ER, 144a, 10/20/34(D)(H)       1,000,000
   250,000 Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-3A, Class D, 144a, (3M LIBOR +6.250%), 6.384%, 1/20/32(D)         242,647
   250,000 Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-3A, Class SUB, 144a, 1/20/32(D)(H)         176,465
  280,000 Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2020-1A, Class SUB, 144a, 4/15/33(D)(H)         213,178
  Total Asset-Backed Securities  $12,609,205
Shares        
  Common Stocks — 2.0%  
  Energy — 1.5%  
   70,000 Antero Resources Corp.*   1,316,700
  187,384 Ascent Resources Marcellus Holdings, LLC*           0
   17,856 Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.*   1,007,971
      932 Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.(I)      52,612
    9,907 Foresight Energy LLC     138,697
   73,177 FTS International, Inc. - Class A*   1,800,154
          4,316,134
  Industrials — 0.5%  
    2,571 Allegiant Travel Co.*     502,579
   12,500 Delta Air Lines, Inc.*     532,625
   23,087 Tutor Perini Corp.*     299,669
          1,334,873
  Information Technology — 0.0%  
   14,309 AFG Holdings, Inc.      21,464
    8,386 Aquity Holdings, Inc. New Escrow       1,048
             22,512
  Total Common Stocks   $5,673,519
  Exchange-Traded Fund — 0.4%  
   43,000 US Global Jets ETF   1,016,090
  Warrants — 0.0%  
  Energy — 0.0%  
   48,515 Ascent Resources Marcellus Holdings, LLC, Exp 3/30/23, Price 0.00*           0
  Total Warrants           $0
Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
 
  Purchased Options — 0.0%    
  Purchased Call Options — 0.0%    
      565 Antero Resources Corp., Strike @21.00, Exp 11/21 $1,062,765      64,964
       64 Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, Strike @30.00, Exp 10/21(A)   148,096       8,320
  Total Purchased Options      $73,284
 
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Shares       MarketValue
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 2.5%  
5,725,697 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω $  5,725,697
1,191,570 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%∞Ω**   1,191,570
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds   $6,917,267
  Total Long Positions—95.1%
(Cost $262,686,480)
$263,797,859
Principal
Amount
       
  Securities Sold Short — (0.3)%  
  Corporate Bonds — (0.3)%  
  Consumer Staples — (0.1)%  
$ (500,000) Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc., 7.000%, 12/31/27    (478,750)
  Consumer Discretionary — (0.2)%  
 (500,000) Sally Holdings LLC / Sally Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/25    (512,255)
  Total Corporate Bonds    $(991,005)
  Total Securities Sold Short
(Proceeds $998,255)
   $(991,005)
Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
 
  Written Options — (0.0)%    
  Written Call Options — (0.0)%    
      (64) Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, Strike @40.00, Exp 10/21 $  148,096      (3,840)
  Total Written Options
(Premiums received $4,862)
     $(3,840)
  Total Investment Securities—94.8% $262,803,014
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 5.2%  14,463,693
  Net Assets — 100.0% $277,266,707
(A) All or a portion of these securities are pledged as collateral for securities sold short. The total value of the securities pledged as collateral as of September 30, 2021 was $2,887,322.
(B) 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.
(C) Represents a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security, which may pay interest in additional principal amounts.
(D) Variable rate security - Rate reflected is the rate in effect as of September 30, 2021.
(E) Bank loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically unless otherwise indicated. The interest rates shown are the current interest rates as of September 30, 2021.
(F) The referenced index is less than 0.00% as of September 30, 2021. The loan has an interest rate floor whereby the floating rate used the coupon rate calculation cannot be less than zero.
(G) All or a portion of this position has not settled. Full contract rates do not take effect until settlement date.
(H) Security has no stated coupon and is considered an equity position in the collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”).CLO equity investments are entitled to recurring distributions which are generally equal to the excess cash flow generated from the underlying investments after payment of the contractual payments to debt holders and fund expenses.
(I) Security is subject to restrictions on resale. At September 30, 2021, these securities were valued at $52,612 or 0.0% of net assets.
* 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 September 30, 2021 was $1,134,003.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation
DAC – Designated Activity Company
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR – Euro
EURIBOR – Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GBP – Great Britain Pound
ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LLLP – Limited Liability Limited Partnership
LP – Limited Partnership
MTN – Medium Term Note
PIK – Payment In Kind
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
USD – United States Dollar
144a - This is a restricted security that was sold in a transaction qualifying for the exemption under Rule 144a of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2021, these securities were valued at $136,432,705 or 49.2% 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 $$145,395,369 $1 $145,395,370
Bank Loans 92,113,124 92,113,124
Asset-Backed Securities 12,609,205 12,609,205
Common Stocks 5,512,310 161,209 5,673,519
Exchange-Traded Fund 1,016,090 1,016,090
Warrants 0 0
Purchased Call Options        
Equity contracts 73,284 73,284
Short-Term Investment Funds 6,917,267 6,917,267
Other Financial Instruments        
Foreign currency exchange contracts 102,844 102,844
Total Assets $13,518,951 $250,381,751 $1 $263,900,703
Liabilities:        
Securities Sold Short        
Corporate Bonds $$(991,005) $— $(991,005)
Other Financial Instruments        
Swap Agreements        
Credit contracts (56,669) (56,669)
Written Options        
Equity contracts (3,840) (3,840)
Total Liabilities $(3,840) $(1,047,674) $— $(1,051,514)
Total $13,515,111 $249,334,077 $1 $262,849,189
 
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Measurements Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)  
Assets  
Beginning balance, September 30, 2020 $—
Transfer into Level 3 1
Net realized gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
Ending balance, September 30, 2021 $1
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation for Investments in Securities still held at September 30, 2021 $—
Corporate
Bond
Fair Value Valuation
Technique
Unobservable
Input
Digicel Group Ltd. $1 Discounted
Market Value
99.9% Discount

Rate
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Buy Protection(1)
Counterparty Termination
Date
Notional
Amount(2)
Pay Fixed
Rate
Clearinghouse Underlying
Bond
Value(3) Premiums Paid/
(Received)
Unrealized
Depreciation
Wells Fargo 12/20/25 $250,000 1.000% ICE Kohls Corp. USD SR 5Y D14 $630 $22,642 $(22,012)
Wells Fargo 6/20/25 $500,000 5.000% ICE American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.
USD SR 5Y D14
$(35,673) $(3,115) $(32,558)
Wells Fargo 12/20/25 $793,750 5.000% ICE Markit CDX North America High Yield
Series 33 5Y Index
$(72,345) $(70,246) $(2,099)
                $(56,669)
(1) If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying investments comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or investments equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying investments comprising the referenced index.
(2) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.
(3) The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on the underlying bond serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values (sell protection) or increasing market values (buy protection) when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
    Contract to  
Counterparty Expiration Date Receive Deliver Unrealized
Appreciation
Wells Fargo 10/28/2021 USD 9,004,488 EUR 7,692,593 $89,081
Wells Fargo 10/28/2021 USD 837,160 GBP 611,079 13,763
            $102,844
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
62

Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund – September 30, 2021
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 99.9%  
  Information Technology — 23.9%  
   178,880 Analog Devices, Inc. $   29,958,822
   585,473 Apple, Inc.    82,844,429
   192,364 Automatic Data Processing, Inc.    38,457,411
   117,934 Broadcom, Inc.    57,189,735
 1,362,976 Cisco Systems, Inc.    74,186,784
 1,250,621 Intel Corp.    66,633,087
   439,651 International Business Machines Corp.    61,080,713
   137,525 KLA Corp.    46,003,488
   562,769 Microsoft Corp.   158,655,836
   867,182 Oracle Corp.    75,557,568
   357,010 Paychex, Inc.    40,145,775
   386,482 QUALCOMM, Inc.    49,848,448
   203,375 TE Connectivity Ltd.    27,907,118
   402,473 Texas Instruments, Inc.    77,359,335
          885,828,549
  Financials — 14.0%  
   206,335 Arthur J Gallagher & Co.    30,671,698
    72,600 BlackRock, Inc.    60,886,716
   192,769 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)    72,872,465
 2,064,032 Huntington Bancshares, Inc.    31,909,935
   434,290 JPMorgan Chase & Co.    71,088,930
   329,739 MetLife, Inc.    20,354,788
   407,211 Principal Financial Group, Inc.    26,224,388
   210,730 Prudential Financial, Inc.    22,168,796
   284,871 T Rowe Price Group, Inc.    56,034,126
   418,053 Truist Financial Corp.    24,518,808
   408,383 US Bancorp    24,274,286
 1,656,993 Wells Fargo & Co.    76,901,045
          517,905,981
  Health Care — 13.5%  
   396,349 AbbVie, Inc.    42,754,167
   206,140 AmerisourceBergen Corp.    24,623,423
 1,127,159 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.    66,693,998
   476,997 CVS Health Corp.    40,477,965
   265,968 Gilead Sciences, Inc.    18,577,865
   137,972 HCA Healthcare, Inc.    33,488,564
   472,484 Johnson & Johnson    76,306,166
   378,887 Medtronic PLC    47,493,486
   537,900 Merck & Co., Inc.    40,401,669
 1,209,237 Pfizer, Inc.    52,009,283
   151,318 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.    59,125,995
          501,952,581
  Consumer Discretionary — 10.2%  
   179,630 Dollar General Corp.    38,106,708
   208,618 Home Depot, Inc. (The)    68,480,945
   295,302 McDonald's Corp.    71,200,265
   493,300 Starbucks Corp.    54,415,923
   131,296 Target Corp.    30,036,586
   490,115 VF Corp.    32,832,804
   141,828 Whirlpool Corp.    28,913,056
   444,410 Yum! Brands, Inc.    54,355,787
          378,342,074
  Industrials — 10.0%  
   278,507 3M Co.    48,855,698
   203,173 Caterpillar, Inc.    39,003,121
   104,761 Cummins, Inc.    23,525,130
    84,275 Deere & Co.    28,238,024
   217,446 Eaton Corp. PLC    32,466,862
   207,521 Lockheed Martin Corp.     71,615,497
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Industrials — (Continued)  
   125,521 Parker-Hannifin Corp. $   35,098,182
   853,000 Raytheon Technologies Corp.    73,323,880
    90,987 United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B    16,568,733
          368,695,127
  Communication Services — 8.6%  
 1,522,069 AT&T, Inc.    41,111,084
 1,595,921 Comcast Corp. - Class A    89,259,861
 1,120,098 Fox Corp. - Class A    44,927,131
 1,114,686 Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)    40,875,536
   516,379 Omnicom Group, Inc.    37,416,822
 1,211,591 Verizon Communications, Inc.    65,438,030
          319,028,464
  Consumer Staples — 7.0%  
   925,605 Coca-Cola Co. (The)    48,566,494
   278,151 Kimberly-Clark Corp.    36,838,319
   412,420 PepsiCo, Inc.    62,032,092
   652,235 Philip Morris International, Inc.    61,825,356
   284,054 Sysco Corp.    22,298,239
   208,700 Walmart, Inc.    29,088,606
          260,649,106
  Energy — 4.4%  
   384,726 Chevron Corp.    39,030,453
   673,625 Exxon Mobil Corp.    39,622,623
   586,207 Phillips 66    41,052,076
   615,250 Valero Energy Corp.    43,418,192
          163,123,344
  Utilities — 2.9%  
   659,259 Dominion Energy, Inc.    48,139,092
   324,003 Duke Energy Corp.    31,619,453
   353,173 NextEra Energy, Inc.    27,731,144
          107,489,689
  Materials — 2.8%  
   110,884 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.    28,398,501
   825,149 DuPont de Nemours, Inc.    56,101,881
    65,238 Linde PLC (United Kingdom)    19,139,524
          103,639,906
  Real Estate — 2.6%  
   188,530 Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT    36,022,427
   137,893 American Tower Corp. REIT    36,598,181
   190,746 Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT    24,791,258
           97,411,866
  Total Common Stocks $3,704,066,687
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 0.6%  
20,474,072 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω    20,474,072
  Total Investment Securities—100.5%
(Cost $3,643,459,044)
$3,724,540,759
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5%)   (18,243,668)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $3,706,297,091
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
 
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Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund (Continued)
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 $3,704,066,687 $— $— $3,704,066,687
Short-Term Investment Fund 20,474,072 20,474,072
Total $3,724,540,759 $— $— $3,724,540,759
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone High Yield Fund – September 30, 2021
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 99.8%  
  Energy — 16.4%  
$  181,000 Antero Resources Corp., 144a, 5.375%, 3/1/30 $    190,620
   288,000 Antero Resources Corp., 144a, 7.625%, 2/1/29     321,984
1,383,000 Apache Corp., 4.875%, 11/15/27   1,508,189
   595,000 Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 144a, 7.000%, 11/1/26     615,069
1,221,000 Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp., 144a, 6.625%, 7/15/26   1,275,945
   458,000 Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp., 144a, 7.625%, 12/15/25     495,213
   297,000 Bristow Group, Inc., 144a, 6.875%, 3/1/28     309,034
   771,000 California Resources Corp., 144a, 7.125%, 2/1/26     813,640
1,975,000 CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 144a, 5.500%, 6/15/31   2,100,511
   467,000 CVR Energy, Inc., 144a, 5.250%, 2/15/25     462,330
   429,000 DT Midstream, Inc., 144a, 4.125%, 6/15/29     435,032
1,277,000 Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 5.625%, 6/15/24   1,273,808
   312,000 Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8.000%, 1/15/27     316,742
   194,000 Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/29     201,366
   147,000 Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp., 7.000%, 8/1/27     153,248
   283,000 Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 144a, 5.750%, 2/1/29     290,783
   225,000 Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 144a, 5.750%, 10/1/25     227,531
   283,000 Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 144a, 6.250%, 11/1/28     293,250
   610,000 Independence Energy Finance LLC, 144a, 7.250%, 5/1/26     628,123
   326,000 MEG Energy Corp. (Canada), 144a, 7.125%, 2/1/27     342,238
   724,000 Murphy Oil Corp., 6.375%, 7/15/28     765,630
1,072,000 NuStar Logistics LP, 5.625%, 4/28/27   1,141,680
   531,000 NuStar Logistics LP, 6.000%, 6/1/26     573,480
   657,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.200%, 3/15/48     629,078
   284,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.125%, 1/1/31     340,800
   438,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 9/1/28     512,460
   597,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.625%, 9/1/30     736,549
   502,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.500%, 7/15/27     628,720
   923,000 Parkland Corp. (Canada), 144a, 4.500%, 10/1/29     935,553
   756,000 Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada), 144a, 6.875%, 1/15/29     789,600
   245,000 Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 144a, 4.950%, 7/15/29     254,800
   788,000 Southwestern Energy Co., 8.375%, 9/15/28     892,591
   165,000 Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 144a, 5.500%, 1/15/28     168,919
   915,000 Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 144a, 6.000%, 12/31/30     938,854
1,091,000 TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 144a, 5.000%, 1/31/28   1,172,825
  140,000 Weatherford International, Ltd., 144a, 6.500%, 9/15/28     144,200
         22,880,395
  Communication Services — 15.3%  
   666,000 Altice Financing SA (Luxembourg), 144a, 5.750%, 8/15/29     647,452
   483,000 Altice Financing SA (Luxembourg), 144a, 5.000%, 1/15/28     460,413
   514,000 Altice France SA (France), 144a, 5.125%, 7/15/29     504,763
   446,000 Altice France SA (France), 144a, 5.500%, 10/15/29     441,488
   875,000 AMC Networks, Inc., 4.250%, 2/15/29     870,078
   478,000 Belo Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/27     555,675
   337,000 C&W Senior Financing DAC (Ireland), 144a, 6.875%, 9/15/27     354,271
  626,000 Cars.com, Inc., 144a, 6.375%, 11/1/28      660,430
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Communication Services — (Continued)  
$   97,000 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 144a, 4.250%, 2/1/31 $     98,455
   138,000 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.500%, 5/1/32     141,968
   627,000 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 144a, 4.750%, 3/1/30     655,102
   836,000 Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 6.750%, 10/1/26     874,665
   467,000 CSC Holdings LLC, 144a, 3.375%, 2/15/31     434,310
1,268,000 CSC Holdings LLC, 144a, 4.625%, 12/1/30   1,201,430
   720,000 CSC Holdings LLC, 144a, 5.750%, 1/15/30     730,670
   315,000 Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 144a, 5.375%, 8/15/26     207,900
   774,000 Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., 144a, 6.625%, 8/15/27     338,625
   975,000 DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 144a, 5.875%, 8/15/27   1,017,656
   228,000 Frontier Communications Corp., 144a, 5.875%, 10/15/27     242,250
   351,000 Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc., 144a, 3.500%, 3/1/29     347,929
   245,000 LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 144a, 5.125%, 7/15/29     252,962
   444,000 LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC (Ireland), 144a, 6.750%, 10/15/27     470,640
1,032,000 LogMeIn, Inc., 144a, 5.500%, 9/1/27   1,051,226
   266,000 Lumen Technologies, Inc., 144a, 5.375%, 6/15/29     269,990
   136,000 Match Group Holdings II LLC, 144a, 3.625%, 10/1/31     134,246
   673,000 Midas OpCo Holdings LLC, 144a, 5.625%, 8/15/29     696,387
   750,000 Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 144a, 4.750%, 4/30/27     750,000
1,196,000 Photo Holdings Merger Sub, Inc., 144a, 8.500%, 10/1/26   1,293,175
   408,000 Sprint Capital Corp, 6.875%, 11/15/28     522,240
   300,000 Summer BC Bidco B LLC, 144a, 5.500%, 10/31/26     307,470
   200,000 Switch Ltd., 144a, 4.125%, 6/15/29     205,250
   230,000 Telecom Italia Capital SA (Italy), 6.000%, 9/30/34     258,175
   562,000 Telecom Italia Capital SA (Italy), 6.375%, 11/15/33     653,999
   334,000 T-Mobile USA, Inc., 144a, 3.375%, 4/15/29     348,445
   939,000 Univision Communications, Inc., 144a, 4.500%, 5/1/29     954,259
   294,000 Virgin Media Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 5.000%, 7/15/30     300,280
   200,000 Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 5.500%, 5/15/29     211,772
   848,000 Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 4.750%, 7/15/31     866,385
   335,000 Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 3/1/27     333,402
  650,000 Ziggo Bond Co. BV (Netherlands), 144a, 5.125%, 2/28/30     666,380
         21,332,213
  Consumer Staples — 12.9%  
   580,000 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 4.000%, 10/15/30     574,200
    80,000 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 4.375%, 1/15/28      81,217
   446,000 ACCO Brands Corp., 144a, 4.250%, 3/15/29     447,829
   650,000 AHP Health Partners, Inc., 144a, 5.750%, 7/15/29     656,500
   328,000 Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 144a, 5.750%, 7/15/27     341,871
   289,000 CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 144a, 6.875%, 4/15/29     289,322
   699,000 Gap, Inc. (The), 144a, 3.875%, 10/1/31     699,874
   835,000 Ingles Markets, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 6/15/31     845,438
  564,000 JBS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, 144a, 3.625%, 1/15/32      574,581
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 99.8% (Continued)  
  Consumer Staples — (Continued)  
$  167,000 JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 144a, 6.750%, 2/15/28 $    181,197
   597,000 JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 144a, 3.750%, 12/1/31     621,196
   381,000 JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 144a, 5.500%, 1/15/30     423,756
   997,000 Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 144a, 5.875%, 4/1/29   1,081,745
   529,000 NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 144a, 5.500%, 4/15/29     548,679
   616,000 Papa John's International, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 9/15/29     611,306
   676,000 Performance Food Group, Inc., 144a, 4.250%, 8/1/29     677,690
1,013,000 Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 144a, 3.500%, 3/1/32   1,030,094
   298,000 Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 144a, 4.250%, 4/15/31     320,201
   269,000 Post Holdings, Inc., 144a, 4.500%, 9/15/31     265,807
   314,000 Post Holdings, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 4/15/30     316,427
   908,000 Primo Water Holdings, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 4.375%, 4/30/29     907,750
1,325,000 QVC, Inc., 4.375%, 9/1/28   1,369,719
   448,000 QVC, Inc., 4.750%, 2/15/27     474,880
1,163,000 SEG Holding LLC / SEG Finance Corp., 144a, 5.625%, 10/15/28   1,212,427
   325,000 Triton Water Holdings, Inc., 144a, 6.250%, 4/1/29     330,281
1,689,000 Turning Point Brands, Inc., 144a, 5.625%, 2/15/26   1,760,782
   966,000 United Rentals North America, Inc., 3.750%, 1/15/32     976,868
  334,000 Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 8/15/29     337,340
         17,958,977
  Industrials — 12.4%  
   683,000 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 11/15/29     681,088
   306,000 BWX Technologies, Inc., 144a, 4.125%, 6/30/28     314,033
1,382,000 Cimpress PLC (Ireland), 144a, 7.000%, 6/15/26   1,441,315
   415,000 Delta Air Lines, Inc., 3.750%, 10/28/29     422,440
   941,000 Dycom Industries, Inc., 144a, 4.500%, 4/15/29     946,599
   976,000 Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC, 144a, 6.500%, 10/1/25   1,006,607
   348,000 GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 3.500%, 9/1/28     350,175
1,000,000 Granite US Holdings Corp., 144a, 11.000%, 10/1/27   1,095,000
   937,000 H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 12/15/28     934,657
   467,000 Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 3.000%, 1/15/29     469,919
    86,000 Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.950%, 2/1/37     107,070
   214,000 Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 6.750%, 1/15/28     260,545
1,165,000 Imola Merger Corp., 144a, 4.750%, 5/15/29   1,204,738
   685,000 Meritor, Inc., 144a, 4.500%, 12/15/28     686,713
   159,000 Meritor, Inc., 144a, 6.250%, 6/1/25     167,141
   606,000 Moog, Inc., 144a, 4.250%, 12/15/27     622,665
   652,000 New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 144a, 5.250%, 7/15/28     659,335
   250,000 New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 144a, 9.750%, 7/15/28     271,875
   258,000 New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 144a, 6.250%, 3/15/26     266,772
   486,000 Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 144a, 6.625%, 5/13/27     521,867
   970,000 Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 144a, 4.000%, 10/15/27     960,300
   244,000 Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 144a, 4.375%, 10/15/29     250,100
   479,000 Seaspan Corp. (Hong Kong), 144a, 5.500%, 8/1/29     488,685
   226,000 Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 144a, 7.500%, 4/15/25     239,040
   412,000 Standard Industries, Inc., 144a, 3.375%, 1/15/31     392,100
  493,000 Standard Industries, Inc., 144a, 5.000%, 2/15/27      508,406
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Industrials — (Continued)  
$  523,000 Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp., 144a, 5.250%, 1/15/29 $    549,150
1,000,000 TransDigm, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/29     995,000
  455,000 WESCO Distribution, Inc., 144a, 7.250%, 6/15/28     503,913
         17,317,248
  Consumer Discretionary — 12.1%  
   200,000 Allison Transmission, Inc., 144a, 3.750%, 1/30/31     194,500
   766,000 American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 144a, 5.750%, 4/20/29     825,403
1,000,000 Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 144a, 4.625%, 4/1/30   1,006,250
    84,000 Carnival Corp., 144a, 7.625%, 3/1/26      89,670
   532,000 Carnival Corp., 144a, 9.875%, 8/1/27     613,987
   449,000 Carriage Services, Inc., 144a, 4.250%, 5/15/29     452,839
1,153,000 Churchill Downs, Inc., 144a, 4.750%, 1/15/28   1,206,326
1,169,000 Colt Merger Sub, Inc., 144a, 6.250%, 7/1/25   1,230,674
    67,000 Everi Holdings, Inc., 144a, 5.000%, 7/15/29      68,654
    71,000 Ford Motor Co., 9.625%, 4/22/30     100,665
   367,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.125%, 8/17/27     389,387
   700,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.271%, 1/9/27     744,922
   460,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.125%, 6/16/25     499,675
   487,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, MTN, 4.389%, 1/8/26     519,264
   296,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 4.875%, 3/15/27     319,310
   198,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 144a, 5.000%, 7/15/29     210,751
   502,000 Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 8/15/28     510,785
   372,000 Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 144a, 3.625%, 2/15/32     366,420
   445,000 International Game Technology PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 6.250%, 1/15/27     502,850
   692,000 JB Poindexter & Co., Inc., 144a, 7.125%, 4/15/26     728,330
   617,000 KB Home, 4.000%, 6/15/31     633,196
   415,000 L Brands, Inc., 5.250%, 2/1/28     457,745
   936,000 Meritage Homes Corp., 144a, 3.875%, 4/15/29     982,800
   172,000 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 7.500%, 10/15/27     199,950
   735,000 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 144a, 11.500%, 6/1/25     838,635
   267,000 Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 144a, 4.375%, 2/1/32     269,169
   568,000 Speedway Motorsports LLC / Speedway Funding II, Inc., 144a, 4.875%, 11/1/27     579,360
   950,000 Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 10/15/31     951,187
   506,000 Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc., 144a, 6.750%, 6/1/27     550,908
   340,000 United Airlines, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 4/15/29     351,373
   182,000 Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 144a, 5.625%, 2/15/29     181,318
  238,000 WW International, Inc., 144a, 4.500%, 4/15/29     232,645
         16,808,948
  Financials — 7.4%  
1,307,000 Cooke Omega Investments, Inc. / Alpha VesselCo Holdings, Inc. (Canada), 144a, 8.500%, 12/15/22   1,329,872
   106,000 Credit Acceptance Corp., 6.625%, 3/15/26     110,770
2,401,000 ESC GCB Unit Corp. ESCROW, 6.625%, 5/15/51(A)           0
   706,000 FirstCash, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 9/1/28     732,475
   888,000 goeasy Ltd. (Canada), 144a, 4.375%, 5/1/26     912,420
   611,000 Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.250%, 5/15/27     635,183
   400,000 MGIC Investment Corp., 5.250%, 8/15/28     426,820
   950,000 Navient Corp., 5.875%, 10/25/24   1,014,125
   315,000 OneMain Finance Corp., 3.875%, 9/15/28     313,028
   228,000 OneMain Finance Corp., 4.000%, 9/15/30     226,860
   89,000 PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 144a, 4.250%, 2/15/29       84,735
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 99.8% (Continued)  
  Financials — (Continued)  
$  273,000 PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 144a, 5.375%, 10/15/25 $    280,767
   414,000 PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 144a, 5.750%, 9/15/31     413,375
   650,000 PRA Group, Inc., 144a, 5.000%, 10/1/29     650,813
   274,000 PRA Group, Inc., 144a, 7.375%, 9/1/25     293,180
   206,000 Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 144a, 3.375%, 8/31/27     198,069
   741,000 Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 144a, 5.750%, 4/15/26     801,584
   661,000 Quicken Loans LLC / Quicken Loans Co.-Issuer, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 3/1/31     666,784
   718,000 Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Co.-Issuer, Inc., 144a, 2.875%, 10/15/26     712,615
   399,000 Springleaf Finance Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/28     458,850
  112,000 Springleaf Finance Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/26     129,780
         10,392,105
  Health Care — 7.4%  
   730,000 AdaptHealth LLC, 144a, 4.625%, 8/1/29     729,452
   293,000 AdaptHealth LLC, 144a, 5.125%, 3/1/30     293,149
   373,000 Bausch Health Cos, Inc., 144a, 5.250%, 2/15/31     343,015
   187,000 Bausch Health Cos, Inc., 144a, 7.000%, 1/15/28     191,619
   264,000 Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 144a, 4.875%, 6/1/28     273,570
   441,000 DaVita, Inc., 144a, 3.750%, 2/15/31     429,424
   466,000 DaVita, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 6/1/30     479,333
   650,000 Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl / Endo US, Inc., 144a, 6.125%, 4/1/29     650,000
   237,000 Grifols Escrow Issuer SA (Spain), 144a, 4.750%, 10/15/28     241,965
   186,000 Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. / HLF Financing, Inc., 144a, 7.875%, 9/1/25     199,485
   400,000 HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International, Inc., 144a, 4.875%, 6/1/29     400,000
   765,000 Jazz Securities DAC, 144a, 4.375%, 1/15/29     792,769
   549,000 MEDNAX, Inc., 144a, 6.250%, 1/15/27     577,136
    67,000 ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 144a, 5.000%, 10/1/29      69,449
   587,000 ModivCare, Inc., 144a, 5.875%, 11/15/25     620,752
   759,000 Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 4/1/29     759,000
   750,000 Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 144a, 5.250%, 10/1/29     750,000
   444,000 Tenet Healthcare Corp., 144a, 4.250%, 6/1/29     450,660
   623,000 Tenet Healthcare Corp., 144a, 6.125%, 10/1/28     654,088
   155,000 Tenet Healthcare Corp., 144a, 6.250%, 2/1/27     160,813
   729,000 Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV (Israel), 3.150%, 10/1/26     698,929
  464,000 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 144a, 8.500%, 1/31/27     497,640
         10,262,248
  Materials — 4.8%  
   386,000 Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 144a, 4.125%, 3/31/29     402,405
   184,000 Alcoa Nederland Holding BV (Netherlands), 144a, 6.125%, 5/15/28     199,410
   355,000 Arconic Corp., 144a, 6.125%, 2/15/28     376,307
   938,000 Clearwater Paper Corp., 144a, 4.750%, 8/15/28     963,795
   219,000 Clearwater Paper Corp., 144a, 5.375%, 2/1/25     235,973
   650,000 Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 144a, 4.875%, 3/1/31     671,125
   233,000 Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Peru), 144a, 4.500%, 4/1/26     230,670
   356,000 Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Peru), 144a, 6.125%, 4/1/29     372,855
   275,000 INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, 3.375%, 1/15/26     277,750
   443,000 Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 144a, 4.500%, 6/1/31     454,075
   594,000 Mercer International, Inc. (Germany), 5.125%, 2/1/29     606,622
1,076,000 NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Canada), 144a, 4.250%, 5/15/29   1,076,000
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Materials — (Continued)  
$  305,000 Novelis Corp., 144a, 3.250%, 11/15/26 $    309,325
  578,000 Nufarm Australia Ltd. / Nufarm Americas, Inc. (Australia), 144a, 5.750%, 4/30/26     593,895
          6,770,207
  Information Technology — 4.2%  
   434,000 Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., 144a, 3.875%, 9/1/28     444,902
   179,000 Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 7/1/29     183,699
1,299,000 Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 144a, 4.875%, 7/1/29   1,302,572
   918,000 Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., 144a, 6.500%, 10/15/28     952,654
   361,000 J2 Global, Inc., 144a, 4.625%, 10/15/30     383,563
   389,000 MSCI, Inc., MSCI, 144a, 3.625%, 9/1/30     402,129
   264,000 NCR Corp., 144a, 5.125%, 4/15/29     272,250
   299,000 NCR Corp., 144a, 5.750%, 9/1/27     315,445
   560,000 Open Text Corp. (Canada), 144a, 3.875%, 2/15/28     571,200
  975,000 TTM Technologies, Inc., 144a, 4.000%, 3/1/29     976,657
          5,805,071
  Real Estate — 4.1%  
   910,000 CTR Partnership LP / CareTrust Capital Corp. REIT, 144a, 3.875%, 6/30/28     946,400
    85,000 Diversified Healthcare Trust REIT, 4.750%, 5/1/24      87,550
   535,000 Diversified Healthcare Trust REIT, 4.750%, 2/15/28     537,675
   431,000 Diversified Healthcare Trust REIT, 9.750%, 6/15/25     469,790
   325,000 Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 144a, 4.375%, 2/1/31     326,921
   132,000 Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT, 144a, 4.500%, 2/15/31     133,888
   172,000 Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT, 144a, 4.875%, 9/15/27     178,567
   301,000 Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT, 144a, 4.875%, 9/15/29     315,297
   112,000 Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT, 144a, 5.250%, 3/15/28     117,040
   660,000 Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT, 144a, 5.250%, 7/15/30     700,412
   310,000 Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 4.750%, 2/1/30     315,425
   710,000 RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp. REIT, 144a, 4.500%, 2/15/29     711,434
   420,000 Service Properties Trust REIT, 4.650%, 3/15/24     424,200
   110,000 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. REIT, 144a, 3.750%, 2/15/27     113,850
  338,000 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. REIT, 144a, 4.250%, 12/1/26     352,983
          5,731,432
  Utilities — 2.8%  
   425,000 Calpine Corp., 144a, 4.500%, 2/15/28     433,500
   236,000 Calpine Corp., 144a, 5.000%, 2/1/31     236,000
1,815,000 Rockpoint Gas Storage Canada Ltd. (Canada), 144a, 7.000%, 3/31/23   1,842,225
1,111,000 Talen Energy Supply LLC, 144a, 7.625%, 6/1/28   1,041,562
  297,000 Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 144a, 4.375%, 5/1/29     297,743
          3,851,030
  Total Corporate Bonds $139,109,874
Shares        
  Common Stocks — 0.9%  
  Energy — 0.9%  
   41,410 Unit Corp.*   1,263,005
 
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Shares       MarketValue
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 0.8%  
  800,476 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω $    800,476
  396,750 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%∞Ω**     396,750
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds   $1,197,226
  Total Investment Securities—101.5%
(Cost $138,876,827)
$141,570,105
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.5%)  (2,150,243)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $139,419,862
(A) 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 September 30, 2021 was $374,325.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
DAC – Designated Activity Company
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LP – Limited Partnership
MTN – Medium Term Note
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
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 September 30, 2021, these securities were valued at $111,037,236 or 79.6% of net assets. These securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Corporate Bonds $$139,109,874 $0 $139,109,874
Common Stocks 1,263,005 1,263,005
Short-Term Investment Funds 1,197,226 1,197,226
Total $2,460,231 $139,109,874 $0 $141,570,105
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Impact Bond Fund – September 30, 2021
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 27.1%  
  Financials — 7.0%  
$ 2,444,000 Aflac, Inc., 3.250%, 3/17/25 $  2,627,254
  1,456,395 Fishers Lane Associates LLC, 144a, 3.666%, 8/5/30   1,576,548
    545,000 Fishers Lane Associates LLC, 144a, 5.477%, 8/5/40     659,665
  1,398,000 Globe Life, Inc., 3.800%, 9/15/22   1,442,131
  1,191,000 Globe Life, Inc., 4.550%, 9/15/28   1,380,897
  2,000,000 MassMutual Global Funding II, 144a, 0.850%, 6/9/23   2,016,996
  2,386,000 National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 3.400%, 11/15/23   2,517,746
    708,000 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 144a, 9.375%, 8/15/39   1,232,030
  1,000,000 Northwestern Mutual Global Funding, 144a, 0.600%, 3/25/24     997,905
  1,280,000 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The), 144a, 3.625%, 9/30/59   1,385,809
  2,175,000 Pacific Life Global Funding II, 144a, 1.375%, 4/14/26   2,182,879
  2,000,000 PNC Bank NA, 2.700%, 10/22/29   2,096,519
  1,500,000 Progressive Corp. (The), 4.200%, 3/15/48   1,836,522
  2,000,000 Protective Life Global Funding, 144a, 1.170%, 7/15/25   1,996,847
  2,040,000 Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, 144a, 2.750%, 1/21/27   2,147,715
  1,450,000 SBA Tower Trust REIT, 144a, 2.836%, 1/15/25   1,501,460
    844,000 Unum Group, 7.250%, 3/15/28   1,070,887
 2,000,000 USB Capital IX, (3M LIBOR +1.020%), 3.500%(A)(B)   1,973,133
         30,642,943
  Industrials — 5.8%  
     26,617 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. 2005-3 Pass Through Trust, 4.830%, 1/15/23      27,222
    342,859 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. 2005-4 Pass Through Trust, 4.967%, 4/1/23     355,204
  2,355,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 6.700%, 8/1/28   3,050,202
  1,453,229 CSX Transportation, Inc., 6.251%, 1/15/23   1,547,872
    116,361 Federal Express Corp. 1999 Pass Through Trust, 7.650%, 1/15/23     121,931
    932,329 FedEx Corp. 2020-1 Class AA Pass Through Trust, 1.875%, 2/20/34     920,310
  2,823,000 GATX Corp., 3.250%, 3/30/25   2,988,995
  1,180,000 Kansas City Southern, 3.000%, 5/15/23   1,222,573
  1,625,000 Kansas City Southern, 3.125%, 6/1/26   1,744,579
  1,941,000 Norfolk Southern Corp., 2.903%, 2/15/23   1,994,871
  1,000,000 Republic Services, Inc., 2.300%, 3/1/30   1,011,655
    667,000 TOTE Maritime Alaska LLC, 6.365%, 4/15/28     776,935
  2,514,000 Tote Shipholdings LLC, 3.400%, 10/16/40   2,720,841
  1,960,000 Union Pacific Corp., 144a, 2.891%, 4/6/36   2,031,796
    150,519 Union Pacific Railroad Co. 2003 Pass Through Trust, 4.698%, 1/2/24     157,938
    732,866 Union Pacific Railroad Co. 2006 Pass Through Trust, 5.866%, 7/2/30     846,313
  1,267,109 Union Pacific Railroad Co. 2014-1 Pass Through Trust, 3.227%, 5/14/26   1,359,896
 2,100,000 Waste Management, Inc., 3.900%, 3/1/35   2,375,945
         25,255,078
  Utilities — 5.7%  
  2,104,000 American Water Capital Corp., 2.950%, 9/1/27   2,262,765
  1,623,000 California Water Service Co., 5.500%, 12/1/40   2,126,602
  2,008,000 Commonwealth Edison Co., 5.900%, 3/15/36   2,801,278
  2,163,000 Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., 4.600%, 6/15/43   2,697,933
  2,080,000 Duke Energy Progress LLC, 6.300%, 4/1/38   2,960,560
  2,532,000 Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.440%, 1/15/26   2,818,276
  1,642,000 Georgia Power Co., 4.750%, 9/1/40   1,989,144
 1,845,000 Kentucky Utilities Co., 5.125%, 11/1/40   2,368,013
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Utilities — (Continued)  
$ 2,000,000 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., (3M LIBOR +2.067%), 2.198%, 10/1/66(B) $  1,920,036
 2,926,000 PacifiCorp., 8.050%, 9/1/22   3,106,340
         25,050,947
  Consumer Discretionary — 3.0%  
  2,465,570 American Airlines 2016-3 Class AA Pass Through Trust, 3.000%, 10/15/28   2,457,312
    846,968 Continental Airlines 2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 5.983%, 4/19/22     857,990
    632,920 Continental Airlines 2012-2 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.000%, 10/29/24     666,852
  2,400,000 Delta Air Lines 2019-1 Class AA Pass Through Trust, 3.204%, 4/25/24   2,532,811
  2,347,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.375%, 8/6/23   2,444,072
  1,535,000 PulteGroup, Inc., 7.875%, 6/15/32   2,208,481
  1,300,000 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.250%, 11/15/22   1,332,500
   362,708 Southwest Airlines Co. 2007-1 Pass Through Trust, 6.150%, 8/1/22     370,864
         12,870,882
  Health Care — 1.4%  
    384,063 CVS Pass Through Trust Series 2013, 144a, 4.704%, 1/10/36     435,209
  2,333,034 CVS Pass-Through Trust, 6.036%, 12/10/28   2,722,113
 2,605,000 HCA, Inc., 5.250%, 4/15/25   2,951,957
          6,109,279
  Real Estate — 1.4%  
  1,800,000 American Tower Corp. REIT, 3.125%, 1/15/27   1,917,804
  1,350,000 American Tower Trust #1 REIT, 144a, 3.070%, 3/15/23   1,351,402
  1,750,000 Crown Castle International Corp. REIT, 4.300%, 2/15/29   1,984,560
   805,000 SBA Tower Trust REIT, 144a, 1.631%, 11/15/26     802,583
          6,056,349
  Consumer Staples — 1.1%  
  1,000,000 Kroger Co. (The), 4.500%, 1/15/29   1,170,156
  1,265,000 Kroger Co. (The), Ser B, 7.700%, 6/1/29   1,731,487
 1,600,000 United Rentals North America, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/28   1,691,584
          4,593,227
  Communication Services — 0.7%  
    755,000 Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.100%, 3/22/28     765,747
  2,084,000 Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.987%, 10/30/56   1,935,052
   230,000 Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.012%, 4/15/49     300,301
          3,001,100
  Energy — 0.6%  
    592,000 Spectra Energy Partners LP, 3.500%, 3/15/25     634,796
 1,405,000 Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 7.000%, 7/15/32   1,942,839
          2,577,635
  Information Technology — 0.4%  
 1,900,000 Lam Research Corp., 1.900%, 6/15/30   1,892,159
  Total Corporate Bonds $118,049,599
  U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 24.2%
  1,131,000 Canal Barge Co., Inc., 4.500%, 11/12/34       1,282,520
    772,931 Export-Import Bank of the United States, 1.581%, 11/16/24         784,178
  2,143,799 Helios Leasing I LLC, 1.734%, 7/24/24       2,176,547
    914,000 Matson Navigation Co., Inc., 5.337%, 9/4/28       1,028,672
  1,375,000 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), 2.290%, 2/15/24       1,405,680
  2,253,316 Reliance Industries Ltd. (India), 1.870%, 1/15/26       2,309,674
 2,227,956 SBA Small Business Investment Cos, Ser 2017-10A, Class 1, 2.845%, 3/10/27       2,332,573
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 24.2% (Continued)
$ 2,483,897 SBA Small Business Investment Cos, Ser 2017-10B, Class 1, 2.518%, 9/10/27     $  2,580,399
     10,813 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2002-20H, Class 1, 5.310%, 8/1/22          11,030
      6,539 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2003-20D, Class 1, 4.760%, 4/1/23           6,678
     31,693 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2004-20D, Class 1, 4.770%, 4/1/24          32,750
     76,009 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2004-20K, Class 1, 4.880%, 11/1/24          79,447
     62,069 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2005-20H, Class 1, 5.110%, 8/1/25          65,667
    110,158 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2006-20H, Class 1, 5.700%, 8/1/26         120,213
    144,532 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2006-20K, Class 1, 5.360%, 11/1/26         154,631
    242,114 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2006-20L, Class 1, 5.120%, 12/1/26         257,534
    190,040 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2007-20A, Class 1, 5.320%, 1/1/27         204,716
    351,892 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2007-20E, Class 1, 5.310%, 5/1/27         381,143
    614,721 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2007-20F, Class 1, 5.710%, 6/1/27         670,391
    605,599 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2007-20L, Class 1, 5.290%, 12/1/27         667,262
    236,764 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2008-20A, Class 1, 5.170%, 1/1/28         259,034
    294,656 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2008-20K, Class 1, 6.770%, 11/1/28         329,649
    545,267 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2009-20C, Class 1, 4.660%, 3/1/29         591,573
    322,310 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2009-20D, Class 1, 4.310%, 4/1/29         347,907
    410,643 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2009-20E, Class 1, 4.430%, 5/1/29         447,378
    256,817 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2009-20F, Class 1, 4.950%, 6/1/29         279,852
    720,315 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2009-20J, Class 1, 3.920%, 10/1/29         760,768
  1,302,340 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2010-20F, Class 1, 3.880%, 6/1/30       1,398,574
  2,161,928 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2010-20I, Class 1, 3.210%, 9/1/30       2,280,417
    123,620 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2012-10C, Class 1, 1.240%, 5/1/22         124,043
  5,013,779 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2013-20C, Class 1, 2.220%, 3/1/33       5,152,494
  3,931,971 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2013-20E, Class 1, 2.070%, 5/1/33       4,043,208
  2,119,320 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2013-20G, Class 1, 3.150%, 7/1/33       2,251,712
  2,297,743 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2014-20H, Class 1, 2.880%, 8/1/34       2,406,248
 4,107,315 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2014-20I, Class 1, 2.920%, 9/1/34       4,311,119
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 24.2% (Continued)
$ 3,523,734 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2014-20K, Class 1, 2.800%, 11/1/34     $  3,686,225
  2,073,246 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2015-20I, Class 1, 2.820%, 9/1/35       2,186,065
  2,769,004 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2016-20A, Class 1, 2.780%, 1/1/36       2,927,932
  3,686,831 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2016-20B, Class 1, 2.270%, 2/1/36       3,817,411
  4,624,454 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2016-20F, Class 1, 2.180%, 6/1/36       4,792,690
  4,713,078 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2017-20E, Class 1, 2.880%, 5/1/37       5,041,349
  3,836,417 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2017-20F, Class 1, 2.810%, 6/1/37       4,070,823
  4,500,423 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2017-20K, Class 1, 2.790%, 11/1/37       4,806,320
  2,416,660 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2017-20L, Class 1, 2.780%, 12/1/37       2,580,391
  5,227,035 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2018-20A, Class 1, 2.920%, 1/1/38       5,546,422
  5,537,983 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2018-20C, Class 1, 3.200%, 3/1/38       5,925,225
  2,113,529 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2018-25D, Class 1, 3.890%, 10/1/43       2,335,243
  2,385,766 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2019-25B, Class 1, 3.450%, 2/1/44       2,618,660
  2,862,320 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2019-25E, Class 1, 3.070%, 5/1/44       3,085,775
  3,694,603 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2020-25I, Class 1, 1.150%, 9/1/45       3,550,263
  2,482,000 Tennessee Valley Auth., 4.650%, 6/15/35       3,210,505
  2,161,960 United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2019-20A, Class 1, 3.370%, 1/1/39       2,357,984
 1,103,000 Vessel Management Services, Inc., 5.125%, 4/16/35       1,296,383
  Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations $105,371,347
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 17.9%
  2,590,000 Fannie Mae-Aces, Ser 2017-M15, Class ATS2, 3.198%, 11/25/27(B)(C)       2,753,999
  3,070,630 Fannie Mae-Aces, Ser 2019-M6, Class A1, 3.300%, 8/1/28       3,305,752
  3,325,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K-1511, Class A3, 3.542%, 3/25/34       3,834,061
  3,512,146 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser KG01, Class A7, 2.875%, 4/25/26       3,768,810
  3,760,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser KG02, Class A2, 2.412%, 8/25/29       3,978,040
  3,000,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser KG03, Class A1, 0.704%, 4/25/29(B)(C)       2,925,106
  2,630,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser KSG1, Class A2, 1.503%, 9/25/30       2,602,812
  3,149,357 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser KW03, Class A1, 2.617%, 12/25/26       3,296,575
  3,060,000 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Ser K-1513, Class A3, 2.797%, 8/25/34       3,289,553
  2,000,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2011-K16, Class B, 144a, 4.674%, 11/25/46(B)(C)       1,999,515
 1,395,037 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-K19, Class B, 144a, 4.151%, 5/25/45(B)(C)       1,412,648
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 17.9%
(Continued)
$ 3,350,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-K23, Class B, 144a, 3.782%, 10/25/45(B)(C)     $  3,436,150
  1,765,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-K30, Class B, 144a, 3.667%, 6/25/45(B)(C)       1,844,358
  1,765,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-K40, Class B, 144a, 4.209%, 11/25/47(B)(C)       1,914,314
  2,000,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-K41, Class B, 144a, 3.964%, 11/25/47(B)(C)       2,155,367
  2,000,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-K61, Class B, 144a, 3.812%, 12/25/49(B)(C)       2,172,807
    967,275 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-SB9, Class A5, (1M LIBOR +0.700%), 0.782%, 11/25/35(B)         966,524
    362,853 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-SB17, Class A5H, (1M LIBOR +0.700%), 0.782%, 5/25/36(B)         362,533
  1,065,750 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-SB27, Class A10F, 3.090%, 1/25/27(B)(C)       1,107,676
  2,019,541 FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-SB46, Class A10F, 3.300%, 12/25/27(B)(C)       2,127,228
  2,800,000 GNMA, Pool #785631, 4.667%, 5/20/67(B)(C)       3,017,875
    641,037 GNMA, Ser 2011-142, Class B, 3.397%, 2/16/44(B)(C)         644,303
  2,043,584 GNMA, Ser 2012-46, Class C, 3.176%, 5/16/50(B)(C)       2,102,506
    285,000 GNMA, Ser 2012-53, Class AC, 2.381%, 12/16/43         288,902
  1,594,064 GNMA, Ser 2013-121, Class AB, 2.580%, 8/16/44(B)(C)       1,649,094
    483,087 GNMA, Ser 2013-40, Class AC, 1.584%, 1/16/46         486,925
  2,540,000 GNMA, Ser 2015-32, Class HG, 3.000%, 9/16/49(B)(C)       2,585,517
  1,309,829 GNMA, Ser 2015-37, Class AD, 2.600%, 11/16/55       1,346,027
  3,178,101 GNMA, Ser 2015-73, Class B, 2.700%, 10/16/55(B)(C)       3,263,118
  1,421,421 GNMA, Ser 2017-46, Class AB, 2.600%, 1/16/52       1,463,960
  1,299,960 GNMA, Ser 2017-H11, Class FV, (1M LIBOR +0.500%), 0.590%, 5/20/67(B)       1,307,041
  4,195,864 GNMA, Ser 2020-113, Class AF, 2.000%, 10/16/62       4,071,298
  2,473,789 GNMA, Ser 2021-21, Class AF, 1.750%, 6/16/63       2,415,179
 3,943,146 GNMA, Ser 2021-22, Class AD, 1.350%, 10/16/62       3,879,793
  Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  $77,775,366
  Municipal Bonds — 9.4%  
  California — 3.6%  
  1,000,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, 2.704%, 6/1/30   1,052,464
  2,000,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, 2.229%, 6/1/32   2,011,939
  1,610,000 California Municipal Finance Authority, Revenue, 2.519%, 10/1/35   1,545,721
  1,465,000 City of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue, Build America Bonds, 6.950%, 11/1/50   2,435,612
  2,345,000 East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, Build America Bonds Sub, 5.874%, 6/1/40   3,390,198
  1,000,000 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Water System Revenue, Revenue, Build America Bonds, 6.008%, 7/1/39   1,330,407
 2,700,000 Los Angeles Unified School District, Build America Bonds Ser RY, UTGO, 6.758%, 7/1/34   3,815,575
         15,581,916
  Texas — 1.3%  
  1,770,000 Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Revenue, Build America Bonds, 5.999%, 12/1/44   2,604,852
 2,640,000 Texas State Transportation Commission Highway Authority, Build America Bonds, 5.178%, 4/1/30   3,219,916
          5,824,768
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Virginia — 0.9%  
$ 1,497,404 Virginia Housing Development Authority, 2.950%, 10/25/49 $  1,537,022
 2,483,035 Virginia Housing Development Authority, 2.125%, 7/25/51   2,458,581
          3,995,603
  Minnesota — 0.9%  
 3,862,404 Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Revenue, 1.580%, 2/1/51   3,834,864
  New York — 0.8%  
  1,135,000 Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, 4.960%, 8/1/46   1,542,368
 1,400,000 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Cons One Hundred Sixty-Eight, 4.926%, 10/1/51   1,954,450
          3,496,818
  Nevada — 0.6%  
 2,586,770 Nevada Housing Division, Revenue, 1.900%, 11/1/44   2,605,545
  Washington — 0.5%  
 1,515,000 State of Washington, Build America Bonds, UTGO, 5.481%, 8/1/39   2,094,843
  Indiana — 0.4%  
 1,200,000 Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Build America Bonds, 6.116%, 1/15/40   1,679,196
  Ohio — 0.2%  
 1,005,000 Ohio State HFA, Revenue, 2.650%, 11/1/41   1,027,747
  Louisiana — 0.2%  
   942,833 Louisiana Housing Corp., 2.875%, 11/1/38     974,892
  Total Municipal Bonds  $41,116,192
  U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 7.2%
  1,020,537 FHLMC, Pool #W30008, 7.645%, 5/1/25       1,134,135
    583,285 FNMA, Pool #888829, 5.888%, 6/1/37(B)(C)         599,157
    842,881 FNMA, Pool #AH8854, 4.500%, 4/1/41         935,000
  2,823,923 FNMA, Pool #AN0897, 3.440%, 2/1/32       3,127,737
  3,359,000 FNMA, Pool #AN3613, 2.680%, 12/1/26       3,517,818
  3,000,000 FNMA, Pool #AN8089, 3.330%, 1/1/38       3,204,998
  1,903,229 FNMA, Pool #AS8650, 3.000%, 1/1/47       2,010,072
    502,172 FNMA, Pool #AT0924, 2.000%, 3/1/28         515,816
    728,729 FNMA, Pool #BC0153, 4.000%, 1/1/46         794,201
  3,742,545 FNMA, Pool #BL3622, 2.600%, 8/1/26       3,926,673
  3,750,959 FNMA, Pool #CB0455, 2.500%, 5/1/51       3,870,226
  2,145,563 FNMA, Pool #FM3442, 3.000%, 6/1/50       2,252,412
 5,349,593 FNMA, Pool #MA4269, 2.500%, 2/1/41       5,538,408
  Total U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations  $31,426,653
  U.S. Treasury Obligations — 6.4%
  9,970,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.375%, 11/15/40       8,934,834
  6,840,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.875%, 2/15/51       6,504,413
10,429,000 U.S. Treasury Strip, Principal, 5/15/43(D)       6,609,084
  5,379,000 U.S. Treasury Strip, Principal, 5/15/45(D)       3,248,148
 4,862,000 U.S. Treasury Strip, Principal, 5/15/48(D)       2,753,769
  Total U.S. Treasury Obligations  $28,050,248
  Asset-Backed Securities — 3.3%
    986,909 321 Henderson Receivables I LLC, Ser 2012-1A, Class A, 144a, 4.210%, 2/16/65       1,112,064
    921,752 321 Henderson Receivables I LLC, Ser 2012-2A, Class A, 144a, 3.840%, 10/15/59       1,016,845
 1,234,688 321 Henderson Receivables I LLC, Ser 2015-2A, Class A, 144a, 3.870%, 3/15/58       1,377,821
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 3.3% (Continued)
$   994,142 CF Hippolyta LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A1, 144a, 1.530%, 3/15/61     $  1,000,321
  4,000,000 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2021-10B, Class 1, 1.304%, 9/10/31       3,986,380
  4,200,000 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2021-25I, Class 1, 1.560%, 9/1/46       4,152,965
 1,699,754 Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Ser 2021-A, Class A2, 144a, 0.360%, 3/20/25       1,700,767
  Total Asset-Backed Securities  $14,347,163
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.8%
     22,869 CD Mortgage Trust, Ser 2006-CD3, Class AJ, 5.688%, 10/15/48          22,395
  2,300,000 COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-SBX, Class A, 144a, 1.670%, 1/10/38       2,325,355
  2,440,000 DOLP Trust, Ser 2021-NYC, Class A, 144a, 2.956%, 5/10/41       2,579,279
  2,333,828 Logistics 1 MI TN VA Senior Notes CTL Pass-Through Trust, 144a, 2.654%, 10/10/42(E)       2,330,817
  2,500,000 MKT Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-525M, Class A, 144a, 2.694%, 2/12/40       2,595,011
 2,125,000 SLG Office Trust, Ser 2021-OVA, Class A, 144a, 2.585%, 7/15/41       2,193,637
  Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities  $12,046,494
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%
   556,768 Virginia Housing Development Authority, Ser 2013-B, Class A, 2.750%, 4/25/42     568,098
Shares        
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 1.2%  
 5,314,738 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω   5,314,738
  Total Investment Securities—99.6%
(Cost $421,017,213)
$434,065,898
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.4%   1,760,073
  Net Assets — 100.0% $435,825,971
(A) Perpetual Bond - A bond or preferred stock with no definite maturity date.
(B) Variable rate security - Rate reflected is the rate in effect as of September 30, 2021.
(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) Strip Security- Separate trading of Registered Interest and Principal. Holders of a principal strip security are entitled to the portion of the payment representing principal only.
(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.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
FREMF – Freddie Mac Multifamily Securitization
FRESB – Freddie Mac Multifamily Securitization Small Balance Loan
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
HFA – Housing Finance Authority/Agency
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LP – Limited Partnership
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
UTGO – Unlimited Tax General Obligation
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 September 30, 2021, these securities were valued at $53,485,920 or 12.3% 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
Corporate Bonds $$118,049,599 $$118,049,599
U.S. Government Agency Obligations 105,371,347 105,371,347
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 77,775,366 77,775,366
Municipal Bonds 41,116,192 41,116,192
U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations 31,426,653 31,426,653
U.S. Treasury Obligations 28,050,248 28,050,248
Asset-Backed Securities 14,347,163 14,347,163
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 9,715,677 2,330,817 12,046,494
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 568,098 568,098
Short-Term Investment Fund 5,314,738 5,314,738
Total $5,314,738 $426,420,343 $2,330,817 $434,065,898
Measurements Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)  
Assets Corporate
Bonds
Beginning balance, September 30, 2020 $
Transfer into Level 3 2,330,817
Net realized gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
Ending balance, September 30, 2021 $2,330,817
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation for Investments in Securities still held at September 30, 2021 $
 
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Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Fair Value Valuation
Technique
Unobservable
Input
Logistics 1 MI TN VA Senior Notes CTL Pass-Through Trust, 144a, 2.654%, 10/10/42 $2,330,817 Indicative quote Non-transparent indicative quote
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund – September 30, 2021
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.2%  
  Japan — 15.4%  
  Communication Services — 1.4%  
    1,000 Nintendo Co. Ltd. $   477,883
  Consumer Discretionary — 8.7%  
   10,600 Denso Corp.    692,152
   83,000 Panasonic Corp.  1,028,818
   10,800 Sony Group Corp.  1,199,002
  Industrials — 4.2%  
   16,700 Hitachi Ltd.    987,984
   19,000 Kubota Corp.    404,370
  Information Technology — 1.1%  
      800 Tokyo Electron, Ltd.    353,423
  Total Japan  5,143,632
  France — 12.6%  
  Financials — 2.9%  
   32,933 SCOR SE    948,335
  Industrials — 7.6%  
   17,195 Cie de Saint-Gobain  1,157,172
    8,279 Schneider Electric SE  1,378,901
  Materials — 2.1%  
    4,412 Air Liquide SA    706,627
  Total France  4,191,035
  Germany — 11.5%  
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.2%  
    6,076 Continental AG*    659,603
    1,215 Vitesco Technologies Group AG*     71,777
  Industrials — 4.2%  
   22,625 Deutsche Post AG  1,418,810
  Materials — 2.3%  
   10,354 HeidelbergCement AG    772,443
  Real Estate — 2.8%  
   15,335 Vonovia SE    921,915
  Total Germany  3,844,548
  Sweden — 10.2%  
  Communication Services — 2.4%  
   54,334 Tele2 AB - Class B    804,509
  Financials — 5.3%  
   80,042 Svenska Handelsbanken AB - Class A    896,423
   42,894 Swedbank AB - Class A    864,944
  Industrials — 2.5%  
   40,934 Epiroc AB - Class A    850,999
  Total Sweden  3,416,875
  United Kingdom — 8.2%  
  Financials — 3.6%  
1,927,075 Lloyds Banking Group PLC  1,199,454
  Industrials — 4.6%  
   10,197 Ashtead Group PLC    770,826
   26,835 RELX PLC    772,479
  Total United Kingdom  2,742,759
  South Korea — 6.1%  
  Communication Services — 1.9%  
   25,862 KT Corp. ADR    352,240
   10,653 KT Corp.    291,353
Shares       Market
Value
     
  South Korea — (Continued)  
  Consumer Staples — 1.6%  
    3,840 E-MART, Inc. $   528,632
  Financials — 1.8%  
   12,735 KB Financial Group, Inc.    592,273
  Information Technology — 0.8%  
      441 Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.    263,154
  Total South Korea  2,027,652
  Switzerland — 5.6%  
  Health Care — 2.9%  
    2,674 Roche Holding AG    975,930
  Industrials — 2.7%  
   26,904 ABB Ltd. ADR    897,517
  Total Switzerland  1,873,447
  China — 5.3%  
  Communication Services — 2.7%  
   15,100 Tencent Holdings Ltd.    901,451
  Consumer Discretionary — 2.6%  
    5,840 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR*    864,612
  Total China  1,766,063
  Taiwan — 4.1%  
  Information Technology — 4.1%  
   12,201 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR  1,362,242
  Denmark — 4.0%  
  Health Care — 2.2%  
    7,546 Novo Nordisk A/S ADR    724,491
  Industrials — 0.9%  
    7,363 Vestas Wind Systems A/S    295,323
  Materials — 0.9%  
    4,633 Novozymes A/S - Class B    317,527
  Total Denmark  1,337,341
  India — 3.5%  
  Financials — 3.5%  
   61,623 ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR  1,162,826
  Singapore — 2.9%  
  Financials — 1.4%  
   56,400 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.    474,930
  Real Estate — 1.5%  
  332,500 CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT    495,112
  Total Singapore    970,042
  Canada — 2.6%  
  Financials — 2.6%  
    6,651 Intact Financial Corp.    879,448
  Italy — 2.5%  
  Utilities — 2.5%  
  108,674 Enel SpA    834,097
  Netherlands — 2.2%  
  Health Care — 2.2%  
   16,688 Koninklijke Philips NV    741,133
  Thailand — 1.5%  
  Industrials — 1.5%  
  277,000 Airports of Thailand PCL    496,405
  Total Common Stocks $32,789,545
 
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Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund (Continued)
Shares       Market
Value
  Exchange-Traded Funds — 0.7%  
    2,612 iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $   193,941
      762 iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF     47,061
  Total Exchange-Traded Funds    $241,002
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 1.0%  
  332,612 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω    332,612
  Total Investment Securities — 99.9%
(Cost $26,174,785)
$33,363,159
  Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%     20,353
  Net Assets — 100.0% $33,383,512
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
PCL – Public Company Limited
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks        
Japan $$5,143,632 $— $5,143,632
France 4,191,035 4,191,035
Germany 993,692 2,850,856 3,844,548
Sweden 850,999 2,565,876 3,416,875
United Kingdom 2,742,759 2,742,759
South Korea 352,240 1,675,412 2,027,652
Switzerland 897,517 975,930 1,873,447
China 864,612 901,451 1,766,063
Taiwan 1,362,242 1,362,242
Denmark 1,337,341 1,337,341
India 1,162,826 1,162,826
Singapore 970,042 970,042
Canada 879,448 879,448
Italy 834,097 834,097
Netherlands 741,133 741,133
Thailand 496,405 496,405
Exchange-Traded Funds 241,002 241,002
Short-Term Investment Fund 332,612 332,612
Total $10,015,664 $23,347,495 $— $33,363,159
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Mid Cap Fund – September 30, 2021
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 96.5%  
  Industrials — 23.6%  
  2,526,231 Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. $   89,226,479
  1,788,520 Armstrong World Industries, Inc.   170,750,004
  1,739,348 Copart, Inc. *   241,282,355
    749,866 Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.   214,446,679
  2,218,082 Otis Worldwide Corp.   182,503,787
  1,768,362 Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*    96,764,769
    683,578 UniFirst Corp.   145,342,354
        1,140,316,427
  Information Technology — 18.7%  
  1,571,766 Amphenol Corp. - Class A   115,100,424
  1,872,913 Black Knight, Inc.*   134,849,736
  1,182,577 Citrix Systems, Inc.   126,973,293
  2,740,836 Entegris, Inc.   345,071,252
  1,083,528 Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   178,543,744
          900,538,449
  Financials — 13.3%  
    208,102 Alleghany Corp.*   129,940,970
  1,743,350 Cincinnati Financial Corp.   199,125,437
    964,470 M&T Bank Corp.   144,033,949
  2,712,763 Moelis & Co. - Class A   167,838,647
          640,939,003
  Materials — 11.9%  
  1,097,228 AptarGroup, Inc.   130,954,162
  1,607,284 Ball Corp.   144,607,342
    325,481 NewMarket Corp.   110,263,198
  1,118,045 Vulcan Materials Co.   189,128,492
          574,953,194
  Consumer Discretionary — 11.8%  
  1,572,766 CarMax, Inc.*   201,251,137
    636,907 Churchill Downs, Inc.   152,908,633
  1,322,145 Dollar Tree, Inc.*   126,555,719
  1,011,493 Hasbro, Inc.    90,245,406
          570,960,895
  Consumer Staples — 8.4%  
  1,439,202 Brown-Forman Corp. - Class B    96,440,926
  1,749,353 Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.   107,357,793
  1,842,398 Post Holdings, Inc.*   202,958,564
          406,757,283
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Health Care — 6.4%  
    769,875 Haemonetics Corp.* $   54,345,476
  2,365,153 Perrigo Co. PLC   111,942,691
    707,345 STERIS PLC   144,496,438
          310,784,605
  Real Estate — 2.4%  
  3,634,272 STORE Capital Corp. REIT   116,405,732
  Total Common Stocks $4,661,655,588
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 3.6%  
171,393,604 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω   171,393,604
  Total Investment Securities—100.1%
(Cost $3,764,397,622)
$4,833,049,192
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)    (3,101,828)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $4,829,947,364
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $4,661,655,588 $— $— $4,661,655,588
Short-Term Investment Fund 171,393,604 171,393,604
Total $4,833,049,192 $— $— $4,833,049,192
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund – September 30, 2021
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 99.3%  
  Financials — 17.0%  
  251,852 American International Group, Inc. $ 13,824,156
   74,647 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.  19,715,766
  375,182 Arch Capital Group Ltd.*  14,324,449
  167,144 Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)  11,741,866
  316,438 PacWest Bancorp  14,340,970
  164,223 Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.  15,450,100
  147,347 Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.  16,393,827
   65,884 Signature Bank  17,938,895
  509,222 Sterling Bancorp.  12,710,181
  110,672 Western Alliance Bancorp  12,043,327
        148,483,537
  Industrials — 13.3%  
  186,617 AerCap Holdings N.V. (Ireland)*  10,788,329
  183,372 Clean Harbors, Inc. *  19,046,849
   98,988 Dover Corp.  15,392,634
  184,995 Hexcel Corp.*  10,986,853
   26,938 Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.   5,200,650
   34,403 Parker-Hannifin Corp.   9,619,767
  151,241 Regal-Beloit Corp.  22,737,572
   38,622 Snap-on, Inc.   8,070,067
  165,846 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.  14,297,584
        116,140,305
  Consumer Discretionary — 10.5%  
    6,491 AutoZone, Inc.*  11,021,653
  304,754 BorgWarner, Inc.  13,168,420
   83,410 Carter's, Inc.   8,110,788
  136,636 Columbia Sportswear Co.  13,095,194
   33,104 Dollar General Corp.   7,022,683
  154,252 Dollar Tree, Inc.*  14,765,002
  106,453 Hasbro, Inc.   9,497,737
  304,754 LKQ Corp.*  15,335,221
         92,016,698
  Consumer Staples — 10.2%  
   42,192 Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A   8,889,433
  207,713 Darling Ingredients, Inc.*  14,934,565
  202,845 Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*   8,677,709
  206,415 Ingredion, Inc.  18,372,999
  127,873 Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.   7,847,566
  320,982 TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*  12,800,762
  224,265 Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A  17,703,479
         89,226,513
  Health Care — 10.0%  
   52,577 AmerisourceBergen Corp.   6,280,323
  343,051 Centene Corp.*  21,375,508
   22,294 Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*   9,200,065
  201,220 Encompass Health Corp.  15,099,549
  275,987 Envista Holdings Corp.*  11,539,016
   40,471 Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*  11,390,158
   88,125 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.  12,897,975
         87,782,594
  Utilities — 9.8%  
  697,138 CenterPoint Energy, Inc.  17,149,595
  101,260 DTE Energy Co.  11,311,755
  177,530 Entergy Corp.  17,630,504
  216,801 Evergy, Inc.  13,485,022
  493,319 NiSource, Inc.  11,953,119
   88,278 Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   6,387,796
  125,926 Spire, Inc.   7,704,153
         85,621,944
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Real Estate — 8.8%  
   86,655 Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT $ 16,557,171
  228,809 American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT  11,085,796
   76,270 Boston Properties, Inc. REIT   8,263,855
  947,692 Chimera Investment Corp. REIT  14,073,226
   55,174 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT   7,969,884
   39,920 Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT  12,764,021
  403,094 Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT*   6,582,525
         77,296,478
  Information Technology — 8.2%  
  141,851 Akamai Technologies, Inc.*  14,836,196
   65,609 F5 Networks, Inc.*  13,041,757
  111,646 Leidos Holdings, Inc.  10,732,530
   83,410 PTC, Inc.*   9,991,684
   89,566 Qorvo, Inc.*  14,974,539
  597,176 Rackspace Technology, Inc.*   8,491,843
         72,068,549
  Materials — 6.5%  
  276,518 Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. *   8,071,560
  203,819 Berry Global Group, Inc.*  12,408,501
  124,953 FMC Corp.  11,440,697
  739,979 Livent Corp.*  17,100,915
  258,992 Valvoline, Inc.   8,075,370
         57,097,043
  Energy — 5.0%  
  138,229 ChampionX Corp.*   3,090,800
  164,548 Cimarex Energy Co.  14,348,586
   96,716 Pioneer Natural Resources  16,104,181
  140,531 Valero Energy Corp.   9,917,273
         43,460,840
  Total Common Stocks $869,194,501
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 1.7%  
8,275,496 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω   8,275,496
6,225,459 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%∞Ω**   6,225,459
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds  $14,500,955
  Total Investment Securities—101.0%
(Cost $646,205,577)
$883,695,456
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.0%)  (8,500,466)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $875,194,990
* 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 September 30, 2021 was $6,127,398.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
 
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Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund (Continued)
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 $869,194,501 $— $— $869,194,501
Short-Term Investment Funds 14,500,955 14,500,955
Total $883,695,456 $— $— $883,695,456
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund – September 30, 2021
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 98.2%  
  Information Technology — 34.0%  
    541,638 Atlassian Corp. PLC - Class A* $  212,007,946
    506,034 Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A*    57,004,730
    445,503 Intuit, Inc.   240,353,324
    593,330 ServiceNow, Inc.*   369,211,459
    103,949 Shopify, Inc. (Canada) - Class A*   140,931,975
    408,800 Snowflake, Inc. - Class A*   123,633,384
  1,598,593 Square, Inc. - Class A*   383,406,545
    763,662 Twilio, Inc. - Class A*   243,646,361
  1,737,818 Visa, Inc. - Class A   387,098,960
        2,157,294,684
  Communication Services — 32.0%  
    229,752 Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A*   167,158,365
    748,876 Facebook, Inc. - Class A*   254,161,026
  1,498,664 Match Group, Inc.*   235,275,261
    788,740 Netflix, Inc.*   481,399,571
  2,071,063 Sea Ltd. (Taiwan) ADR*   660,109,910
  3,280,540 Warner Music Group Corp. - Class A   140,210,280
  1,076,615 Zillow Group, Inc. - Class C*    94,892,846
        2,033,207,259
  Consumer Discretionary — 13.8%  
    632,392 Airbnb, Inc. - Class A*   106,083,758
     85,171 Amazon.com, Inc.*   279,790,142
    302,206 Carvana Co.*    91,127,197
    823,902 DoorDash, Inc. - Class A*   169,707,334
    408,964 Fiverr International Ltd. (Israel)*    74,709,543
  1,289,386 Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. - Class A*   155,744,935
          877,162,909
  Health Care — 12.1%  
    340,164 Align Technology, Inc.*   226,355,330
    303,160 DexCom, Inc.*   165,786,078
  1,032,995 Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*   116,945,364
  1,373,263 Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*   126,999,362
    691,206 Zoetis, Inc.   134,190,733
          770,276,867
  Industrials — 6.3%  
  2,099,642 CoStar Group, Inc.*   180,695,191
  4,823,510 Uber Technologies, Inc.*   216,093,248
          396,788,439
  Total Common Stocks $6,234,730,158
Shares       Market
Value
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 2.1%  
128,986,854 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω $  128,986,854
  7,374,840 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%∞Ω**     7,374,840
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds   $136,361,694
  Total Investment Securities—100.3%
(Cost $3,237,766,683)
$6,371,091,852
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3%)   (18,894,287)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $6,352,197,565
* 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 September 30, 2021 was $7,435,076.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
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 $6,234,730,158 $— $— $6,234,730,158
Short-Term Investment Funds 136,361,694 136,361,694
Total $6,371,091,852 $— $— $6,371,091,852
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Portfolio of Investments
Touchstone Small Cap Fund – September 30, 2021
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 96.7%  
  Industrials — 25.7%  
   32,453 Armstrong World Industries, Inc. $ 3,098,288
   91,783 Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.*  3,447,370
   46,199 Kaman Corp.  1,647,918
   30,918 Landstar System, Inc.  4,879,479
   26,275 ManTech International Corp. - Class A  1,994,798
   31,910 Masonite International Corp. *  3,386,608
   43,910 Matson, Inc.  3,543,976
   11,537 UniFirst Corp.  2,452,997
        24,451,434
  Consumer Discretionary — 21.7%  
   59,264 Acushnet Holdings Corp.  2,767,629
    3,484 Graham Holdings Co. - Class B  2,052,633
   38,218 Malibu Boats, Inc. - Class A*  2,674,496
   21,640 Murphy USA, Inc.  3,619,506
   40,985 Penske Automotive Group, Inc.  4,123,091
  115,907 Tempur Sealy International, Inc.  5,379,244
        20,616,599
  Financials — 14.3%  
   66,239 Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.  2,440,907
   84,439 Cannae Holdings, Inc.*  2,626,897
   76,118 Moelis & Co. - Class A  4,709,421
    3,520 White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.  3,765,027
        13,542,252
  Materials — 9.8%  
   92,825 GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*  2,034,724
   50,581 Ingevity Corp.*  3,609,966
    9,473 NewMarket Corp.  3,209,169
   39,290 Tredegar Corp.    478,552
         9,332,411
  Information Technology — 8.5%  
   82,049 ACI Worldwide, Inc.*  2,521,366
   78,254 CTS Corp.  2,418,831
   27,803 Qualys, Inc.*  3,094,196
         8,034,393
  Real Estate — 7.8%  
  114,516 Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. REIT  2,684,255
   79,297 Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. REIT  2,213,972
   37,421 First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT  1,948,886
   30,324 Tejon Ranch Co.*    538,554
         7,385,667
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Health Care — 4.3%  
   23,444 Haemonetics Corp.* $ 1,654,912
   31,164 LivaNova PLC*  2,467,877
         4,122,789
  Consumer Staples — 3.5%  
   31,982 Energizer Holdings, Inc.  1,248,897
   27,398 PriceSmart, Inc.  2,124,715
         3,373,612
  Energy — 1.1%  
   40,528 Dril-Quip, Inc. *  1,020,495
  Total Common Stocks $91,879,652
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 3.3%  
3,100,211 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω  3,100,211
  Total Investment Securities—100.0%
(Cost $72,497,054)
$94,979,863
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0%)    (19,236)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $94,960,627
* Non-income producing security.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $91,879,652 $— $— $91,879,652
Short-Term Investment Fund 3,100,211 3,100,211
Total $94,979,863 $— $— $94,979,863
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund – September 30, 2021
Shares       Market
Value
  Common Stocks — 97.3%  
  Industrials — 22.3%  
   18,004 Altra Industrial Motion Corp. $   996,521
   14,618 BWX Technologies, Inc.    787,325
    3,319 CACI International, Inc. - Class A*    869,910
   13,433 CIRCOR International, Inc. *    443,423
   13,324 Clean Harbors, Inc. *  1,383,964
    4,706 EMCOR Group, Inc.    542,978
   19,674 Enerpac Tool Group Corp.    407,842
   11,014 EnPro Industries, Inc.    959,540
    7,479 Gates Industrial Corp. PLC*    121,683
   30,768 Harsco Corp.*    521,518
   12,837 Hexcel Corp.*    762,389
    8,526 Hillenbrand, Inc.    363,634
   14,039 Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*    730,028
   14,558 ITT, Inc.  1,249,659
   15,774 Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A    297,813
   16,347 Korn/Ferry International  1,182,869
    9,589 Masonite International Corp. *  1,017,681
   12,696 Regal-Beloit Corp.  1,908,717
   11,422 SPX FLOW, Inc.    834,948
    8,650 Standex International Corp.    855,572
   11,012 Zurn Water Solutions Corp.    707,961
        16,945,975
  Financials — 21.7%  
   34,875 Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The) (Bermuda)  1,238,411
   39,088 BankUnited, Inc.  1,634,660
  106,026 FNB Corp.  1,232,022
    9,127 Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)  1,183,042
    4,487 Kemper Corp.    299,687
   98,508 MGIC Investment Corp.  1,473,680
   26,228 PacWest Bancorp  1,188,653
   21,375 Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.  2,010,960
   71,255 Sterling Bancorp.  1,778,525
   71,890 Umpqua Holdings Corp.  1,455,772
   26,533 Univest Financial Corp.    726,739
   17,782 Western Alliance Bancorp  1,935,037
    4,697 Wintrust Financial Corp.    377,498
        16,534,686
  Consumer Staples — 8.8%  
    9,370 Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.    338,819
    8,781 Energizer Holdings, Inc.    342,898
    8,456 Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*    361,748
   94,896 Hostess Brands, Inc.*  1,648,343
   13,508 Ingredion, Inc.  1,202,347
    8,557 MGP Ingredients, Inc.    557,061
    8,623 Performance Food Group Co.*    400,625
    7,312 Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.    699,539
   28,027 TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*  1,117,717
         6,669,097
  Consumer Discretionary — 8.2%  
   24,668 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.    636,434
   12,788 Callaway Golf Co. *    353,333
    4,063 Carter's, Inc.    395,086
    6,274 Dorman Products, Inc.*    593,960
   44,857 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*    793,969
    9,040 Murphy USA, Inc.  1,512,030
    5,298 Oxford Industries, Inc.    477,721
   14,292 Steven Madden Ltd.    573,967
   11,048 Urban Outfitters, Inc.*    328,015
   13,759 Vista Outdoor, Inc.*    554,625
         6,219,140
Shares       Market
Value
     
  Real Estate — 7.8%  
   15,872 American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT $   768,998
   87,979 Chimera Investment Corp. REIT  1,306,488
   40,838 Columbia Property Trust, Inc. REIT    776,739
   18,440 Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT    497,511
   23,866 Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT    412,405
   39,787 Lexington Realty Trust REIT    507,284
  114,779 Newmark Group, Inc. - Class A  1,642,488
         5,911,913
  Information Technology — 7.4%  
   11,677 Belden, Inc.    680,302
    5,911 ExlService Holdings, Inc.*    727,762
   82,525 Harmonic, Inc.*    722,094
    8,473 MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*    549,643
   41,607 Rackspace Technology, Inc.*    591,652
    6,058 Rogers Corp.*  1,129,696
   80,740 Viavi Solutions, Inc.*  1,270,848
         5,671,997
  Materials — 6.5%  
    9,829 Cabot Corp.    492,629
    8,745 Ingevity Corp.*    624,131
    5,681 Innospec, Inc.    478,454
   58,469 Livent Corp.*  1,351,219
   60,203 O-I Glass, Inc.*    859,097
   12,287 Silgan Holdings, Inc.    471,329
   22,142 Valvoline, Inc.    690,387
         4,967,246
  Utilities — 4.9%  
   11,136 Black Hills Corp.    698,895
    8,962 IDACORP, Inc.    926,492
   34,692 Portland General Electric Co.  1,630,177
    8,097 Spire, Inc.    495,374
         3,750,938
  Health Care — 4.6%  
   23,841 Envista Holdings Corp.*    996,792
   12,101 Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*    828,677
    9,274 NuVasive, Inc.*    555,049
   20,591 Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*  1,155,361
         3,535,879
  Energy — 3.2%  
   25,691 Cactus, Inc. - Class A    969,064
   17,534 Helmerich & Payne, Inc.    480,607
   18,105 PDC Energy, Inc.    857,996
   23,489 Select Energy Services, Inc. - Class A*    121,908
         2,429,575
  Communication Services — 1.9%  
    5,250 Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.    371,910
   55,961 TEGNA, Inc.  1,103,550
         1,475,460
  Total Common Stocks $74,111,906
  Exchange-Traded Fund — 1.5%  
    6,910 iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF  1,107,189
 
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Shares       Market
Value
  Short-Term Investment Funds — 2.2%  
1,103,922 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω $ 1,103,922
  593,895 Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%∞Ω**    593,895
  Total Short-Term Investment Funds  $1,697,817
  Total Investment Securities—101.0%
(Cost $54,934,053)
$76,916,912
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.0%)   (766,894)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $76,150,018
* 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 September 30, 2021 was $584,442.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $74,111,906 $— $— $74,111,906
Exchange-Traded Fund 1,107,189 1,107,189
Short-Term Investment Funds 1,697,817 1,697,817
Total $76,916,912 $— $— $76,916,912
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund – September 30, 2021
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 40.1%
$  8,055,018 ACC Auto Trust, Ser 2021-A, Class A, 144a, 1.080%, 4/15/27     $    8,063,320
     817,222 Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate, Ser 2005-4, Class M1, (1M LIBOR +0.675%), 0.761%, 10/25/35(A)           816,883
     631,701 American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-1, Class D, 144a, 3.930%, 4/10/24           634,239
   4,200,000 American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-2, Class E, 144a, 5.160%, 9/10/24         4,345,343
   3,000,000 American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-3, Class E, 144a, 5.170%, 10/15/24         3,087,756
  11,000,000 American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-1, Class D, 144a, 3.810%, 4/14/25        11,270,737
   1,803,729 American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-2, Class C, 144a, 3.170%, 6/12/25         1,817,216
   9,285,000 American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Ser 2020-1, Class C, 144a, 2.190%, 3/13/26         9,373,820
   1,228,490 American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Ser 2020-3, Class A, 144a, 0.620%, 10/13/23         1,228,790
   2,480,001 American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Ser 2020-4, Class A, 144a, 0.530%, 3/13/24         2,481,489
   2,269,281 American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Ser 2021-1, Class A, 144a, 0.350%, 5/13/24         2,269,739
   5,812,000 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2017-2, Class D, 3.420%, 4/18/23         5,849,860
   3,850,942 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2017-3, Class C, 2.690%, 6/19/23         3,865,539
   5,609,413 Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust Series OOMC, Ser 2006-HE3, Class A5, (1M LIBOR +0.270%), 0.626%, 3/25/36(A)         5,625,326
     242,296 Avery Point IV CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2014-1A, Class BR, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.600%), 1.725%, 4/25/26(A)           242,378
     219,935 Avid Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-1, Class A, 144a, 2.620%, 2/15/24           220,390
   6,048,000 BDS Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2020-FL5, Class B, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.800%), 1.964%, 2/16/37(A)         6,049,914
   1,430,241 Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2006-SD2, Class M1, (1M LIBOR +0.825%), 0.911%, 6/25/36(A)         1,431,962
  10,250,000 Black Diamond CLO, Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2017-1A, Class A1AR, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.050%), 1.175%, 4/24/29(A)        10,250,892
   4,897,849 BSPRT Issuer Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-FL4, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.050%), 1.134%, 9/15/35(A)         4,897,855
     942,061 BSPRT Issuer Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-FL5, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.150%), 1.234%, 5/15/29(A)           941,482
   3,767,400 CIFC Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2012-2RA, Class A1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.800%), 0.934%, 1/20/28(A)         3,767,520
     679,062 CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-D, Class C, 144a, 3.830%, 9/15/23           680,426
   1,111,625 CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-A, Class C, 144a, 3.890%, 12/16/24         1,119,213
   1,880,067 CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2020-C, Class A, 144a, 0.630%, 3/15/24         1,880,803
   3,500,000 CPS Auto Trust, Ser 2018-C, Class D, 144a, 4.400%, 6/17/24         3,559,241
     122,383 Crossroads Asset Trust, Ser 2021-A, Class A1, 144a, 0.374%, 12/20/21           122,389
  5,090,000 Crossroads Asset Trust, Ser 2021-A, Class A2, 144a, 0.820%, 3/20/24          5,095,252
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 40.1% (Continued)
$  1,403,030 Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2017-3, Class D, 144a, 3.530%, 12/15/23     $    1,410,283
   2,096,744 Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-1, Class D, 3.810%, 5/15/24         2,113,761
   4,956,376 Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-2, Class D, 4.140%, 8/15/24         5,033,513
     725,972 Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-1, Class C, 3.780%, 4/15/25           730,069
     559,806 Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-4, Class B, 2.230%, 1/16/24           560,249
   1,768,712 DT Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2018-1A, Class D, 144a, 3.810%, 12/15/23         1,774,423
     102,117 DT Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2018-3A, Class C, 144a, 3.790%, 7/15/24           102,258
  14,980,000 DT Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2018-3A, Class D, 144a, 4.190%, 7/15/24        15,266,594
   3,144,914 DT Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2019-1A, Class C, 144a, 3.610%, 11/15/24         3,161,289
   3,012,299 DT Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2019-3A, Class C, 144a, 2.740%, 4/15/25         3,041,122
  10,000,000 DT Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2020-1A, Class C, 144a, 2.290%, 11/17/25        10,175,129
   1,223,529 DT Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2020-2A, Class A, 144a, 1.140%, 1/16/24         1,226,001
   3,253,194 DT Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2020-3A, Class A, 144a, 0.540%, 4/15/24         3,256,410
   2,207,836 DT Auto Owner Trust, Ser 2021-1A, Class A, 144a, 0.350%, 1/15/25         2,208,773
   2,500,009 Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC, Ser 2016-A, Class A, 144a, 2.730%, 4/25/28         2,540,616
   7,044,406 Encina Equipment Finance LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A1, 144a, 0.500%, 9/15/25         7,049,398
   3,796,353 Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-2A, Class D, 144a, 4.040%, 3/15/24         3,882,952
      74,145 Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-4A, Class C, 144a, 3.970%, 9/15/23            74,262
     485,193 Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-1A, Class C, 144a, 3.820%, 12/16/24           486,935
   4,160,000 Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2020-1A, Class C, 144a, 2.490%, 1/15/25         4,212,994
   6,386,424 FCI Funding LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A, 144a, 1.130%, 4/15/33         6,390,538
   2,484,316 Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Ser 2016-4, Class D, 144a, 3.890%, 11/15/22         2,487,887
   1,588,650 Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Ser 2017-1, Class D, 144a, 4.230%, 5/15/23         1,598,857
     844,002 Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Ser 2017-3, Class C, 144a, 2.910%, 9/15/23           845,775
     143,557 Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Ser 2018-3, Class B, 144a, 3.590%, 12/16/24           143,774
  10,000,000 Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Ser 2019-1, Class C, 144a, 3.600%, 2/18/25        10,220,752
   1,445,282 Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Ser 2019-3, Class A, 144a, 2.330%, 2/15/24         1,451,503
   4,147,472 FNA VI LLC, Ser 2021-1A, Class A, 144a, 1.350%, 1/10/32         4,143,228
     142,031 FNMA REMIC Trust, Ser 2001-W4, Class AF5, 5.614%, 2/25/32(A)(B)           168,382
     630,000 Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-1, Class E, 144a, 5.560%, 1/16/24           636,718
   4,680,000 Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-2, Class D, 144a, 4.330%, 7/15/24         4,798,989
     799,328 GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust, Ser 2019-4A, Class A, 144a, 2.470%, 11/15/23            801,513
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 40.1% (Continued)
$  3,350,000 GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust, Ser 2019-4A, Class B, 144a, 2.780%, 9/16/24     $    3,399,514
   1,006,861 GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust, Ser 2020-1A, Class A, 144a, 2.170%, 2/15/24         1,010,655
   1,708,271 GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust, Ser 2020-4A, Class A, 144a, 0.520%, 2/15/24         1,709,559
     592,262 GLS Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-3A, Class B, 144a, 3.780%, 8/15/23           594,236
   8,168,890 GLS Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2021-2A, Class A, 144a, 0.310%, 11/15/24         8,166,840
     974,843 Grand Avenue CRE, Ltd., Ser 2019-FL1, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.120%), 1.204%, 6/15/37(A)           974,539
   7,250,000 Grand Avenue CRE, Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2020-FL2, Class C, 144a, (SOFR30A +3.734%), 3.784%, 3/15/35(A)         7,295,246
     499,517 Home Equity Asset Trust, Ser 2005-3, Class M4, (1M LIBOR +0.640%), 1.046%, 8/25/35(A)           499,735
     172,921 Home Equity Asset Trust, Ser 2005-8, Class M1, (1M LIBOR +0.430%), 0.731%, 2/25/36(A)           172,904
   3,124,762 Magnetite XVI Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2015-16A, Class AR, 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.800%), 0.934%, 1/18/28(A)         3,123,356
   7,175,000 MF1, Ltd., Ser 2020-FL4, Class A, 144a, (SOFR30A +1.814%), 1.864%, 11/15/35(A)         7,216,235
   4,000,000 MF1, Ltd., Ser 2020-FL4, Class AS, 144a, (SOFR30A +2.214%), 2.264%, 11/15/35(A)         4,029,981
   1,963,000 MF1, Ltd., Ser 2020-FL4, Class C, 144a, (SOFR30A +3.714%), 3.764%, 11/15/35(A)         1,992,380
   1,287,321 Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2017-1, Class A1, 144a, 2.750%, 11/25/58(A)(B)         1,293,199
   9,700,000 Monroe Capital Mml CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2017-1A, Class AR, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.300%), 1.438%, 4/22/29(A)         9,696,343
   6,250,000 Neuberger Berman CLO XV (Cayman Islands), Ser 2013-15A, Class A1R2, 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.920%), 1.046%, 10/15/29(A)         6,250,700
   2,557,032 NMEF Funding LLC, Ser 2021-A, Class A1, 144a, 0.341%, 3/15/22         2,557,288
   1,178,107 Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2018-4A, Class A1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.900%), 1.025%, 11/15/26(A)         1,178,420
   2,365,642 Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-1A, Class A1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.050%), 1.184%, 4/20/27(A)         2,366,032
   4,017,057 Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2019-3A, Class A1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.850%), 0.981%, 8/20/27(A)         4,017,700
   3,110,673 Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2020-1A, Class A1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.025%), 0.931%, 2/20/28(A)         3,110,850
  10,500,000 Palmer Square Loan Funding, Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2021-4A, Class A1, 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.800%), 1.000%, 10/15/29(A)        10,500,000
   2,927,098 Peaks CLO 1 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2014-1A, Class A2R, 144a, (3M LIBOR +1.410%), 1.535%, 7/25/30(A)         2,927,291
   1,444,077 Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-1A, Class C, 144a, 3.750%, 10/15/24         1,455,823
   2,250,000 Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-1A, Class D, 144a, 4.140%, 10/15/24         2,302,070
   6,783,300 Progress Residential Trust, Ser 2019-SFR1, Class A, 144a, 3.422%, 8/17/35         6,853,885
  2,289,781 RAMP Series Trust, Ser 2005-RS6, Class M4, (1M LIBOR +0.975%), 1.061%, 6/25/35(A)          2,293,861
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Asset-Backed Securities — 40.1% (Continued)
$  3,278,981 RAMP Series Trust, Ser 2006-NC3, Class A3, (1M LIBOR +0.540%), 0.626%, 3/25/36(A)     $    3,276,559
     775,831 RAMP Series Trust, Ser 2006-RZ5, Class A3, (1M LIBOR +0.250%), 0.336%, 8/25/46(A)           775,485
   3,095,646 RAMP Trust, Ser 2005-RS5, Class M4, (1M LIBOR +0.640%), 1.046%, 5/25/35(A)         3,086,307
     518,000 Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2020-BA, Class A2, 144a, 0.380%, 2/15/23           518,043
   4,900,000 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2017-3, Class E, 4.970%, 1/15/25         4,944,283
   8,919,153 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-1, Class D, 3.320%, 3/15/24         8,994,376
   5,000,000 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-1, Class E, 144a, 4.370%, 5/15/25         5,084,245
   1,359,466 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-2, Class C, 2.900%, 10/15/24         1,369,006
   1,112,323 Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Ser 2016-3A, Class B, 144a, 2.630%, 10/20/33         1,112,944
     565,993 Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Ser 2019-1A, Class B, 144a, 3.420%, 1/20/36           583,097
     779,250 Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Ser 2005-1, Class M2, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.720%), 0.806%, 2/25/35(A)           781,195
   4,183,417 Symphony CLO XIV Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2014-14A, Class AR, 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.950%), 1.083%, 7/14/26(A)         4,183,589
   1,814,901 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-4, Class A2, 144a, 3.750%, 4/25/55(A)(B)         1,820,033
   3,726,744 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-3, Class A1, 144a, 2.250%, 4/25/56(A)(B)         3,735,306
   6,232,730 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-1, Class A1, 144a, 2.750%, 10/25/56(A)(B)         6,316,886
   9,167,741 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-5, Class A1, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.600%), 0.686%, 2/25/57(A)         9,167,670
   3,843,813 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-HY1, Class A1, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.000%), 1.086%, 10/25/48(A)         3,866,564
   2,549,682 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-MH1, Class A1, 144a, 3.000%, 11/25/58(A)(B)         2,585,533
   3,870,387 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-SJ3, Class A1, 144a, 3.000%, 11/25/59(A)(B)         3,877,846
   7,791,000 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-SJ3, Class A2, 144a, 3.000%, 11/25/59(A)(B)         7,803,003
   7,500,000 Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-SJ3, Class M1, 144a, 3.250%, 11/25/59(A)(B)         7,505,074
   1,319,692 Tricon American Homes Trust, Ser 2017-SFR2, Class A, 144a, 2.928%, 1/17/36         1,342,083
   2,101,274 United Auto Credit Securitization Trust, Ser 2020-1, Class B, 144a, 1.470%, 11/10/22         2,102,680
   1,130,693 Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-2A, Class D, 144a, 4.000%, 1/16/24         1,136,572
  12,000,000 Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-2A, Class E, 144a, 4.860%, 1/16/24        12,180,880
   2,831,471 Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2018-3A, Class D, 144a, 4.000%, 10/16/23         2,860,361
   4,844,566 Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-1A, Class C, 144a, 3.450%, 3/15/24         4,863,553
   8,200,000 Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-1A, Class E, 144a, 4.490%, 7/15/24         8,529,118
  10,000,000 Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2019-2A, Class D, 144a, 3.200%, 11/15/24        10,252,273
  5,832,786 Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser 2020-3A, Class A2, 144a, 0.560%, 5/15/24         5,840,261
  Total Asset-Backed Securities   $430,468,188
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 21.2%
$  1,383,652 AREIT Trust, Ser 2019-CRE3, Class A, 144a, (SOFR30A +1.134%), 1.184%, 9/14/36(A)     $    1,383,156
   7,000,000 AREIT Trust, Ser 2020-CRE4, Class C, 144a, (SOFR30A +3.222%), 3.272%, 4/15/37(A)         7,094,969
   4,800,000 Austin Fairmont Hotel Trust, Ser 2019-FAIR, Class C, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.450%), 1.534%, 9/15/32(A)         4,778,908
   8,145,000 BHMS, Ser 2018-ATLS, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.250%), 1.334%, 7/15/35(A)         8,166,665
   8,900,000 BPR Trust, Ser 2021-KEN, Class B, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.950%), 2.034%, 2/15/29(A)         8,904,170
   3,838,920 BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-IND, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.750%), 0.834%, 11/15/35(A)         3,841,248
   6,631,939 BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-XL, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.970%), 1.004%, 10/15/36(A)         6,644,764
  12,119,526 BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-XL, Class B, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.080%), 1.164%, 10/15/36(A)        12,127,128
   4,734,478 BX Trust, Ser 2019-RP, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.045%), 1.129%, 6/15/34(A)         4,731,633
   8,245,000 BXMT LTD (Cayman Islands), Ser 2020-FL2, Class AS, 144a, (SOFR30A +1.264%), 1.314%, 2/15/38(A)         8,229,575
   6,494,000 BXMT Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2020-FL2, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.900%), 1.064%, 2/15/38(A)         6,487,893
   7,200,000 BXP Trust, Ser 2017-CQHP, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.850%), 0.934%, 11/15/34(A)         7,145,296
   2,100,000 CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-VN05, Class C, 144a, 3.703%, 3/13/35(A)(B)         2,163,585
   2,144,448 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-GC11, Class AAB, 2.690%, 4/10/46         2,169,546
   1,026,729 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-GC35, Class A2, 3.063%, 11/10/48         1,027,057
  16,941,000 COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-CR2, Class A4, 3.147%, 8/15/45        17,127,090
   5,072,113 COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-LC4, Class A4, 3.288%, 12/10/44         5,072,993
  34,822,497 COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-UBS3, Class XA, 1.225%, 6/10/47(A)(B)(C)           817,277
   2,680,000 CSMC Trust, Ser 2017-CHOP, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.750%), 1.084%, 7/15/32(A)         2,673,484
   6,080,000 CSMC Trust, Ser 2017-PFHP, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.950%), 1.034%, 12/15/30(A)         6,080,739
  10,177,972 DBGS Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-BIOD, Class B, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.888%), 0.972%, 5/15/35(A)        10,190,701
118,906,000 GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Ser 2017-SLP, Class XA, 144a, 1.325%, 10/10/32(A)(B)(C)           955,231
  94,257,000 HONO Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-LULU, Class XCP, 144a, 0.508%, 10/15/36(A)(B)(C)           462,798
   2,937,026 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2012-CBX, Class A4, 3.483%, 6/15/45         2,967,346
     102,036 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2012-CBX, Class A4FL, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.300%), 1.384%, 6/15/45(A)           102,150
  13,021,156 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2016-WIKI, Class C, 144a, 3.554%, 10/5/31        13,016,205
  2,750,000 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2019-MFP, Class C, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.360%), 1.444%, 7/15/36(A)          2,736,235
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 21.2%
(Continued)
$  3,478,355 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2014-C24, Class A2, 2.940%, 11/15/47     $    3,498,918
   5,000,000 MF1 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Ser 2020-FL3, Class AS, 144a, (1M LIBOR +2.850%), 3.014%, 7/15/35(A)         5,068,716
   4,790,000 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2012-C5, Class E, 144a, 4.813%, 8/15/45(A)(B)         4,829,304
   7,630,084 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2012-C6, Class A4, 2.858%, 11/15/45         7,733,030
     601,321 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2013-C10, Class A3FL, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.000%), 1.084%, 7/15/46(A)           602,872
   1,739,656 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2013-C8, Class ASB, 2.699%, 12/15/48         1,760,358
   2,202,679 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser 2012-C4, Class A4, 3.244%, 3/15/45         2,214,853
   1,111,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser 2017-CLS, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.700%), 0.784%, 11/15/34(A)         1,111,000
   8,700,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser 2017-CLS, Class B, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.850%), 0.934%, 11/15/34(A)         8,699,998
   8,564,922 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser 2018-BOP, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.850%), 0.934%, 8/15/33(A)         8,559,841
   2,024,500 Ready Captial Mortgage Financing, Ser 2019-FL3, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.000%), 1.086%, 3/25/34(A)         2,017,953
   1,216,803 ReadyCap Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-4, Class A, 144a, 3.390%, 2/27/51         1,253,645
   3,442,841 Tharaldson Hotel Portfolio Trust, Ser 2018-THL, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.750%), 0.983%, 11/11/34(A)         3,443,855
     601,347 UBS-Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2011-C1, Class XA, 144a, 1.627%, 1/10/45(A)(B)(C)                19
   7,195,754 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-C38, Class A2, 3.043%, 7/15/50         7,261,613
  11,718,973 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-C7, Class AFL, 144a, (1M LIBOR +1.200%), 1.284%, 6/15/45(A)        11,711,982
  10,450,000 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-C12, Class D, 144a, 4.520%, 3/15/48(A)(B)        10,320,861
    456,223 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-C19, Class A3, 3.660%, 3/15/47           452,480
  Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities   $227,639,140
  Corporate Bonds — 19.0%  
  Utilities — 7.0%  
   5,000,000 Atmos Energy Corp., (3M LIBOR +0.380%), 0.496%, 3/9/23(A)     5,000,682
   8,000,000 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., (3M LIBOR +0.500%), 0.620%, 3/2/23(A)     8,001,273
  10,000,000 Cleco Power LLC, 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.500%), 0.616%, 6/15/23(A)    10,000,729
   7,225,000 Dominion Energy, Inc., (3M LIBOR +0.530%), 0.646%, 9/15/23(A)     7,226,705
  10,000,000 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., (3M LIBOR +0.270%), 0.401%, 2/22/23(A)    10,000,626
  7,500,000 ONE Gas, Inc., (3M LIBOR +0.610%), 0.724%, 3/11/23(A)      7,500,518
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  Corporate Bonds — 19.0% (Continued)  
  Utilities — (Continued)  
$  7,000,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Co., (1M LIBOR +1.200%), 1.500%, 11/15/21(A) $    7,003,267
   7,500,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 1.750%, 6/16/22     7,488,010
   7,000,000 Southern California Edison Co., (3M LIBOR +0.270%), 0.389%, 12/3/21(A)     7,000,888
   2,500,000 Southern California Edison Co., Ser F, (SOFR +0.350%), 0.400%, 6/13/22(A)     2,501,230
  3,000,000 Southern California Gas Co., (3M LIBOR +0.350%), 0.466%, 9/14/23(A)     3,001,081
           74,725,009
  Financials — 2.6%  
   4,367,000 Comerica, Inc., 3.700%, 7/31/23     4,611,846
   4,000,000 FNB Corp., 2.200%, 2/24/23     4,058,531
   2,000,000 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 0.700%, 6/15/23     2,008,442
   3,800,000 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan), (1 Year CMT Rate +0.680%), 0.848%, 9/15/24     3,816,606
   7,000,000 National Bank of Canada (Canada), (1 Year CMT Rate +0.770%), 0.900%, 8/15/23     7,029,122
   2,800,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. (Japan), 144a, 0.800%, 9/12/23     2,816,850
  4,000,000 UBS Group AG (Switzerland), 144a, (1 Year CMT Rate +0.830%), 1.008%, 7/30/24     4,025,600
           28,366,997
  Health Care — 2.0%  
  11,500,000 AbbVie, Inc., 3.450%, 3/15/22    11,602,334
   7,225,000 Dignity Health, 3.125%, 11/1/22     7,420,606
  2,500,000 Upjohn, Inc., 144a, 1.125%, 6/22/22     2,513,259
           21,536,199
  Consumer Staples — 1.6%  
   3,350,000 7-Eleven, Inc., 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.450%), 0.578%, 8/10/22(A)     3,350,805
   2,800,000 Mondelez International, Inc., 0.625%, 7/1/22     2,807,958
   5,500,000 Nestle Holdings, Inc., 144a, 0.375%, 1/15/24     5,478,345
   1,570,000 Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom), 144a, (3M LIBOR +0.560%), 0.689%, 6/24/22(A)     1,576,141
  4,500,000 Triton Container International, Ltd. (Bermuda), 144a, 0.800%, 8/1/23     4,496,065
           17,709,314
  Consumer Discretionary — 1.5%  
   3,500,000 American Honda Finance Corp., MTN, 0.875%, 7/7/23     3,527,109
   5,000,000 Hyundai Capital America, 144a, 0.800%, 1/8/24     4,978,341
   2,500,000 Hyundai Capital America, 144a, 2.375%, 2/10/23     2,554,899
  5,000,000 Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan), 0.681%, 3/25/24     5,005,705
           16,066,054
  Industrials — 1.2%  
 12,500,000 Otis Worldwide Corp., (3M LIBOR +0.650%), 0.595%, 4/5/23(A)    12,501,272
  Materials — 1.1%  
   7,000,000 LYB International Finance III LLC, (3M LIBOR +1.000%), 1.131%, 10/1/23(A)     7,004,076
  5,000,000 Nutrien Ltd. (Canada), 1.900%, 5/13/23     5,107,251
           12,111,327
  Information Technology — 0.9%  
 10,000,000 SK Hynix, Inc. (South Korea), 144a, 1.000%, 1/19/24     9,946,400
  Real Estate — 0.6%  
  6,040,000 SBA Tower Trust REIT, 144a, 3.722%, 4/11/23     6,054,023
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Energy — 0.5%  
$  5,000,000 Energy Transfer Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp., 4.500%, 11/1/23 $    5,319,819
  Total Corporate Bonds   $204,336,414
  Commercial Paper — 10.9%
  11,500,000 AT&T, Inc., 0.422%, 12/15/21(D)        11,495,606
  22,600,000 Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 0.200%, 10/13/21(D)        22,598,939
   4,300,000 Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 0.210%, 10/27/21(D)         4,299,526
   1,700,000 Glencore PLC, 0.240%, 10/8/21(D)         1,699,945
   5,000,000 Glencore PLC, 0.240%, 10/14/21(D)         4,999,660
  10,150,000 New Jersey Natural Gas Co., 0.160%, 10/6/21(D)        10,149,882
   5,200,000 Oglethorpe, Inc., 0.180%, 10/28/21(D)         5,199,438
  11,000,000 Relx Inc., 0.090%, 10/1/21(D)        10,999,960
   4,500,000 Sinopec Century Bright Capital Investment Ltd., 0.220%, 10/19/21(D)         4,499,534
  25,000,000 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc., 0.120%, 10/1/21(D)        24,999,917
 15,700,000 Ventas Realty LP, 0.120%, 10/1/21(D)        15,699,947
  Total Commercial Paper   $116,642,354
  Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 6.3%
   1,122,276 Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Ser 2003-1, Class 5A1, 2.176%, 4/25/33(A)(B)††         1,185,607
     131,120 Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2003-AC7, Class A2, 5.750%, 1/25/34(A)(B)††           133,458
   6,582,214 BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Ser 2019-NQM1, Class A1, 144a, 2.666%, 7/25/59(A)(B)         6,609,191
   5,057,964 BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Ser 2019-NQM2, Class A1, 144a, 2.748%, 11/25/59(A)(B)         5,089,379
  15,742,985 Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Ser 2021-HB6, Class A, 144a, 0.898%, 6/25/36(A)(B)        15,748,018
   6,785,959 CFMT LLC, Ser 2020-HB4, Class A, 144a, 0.946%, 12/26/30(A)(B)         6,798,223
      12,838 Community Program Loan Trust, Ser 1987-A, Class A5, 4.500%, 4/1/29            12,886
   1,721,193 GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2003-13, Class 1A1, 2.609%, 10/25/33(A)(B)         1,839,627
      64,978 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2006-A4, Class 2A2, 2.319%, 6/25/36(A)(B)            53,464
      59,513 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Ser 2004-1, Class 1A, 1.980%, 12/25/34(A)(B)            61,129
      17,101 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Ser 2003-A1, Class 2A, (12M LIBOR +1.625%), 1.860%, 12/25/32(A)            17,203
  10,000,000 NewRez Warehouse Securitization Trust, Ser 2021-1, Class A, 144a, (1M LIBOR +0.750%), 0.836%, 5/25/55(A)        10,010,637
     297,185 Provident Funding Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-1, Class A3, 144a, 3.000%, 2/25/50(A)(B)           297,349
     538,655 RFMSI Trust, Ser 2007-SA1, Class 1A1, 3.371%, 2/25/37(A)(B)           487,274
   2,639,556 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-7, Class B2, 3.504%, 6/25/43(A)(B)         2,669,221
   1,639,711 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-CH4, Class A13, 144a, 4.500%, 10/25/48(A)(B)         1,658,218
   6,281,345 Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Ser 2019-INV1, Class A1, 144a, 2.610%, 9/27/49(A)(B)         6,352,460
  8,201,982 Towd Point HE Trust 2021- HE1, Ser 2021-HE1, Class A1, 144a, 0.918%, 2/25/63(A)(B)         8,198,569
  Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations    $67,221,913
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 2.1%
$      1,055 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, 6.140%, 1/1/22     $        1,065
       5,598 Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Ser 2003-20E, Class 1, 4.640%, 5/1/23             5,741
      57,077 Small Business Administration Pools, (Prime Rate -2.500%), Pool #508374, (Prime Rate +(2.500)%), 0.750%, 4/25/28(A)            58,084
   5,826,600 United States International Development Finance Corp., 0.080%, 4/20/35(A)         5,826,600
   4,300,000 United States International Development Finance Corp., 0.080%, 7/5/38(A)         4,300,000
   2,090,000 United States International Development Finance Corp., 0.090%, 5/15/26(A)         2,090,000
 10,000,000 United States International Development Finance Corp., 0.090%, 9/30/27(A)        10,000,000
  Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations    $22,281,490
  Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.9%
  61,773,566 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K040, Class X1, 0.843%, 9/25/24(A)(B)(C)         1,109,076
     175,199 FHLMC REMIC, Ser 2770, Class FH, (1M LIBOR +0.400%), 0.484%, 3/15/34(A)           176,580
   1,116,985 FHLMC REMIC, Ser 4238, Class TL, 1.250%, 8/15/27         1,112,440
      45,823 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2003-119, Class PU, 4.000%, 11/25/33            46,951
      35,129 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2003-33, Class AM, 4.250%, 5/25/33            38,292
      24,644 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2003-42, Class CA, 4.000%, 5/25/33            26,222
     122,904 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2003-81, Class FE, (1M LIBOR +0.500%), 0.586%, 9/25/33(A)           124,496
     288,612 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2009-32, Class BH, 5.250%, 5/25/39           314,221
       1,163 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2011-15, Class HC, 2.500%, 3/25/26             1,167
      71,844 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2012-102, Class NA, 1.500%, 9/25/27            72,803
     109,032 FNMA REMIC, Ser 2012-47, Class AI, 3.000%, 5/25/22(C)               569
   4,535,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-K18, Class B, 144a, 4.316%, 1/25/45(A)(B)         4,576,352
   2,530,080 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-K21, Class B, 144a, 4.064%, 7/25/45(A)(B)         2,586,409
   2,965,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-K718, Class B, 144a, 3.658%, 2/25/48(A)(B)         2,986,799
   6,400,000 FREMF Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-K718, Class C, 144a, 3.658%, 2/25/48(A)(B)         6,449,597
      52,228 GNMA, Ser 2002-72, Class AB, 4.500%, 10/20/32            52,233
      24,895 GNMA, Ser 2011-57, Class BA, 3.000%, 5/20/40            25,745
      84,361 GNMA, Ser 2012-27, Class A, 1.614%, 7/16/39            84,987
    983,844 GNMA, Ser 2014-109, Class A, 2.325%, 1/16/46           984,690
  Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations    $20,769,629
  Municipal Bonds — 1.2%  
  Other Territory — 0.8%  
  1,495,000 Taxable Municipal Funding Trust, Rev., 144a, 0.260%, 11/1/24(A)(B)      1,495,000
Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
     
  Other Territory — (Continued)  
$  7,000,000 Taxable Municipal Funding Trust, Txbl Floaters Ser 2020 11, (LOC - Barclays Bank PLC), 144a, 0.260%, 9/1/30(A)(B) $    7,000,000
    100,000 Taxable Municipal Funding Trust, Txbl Muni Fltrs Btmft 2020-003, (LOC - Barclays Bank PLC), 144a, 0.260%, 1/16/25(A)(B)       100,000
            8,595,000
  Nebraska — 0.3%  
  3,000,000 Taxable Municipal Funding Trust, Rev., 144a, 0.260%, 7/1/35(A)(B)     3,000,000
  California — 0.1%  
  1,105,000 CA St Enterprise Dev Authority, Txbl Variable J Harris Indl Wt, (LOC - City National Bank), 144a, 0.430%, 9/1/41(A)(B)     1,105,000
  Total Municipal Bonds    $12,700,000
  U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 0.7%
     136,187 FHLMC, Pool #1B7189, (12M LIBOR +2.470%), 2.843%, 3/1/36(A)           145,722
     180,686 FHLMC, Pool #1H1354, (1 Year CMT Rate +2.250%), 2.339%, 11/1/36(A)           193,572
     100,979 FHLMC, Pool #1J1813, (12M LIBOR +1.925%), 2.175%, 8/1/37(A)           107,489
      89,744 FHLMC, Pool #1L0147, (1 Year CMT Rate +2.290%), 2.290%, 7/1/35(A)            89,399
      51,078 FHLMC, Pool #1Q0080, (12M LIBOR +1.663%), 1.918%, 1/1/36(A)            53,819
     123,064 FHLMC, Pool #1Q0119, (12M LIBOR +1.840%), 2.115%, 9/1/36(A)           130,709
      86,093 FHLMC, Pool #1Q0187, (12M LIBOR +1.796%), 2.255%, 12/1/36(A)            89,273
      68,915 FHLMC, Pool #1Q0339, (12M LIBOR +1.882%), 2.210%, 4/1/37(A)            73,247
     121,523 FHLMC, Pool #1Q1303, (1 Year CMT Rate +2.250%), 2.358%, 11/1/36(A)           127,832
     180,810 FHLMC, Pool #781515, (1 Year CMT Rate +2.250%), 2.375%, 4/1/34(A)           192,322
      85,122 FHLMC, Pool #782760, (1 Year CMT Rate +2.250%), 2.306%, 11/1/36(A)            91,312
      81,009 FHLMC, Pool #847795, (1 Year CMT Rate +2.277%), 2.387%, 4/1/35(A)            81,888
     219,860 FHLMC, Pool #848539, (1 Year CMT Rate +2.270%), 2.397%, 4/1/37(A)           231,015
     452,795 FHLMC, Pool #848583, (1 Year CMT Rate +2.318%), 2.429%, 1/1/36(A)           481,615
       6,573 FHLMC, Pool #A92646, 5.500%, 6/1/40             7,621
       7,059 FHLMC, Pool #C03505, 5.500%, 6/1/40             8,183
         269 FHLMC, Pool #G00100, 8.000%, 2/1/23               278
      21,359 FHLMC, Pool #G01840, 5.000%, 7/1/35            24,388
       7,185 FNMA, Pool #175123, 7.450%, 8/1/22             7,217
      65,351 FNMA, Pool #254868, 5.000%, 9/1/33            73,086
      26,007 FNMA, Pool #256272, 5.500%, 6/1/26            29,021
      46,822 FNMA, Pool #256852, 6.000%, 8/1/27            52,525
      12,089 FNMA, Pool #323832, 7.500%, 7/1/29            13,876
         520 FNMA, Pool #334593, 7.000%, 5/1/24               540
      22,075 FNMA, Pool #665773, 7.500%, 6/1/31            22,162
      79,992 FNMA, Pool #679742, (1 Year CMT Rate +2.582%), 2.833%, 1/1/40(A)            80,153
      77,855 FNMA, Pool #725424, 5.500%, 4/1/34            89,001
     255,462 FNMA, Pool #725490, (12M LIBOR +1.621%), 1.844%, 4/1/34(A)           262,253
      12,528 FNMA, Pool #735484, 5.000%, 5/1/35             14,271
 
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Principal
Amount
      Market
Value
  U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 0.7%
(Continued)
$     59,817 FNMA, Pool #791978, (6M LIBOR +1.518%), 1.768%, 9/1/34(A)     $       59,886
      74,279 FNMA, Pool #813170, (12M LIBOR +1.575%), 1.950%, 1/1/35(A)            76,708
     290,566 FNMA, Pool #815323, (6M LIBOR +1.532%), 1.747%, 1/1/35(A)           301,546
      71,723 FNMA, Pool #820364, (12M LIBOR +0.827%), 1.077%, 4/1/35(A)            71,903
     127,887 FNMA, Pool #827787, (6M LIBOR +1.550%), 1.800%, 5/1/35(A)           132,864
      44,815 FNMA, Pool #889060, 6.000%, 1/1/38            54,152
      49,117 FNMA, Pool #889061, 6.000%, 1/1/38            58,058
       2,996 FNMA, Pool #889382, 5.500%, 4/1/38             3,498
     116,707 FNMA, Pool #922674, (12M LIBOR +1.905%), 2.252%, 4/1/36(A)           123,826
      25,391 FNMA, Pool #960376, 5.500%, 12/1/37            29,635
     340,368 FNMA, Pool #995405, 5.500%, 10/1/23           350,443
      30,517 FNMA, Pool #AA1150, 4.000%, 4/1/23            32,308
       4,887 FNMA, Pool #AD0941, 5.500%, 4/1/40             5,707
      34,476 FNMA, Pool #AE0363, 5.000%, 7/1/37            39,274
      34,101 FNMA, Pool #AE5441, 5.000%, 10/1/40            38,397
      47,988 FNMA, Pool #AI6588, 4.000%, 7/1/26            50,912
      63,675 FNMA, Pool #AI8506, 4.000%, 8/1/26            67,679
      65,175 FNMA, Pool #AL0211, 5.000%, 4/1/41            74,484
       3,719 FNMA, Pool #AL0302, 5.000%, 4/1/24             3,876
     298,907 FNMA, Pool #AL0478, (12M LIBOR +1.773%), 2.146%, 4/1/36(A)           315,517
     124,490 FNMA, Pool #AL0543, 5.000%, 7/1/41           142,272
      58,172 FNMA, Pool #AL1105, 4.500%, 12/1/40            64,978
      13,422 FNMA, Pool #AL2591, 5.500%, 5/1/38            14,624
     250,987 FNMA, Pool #AL5275, (6M LIBOR +1.511%), 1.727%, 9/1/37(A)           260,571
     859,223 FNMA, Pool #AL7396, (6M LIBOR +1.535%), 1.774%, 2/1/37(A)           891,627
       1,610 GNMA, Pool #344233, 8.000%, 2/15/23             1,629
       6,494 GNMA, Pool #345123, 8.000%, 12/15/23             6,521
         417 GNMA, Pool #780322, 8.000%, 11/15/22               418
     220,006 GNMA, Pool #80826, (1 Year CMT Rate +1.500%), 2.000%, 2/20/34(A)           228,986
      90,800 GNMA, Pool #80889, (1 Year CMT Rate +1.500%), 1.875%, 4/20/34(A)            94,531
     178,026 GNMA, Pool #81016, (1 Year CMT Rate +1.500%), 2.250%, 8/20/34(A)           185,247
     210,720 GNMA, Pool #82760, (1 Year CMT Rate +1.500%), 2.000%, 3/20/41(A)           220,165
      71,952 GNMA, Pool #MA2392, (1 Year CMT Rate +1.500%), 2.125%, 11/20/44(A)            74,380
    371,344 GNMA, Pool #MA2466, (1 Year CMT Rate +1.500%), 2.125%, 12/20/44(A)           384,003
  Total U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations     $7,234,414
Shares       MarketValue
  Short-Term Investment Fund — 0.0%  
     68,699 Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03%∞Ω $       68,699
  Total Investment Securities—103.4%
(Cost $1,110,555,628)
$1,109,362,241
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.4%)   (36,359,344)
  Net Assets — 100.0% $1,073,002,897
(A) Variable rate security - Rate reflected is the rate in effect as of September 30, 2021.
(B) 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.
(C) 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.
(D) Rate reflects yield at the time of purchase.
†† The issuers and/or sponsors of certain mortgage-backed securities may no longer exist; however, the securities held by the Fund are separate legal entities organized as trusts and publicly traded. The Fund receives principal and interest payments directly from these trusts.
Open-End Fund.
Ω Represents the 7-Day SEC yield as of September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Abbreviations:
ARM – Adjustable Rate Mortgage
CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMT – Constant Maturity Treasury
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
FREMF – Freddie Mac Multifamily Securitization
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LOC – Letter of Credit
LP – Limited Partnership
MTN – Medium Term Note
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SOFR30A – Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average
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 September 30, 2021, these securities were valued at $702,249,365 or 65.4% of net assets. These securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
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Other Information:
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the security valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Asset-Backed Securities $$430,468,188 $— $430,468,188
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 227,639,140 227,639,140
Corporate Bonds 204,336,414 204,336,414
Commercial Paper 116,642,354 116,642,354
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 67,221,913 67,221,913
U.S. Government Agency Obligations 22,281,490 22,281,490
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 20,769,629 20,769,629
Municipal Bonds 12,700,000 12,700,000
U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations 7,234,414 7,234,414
Short-Term Investment Fund 68,699 68,699
Total $68,699 $1,109,293,542 $— $1,109,362,241
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2021
  Touchstone
Active Bond
Fund
Touchstone Anti-
Benchmark®
International
Core Equity
Fund
Touchstone
Credit
Opportunities
Fund
Touchstone
Dividend
Equity
Fund
Touchstone
High Yield
Fund
Touchstone
Impact Bond
Fund
Assets            
Investments, at cost $376,249,136 $37,155,450 $262,686,480 $3,643,459,044 $138,876,827 $421,017,213
Investments, at market value * $385,251,585 $40,268,628 $263,797,859 $3,724,540,759 $141,570,105 $434,065,898
Cash 18 4,621,221 249,268 177,223
Cash deposits held at prime broker (A) 72,970 2,926,927
Foreign currency 40,973 2,210,237
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts 102,844
Dividends and interest receivable 1,994,763 69,654 2,353,388 4,328,417 1,821,777 2,435,482
Receivable for capital shares sold 146,261 2,541,288 467,700 105,431 1,219,254
Receivable for investments sold 10,957,903 17,362,385 37,373,688 3,302,760
Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements 79,172
Receivable for securities lending income 424 76 2,158 592
Tax reclaim receivable 52,215 44,536
Other assets 23,442 3,003 23,461 38,058 13,443 23,831
Total Assets 398,447,366 40,434,549 296,020,940 3,766,793,158 147,063,376 437,921,688
 
Liabilities            
Written options, at market value 3,840
Dividends payable
Securities sold short** 991,005
Dividend and interest payable on securities sold short 18,573
Payable for return of collateral for securities on loan 1,088,958 863,950 1,191,570 396,750
Payable for capital shares redeemed 469,590 8,389 2,612,207 14,482,791 68,661 1,681,654
Payable for investments purchased 7,964,552 13,561,456 41,845,367 7,005,923 67,010
Payable to Investment Advisor 124,883 4,937 116,925 1,698,830 67,303 80,110
Payable to other affiliates 88,949 5,305 44,319 1,518,505 20,722 53,954
Payable to Trustees 11,676 11,676 11,676 6,172 11,676 11,676
Payable for professional services 33,108 28,341 45,797 43,638 29,878 31,862
Payable for reports to shareholders 4,364 838 4,176 88,400 2,417 4,289
Payable for transfer agent services 119,522 159 68,240 806,653 32,695 159,098
Other accrued expenses and liabilities 9,785 13,134 84,449 5,711 7,489 6,064
Total Liabilities 9,915,387 936,729 18,754,233 60,496,067 7,643,514 2,095,717
Net Assets $388,531,979 $39,497,820 $277,266,707 $3,706,297,091 $139,419,862 $435,825,971
Net assets consist of:            
Par value 350,313 33,465 264,685 2,201,279 163,100 411,567
Paid-in capital 469,619,558 33,463,963 325,746,935 3,569,337,236 149,974,773 427,067,020
Distributable earnings (deficit) (81,437,892) 6,000,392 (48,744,913) 134,758,576 (10,718,011) 8,347,384
Net Assets $388,531,979 $39,497,820 $277,266,707 $3,706,297,091 $139,419,862 $435,825,971
*Includes market value of securities on loan of: $1,046,360 $818,742 $1,134,003 $ $374,325 $
Cost of foreign currency: $ $41,174 $2,226,260 $ $ $
Premiums received from written options: $ $ $4,862 $ $ $
**Proceeds received for securities sold short: $ $ $998,255 $ $ $
(A) Represents segregated cash for futures contracts, swap agreements, securities sold short and/or written options.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
90

Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (Continued)
Touchstone
International
ESG Equity
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Value
Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Select Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Small Cap
Fund
Touchstone
Small Cap
Value Fund
Touchstone
Ultra Short
Duration
Fixed Income
Fund
             
$26,174,785 $3,764,397,622 $646,205,577 $3,237,766,683 $72,497,054 $54,934,053 $1,110,555,628
$33,363,159 $4,833,049,192 $883,695,456 $6,371,091,852 $94,979,863 $76,916,912 $1,109,362,241
2,158,277
41,713 3,695,216 1,067,236 87,066 80,322 1,785,685
21,179 6,719,542 1,084,098 4,926,992 3,948,379 6,404 2,778,238
2,339,828 393,408 36,984
8 801 3,764 109
41,287
12,003 94,209 23,861 62,809 12,510 16,139 26,403
33,479,349 4,843,558,159 888,211,280 6,376,085,417 99,027,818 77,413,294 1,116,147,828
 
             
105,345
6,225,459 7,374,840 593,895
477 5,898,769 1,178,581 5,791,251 3,915,942 20,469 2,740,787
4,405,881 3,657,630 500,277 39,435,396
17,645 4,154,620 459,634 3,205,051 59,235 57,763 198,194
8,018 693,026 97,556 1,623,318 11,081 16,432 228,282
11,676 11,676 11,676 11,676 11,677 11,676 11,676
28,774 85,144 33,395 98,744 23,316 24,760 39,490
2,876 114,088 48,136 51,283 3,863 3,095 9,713
17,468 2,369,665 548,886 1,952,870 33,122 31,853 362,415
8,903 283,807 7,086 121,189 8,955 3,056 13,633
95,837 13,610,795 13,016,290 23,887,852 4,067,191 1,263,276 43,144,931
$33,383,512 $4,829,947,364 $875,194,990 $6,352,197,565 $94,960,627 $76,150,018 $1,073,002,897
             
36,729 1,025,289 367,618 2,855,908 66,681 23,382 1,165,594
23,988,050 3,645,144,474 592,732,890 2,611,933,219 61,678,279 68,996,448 1,177,745,098
9,358,733 1,183,777,601 282,094,482 3,737,408,438 33,215,667 7,130,188 (105,907,795)
$33,383,512 $4,829,947,364 $875,194,990 $6,352,197,565 $94,960,627 $76,150,018 $1,073,002,897
$$ $6,127,398 $7,435,076 $ $584,442 $
$$ $ $ $ $ $
$$ $ $ $ $ $
$$ $ $ $ $ $
91

Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (Continued)
  Touchstone
Active Bond
Fund
Touchstone Anti-
Benchmark®
International
Core Equity
Fund
Touchstone
Credit
Opportunities
Fund
Touchstone
Dividend
Equity
Fund
Touchstone
High Yield
Fund
Touchstone
Impact Bond
Fund
Pricing of Class A Shares            
Net assets applicable to Class A shares $186,813,302 $ $141,421,572 $1,737,803,538 $15,080,936 $17,997,282
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)
16,800,614 13,522,085 102,971,890 1,810,342 1,701,910
Net asset value price per share* $11.12 $ $10.46 $16.88 $8.33 $10.57
Maximum sales charge - Class A shares 3.25% 3.25% 5.00% 3.25% 3.25%
Maximum offering price per share
(100%/(100%-maximum sales charge) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent) - Class A shares
$11.49 $ $10.81 $17.77 $8.61 $10.93
 
Pricing of Class C Shares            
Net assets applicable to Class C shares $9,228,989 $ $31,605,373 $806,336,492 $835,369 $1,634,789
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)
906,621 3,120,390 48,178,779 100,546 154,748
Net asset value and offering price per share** $10.18 $ $10.13 $16.74 $8.31 $10.56
 
Pricing of Class S Shares            
Net assets applicable to Class S shares $ $ $ $ $ $
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $ $ $ $ $ $
 
Pricing of Class Y Shares            
Net assets applicable to Class Y shares $92,882,274 $272,382 $101,612,588 $1,161,841,386 $36,447,367 $199,280,257
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)
8,359,264 23,116 9,579,984 68,958,505 4,248,353 18,816,886
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $11.11 $11.78 $10.61 $16.85 $8.58 $10.59
 
Pricing of Class Z Shares            
Net assets applicable to Class Z shares $ $ $ $ $ $
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $ $ $ $ $ $
 
Pricing of Institutional Class Shares            
Net assets applicable to Institutional Class shares $99,607,414 $39,225,438 $2,627,174 $313,236 $87,056,190 $216,913,643
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)
8,964,781 3,323,393 246,076 18,596 10,150,730 20,483,192
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $11.11 $11.80 $10.68 $16.84 $8.58 $10.59
 
Pricing of Class R6 Shares            
Net assets applicable to Class R6 shares $ $ $ $2,439 $ $
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)
145
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share $ $ $ $16.84 $ $
* There is no sales load on subscriptions of $1 million or more for all funds except for Active Bond Fund, Credit Opportunities Fund, High Yield Fund, Impact Bond Fund and Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund. There is no sales load on subscriptions of $500,000 or more for Active Bond Fund, Credit Opportunities Fund, High Yield Fund, Impact Bond Fund and Ultra Short Duration Fixed 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.
92

Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (Continued)
Touchstone
International
ESG Equity
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Value
Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Select Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Small Cap
Fund
Touchstone
Small Cap
Value Fund
Touchstone
Ultra Short
Duration
Fixed Income
Fund
             
$10,218,431 $137,477,338 $13,604,673 $841,243,137 $5,265,872 $24,619,696 $144,172,258
1,122,932 2,958,707 576,054 40,822,709 374,781 757,734 15,660,818
$9.10 $46.47 $23.62 $20.61 $14.05 $32.49 $9.21
5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 2.00%
$9.58 $48.92 $24.86 $21.69 $14.79 $34.20 $9.40
 
             
$2,727,386 $90,388,311 $4,167,360 $75,082,286 $196,767 $561,584 $4,248,773
302,710 2,101,818 183,381 4,428,494 15,501 18,078 461,091
$9.01 $43.00 $22.73 $16.95 $12.69 $31.06 $9.21
 
             
$$ $ $ $ $ $52,455,749
5,695,654
$$ $ $ $ $ $9.21
 
             
$20,434,180 $3,258,366,978 $400,865,478 $1,784,642,509 $49,842,084 $41,792,910 $296,363,133
2,246,860 69,057,146 16,881,601 78,054,264 3,490,080 1,281,504 32,174,551
$9.09 $47.18 $23.75 $22.86 $14.28 $32.61 $9.21
 
             
$$54,367,904 $ $570,205,926 $ $ $75,058,395
1,178,712 27,636,509 8,151,287
$$46.12 $ $20.63 $ $ $9.21
 
             
$3,515 $676,846,377 $456,557,479 $2,582,030,038 $39,655,904 $9,175,828 $500,704,589
386 14,298,207 19,120,793 112,840,588 2,787,698 280,864 54,415,969
$9.10 $47.34 $23.88 $22.88 $14.23 $32.67 $9.20
 
             
$$612,500,456 $ $498,993,669 $ $ $
12,934,309 21,808,473
$$47.35 $ $22.88 $ $ $
93

Statements of Operations For the Year or Period Ended September 30, 2021 and the Year Ended October 31, 2020
  Touchstone
Active Bond
Fund
Touchstone Anti-
Benchmark®
International
Core Equity
Fund
Touchstone
Credit
Opportunities
Fund
Touchstone
Dividend
Equity
Fund(A)
Touchstone
Dividend
Equity
Fund(B)
Investment Income          
Dividends from affiliated securities $$$74,422 $$
Dividends from non-affiliated securities* 806,160 123,482,652 311,026,372
Interest 10,706,146 7,670,900 42,196
Income from securities loaned 3,174 7,917 10,542
Total Investment Income 10,709,320 814,077 7,755,864 123,482,652 311,068,568
Expenses          
Investment advisory fees 1,447,372 180,217 839,540 20,474,307 30,885,403
Administration fees 498,524 53,918 185,034 1,045,745
Compliance fees and expenses 2,984 2,984 2,984 771
Custody fees 54,842 31,811 70,439 272,621 665,936
Professional fees 40,199 56,663 95,303 370,263 528,129
Transfer Agent fees, Class A 105,895 26,031 3,140,989 4,230,251
Transfer Agent fees, Class B 281,391 533,665
Transfer Agent fees, Class C 5,214 4,323 1,880,527 3,996,925
Transfer Agent fees, Class S
Transfer Agent fees, Class Y 88,263 488 53,055 2,684,512 6,022,582
Transfer Agent fees, Class Z
Transfer Agent fees, Institutional Class 9,431 49 397 50
Transfer Agent fees, Class R6 3
Pricing expense 12,151 17,755 8,517
Registration Fees, Class A 20,042 10,660 22,856 47,133
Registration Fees, Class B 13,052 16,138
Registration Fees, Class C 13,161 11,036 21,107 35,860
Registration Fees, Class S
Registration Fees, Class Y 15,951 3,433 19,888 26,621 55,347
Registration Fees, Class Z
Registration Fees, Institutional Class 12,975 3,952 8,832 4
Registration Fees, Class R6 1
Interest expense on securities sold short 67,690 56,646
Reports to Shareholders, Class A(C) 8,507 4,880 74,902 249,425
Reports to Shareholders, Class C 2,706 2,584 53,173 212,883
Reports to Shareholders, Class S
Reports to Shareholders, Class Y 5,047 2,742 5,132 87,431 320,894
Reports to Shareholders, Class Z
Reports to Shareholders, Institutional Class 3,102 2,738 2,392 1,437
Reports to Shareholders, Class R6 1,459
Shareholder servicing fees, Class Y 1,662,906 4,053,991
Shareholder servicing fees, Class Z
Distribution and shareholder servicing expenses, Class A 349,241 94,133 5,369,759 6,521,122
Distribution and shareholder servicing expenses, Class B 1,241,935 2,343,195
Distribution and shareholder servicing expenses, Class C 59,882 85,149 9,462,957 17,926,597
Distribution expenses, Class S
Trustee fees 21,633 21,633 21,633 426,810 581,625
Other expenses 89,704 15,287 32,130 342,486 157,093
Total Expenses 2,866,826 393,670 1,651,762 48,960,075 79,440,840
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Advisor and/or Affiliates(D) (150,115) (157,113) (318,872) (135,900)
Fees recouped by the Advisor(D)
Net Expenses 2,716,711 236,557 1,332,890 48,824,175 79,440,840
Net Investment Income (Loss) 7,992,609 577,520 6,422,974 74,658,477 231,627,728
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments          
Net realized gains(losses) on investments in non-affiliated securities(E) 10,708,172 3,578,249 12,455,843 693,404,709 (637,360,833)
Net realized gains on investments in affiliated securities 1,726,958
Net realized losses on securities sold short (23,497)
Net realized gains on written options 92,039
Net realized gains (losses) on futures contracts 694,641
Net realized losses on swap agreements (142,759)
Net realized gains on forward foreign currency contracts 119,489
Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions (1,479) (58,768)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments(F) (14,791,882) (283,173) (487,597) 199,414,510 (532,491,386)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short 27,760
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options (12,408)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts 7,671
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements (22,781)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts 98,064
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions (2,021) (29,269)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments (3,381,398) 3,291,576 13,743,074 892,819,219 (1,169,852,219)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $4,611,211 $3,869,096 $20,166,048 $967,477,696 $(938,224,491)
*Net of foreign tax withholding of: $ $74,270 $ $ $
(A) For the eleven months ended September 30, 2021. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.
(B) For the year ended October 31, 2020. See Note 9 in Notes to Financial Statements.
(C) Reports to Shareholders for the Dividend Equity Fund for the Eleven Months Ended September 30, 2021 include amounts for Class B shares of $8,341. Class B shares merged into Class A shares on July 16, 2021.
(D) See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.
(E) For the year ended September 30, 2021, Credit Opportunities Fund, Mid Cap Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Sands Capital Select Growth Fund and Small Cap Fund had redemptions-in-kind of securities in the amount of $2,731,111, $186,796,920, $33,678,843 ,$384,479,212, and $8,767,441, respectively. Net realized gains (losses) on investments includes the realized gain on the transactions of $1,030,738, $85,567,601, $15,585,805, $254,826,115, and $3,864,385, respectively, which will not be realized by the Fund for tax purposes.
(F) Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) does not include net appreciation of $6,418,419, $2,577,080, $11,338,153 and $1,762,389,763, for the Active Bond Fund, Credit Opportunities Fund, Dividend Equity Fund and Sands Capital Select Growth Fund, respectively, in connection with the Funds' reorganization. See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
94

Statements of Operations (Continued)
Touchstone
High Yield
Fund
Touchstone
Impact Bond
Fund
Touchstone
International
ESG Equity
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Value
Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Select Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Small Cap
Fund
Touchstone
Small Cap
Value Fund
Touchstone
Ultra Short
Duration
Fixed Income
Fund
                 
$$$$$$$$$
716,510 52,067,378 10,881,058 4,853,950 1,548,572 972,330
10,223,331 9,356,353 2,130 11,916,926
14,706 6,172 1,675 144,747 1,394
10,238,037 9,356,353 722,682 52,067,378 10,882,733 5,000,827 1,548,572 973,724 11,916,926
                 
997,133 1,408,286 210,682 31,724,741 6,314,794 29,406,258 792,628 607,220 2,724,344
255,378 554,101 43,566 6,546,219 1,131,595 6,586,099 125,405 95,976 1,468,218
2,984 2,984 2,984 2,984 2,984 2,984 2,984 2,984 2,984
36,153 15,065 20,578 57,158 18,902 64,240 7,983 15,128 85,500
32,582 38,254 39,032 144,250 43,934 154,264 25,072 26,239 57,511
19,367 14,754 11,875 174,364 19,098 141,153 7,464 23,892 82,098
737 1,540 2,219 75,269 3,284 27,976 300 673 2,053
27,404
33,714 126,745 16,584 3,456,362 855,885 1,402,065 46,042 32,370 237,972
88,316 772,542 73,740
4,683 112,547 14 380,672 170,463 718,183 7,675 1,202 181,047
27 56
6,126 4,450 5,416 6,948
10,799 14,308 15,153 17,043 18,485 23,016 11,943 15,173 23,693
7,785 10,653 10,722 22,750 10,493 15,021 7,985 6,469 10,250
14,221
13,994 25,419 17,792 146,962 26,726 95,627 18,267 18,296 29,455
23,320 30,286 15,051
15,038 18,513 6,424 39,542 30,183 38,000 13,630 7,872 25,276
2,290 5,317
3,389 3,137 4,384 33,544 13,562 9,382 2,736 4,356 5,596
2,203 2,505 2,688 14,363 5,013 4,407 2,155 2,228 2,439
6,466
3,014 8,188 3,489 268,301 76,205 71,086 6,601 4,764 10,321
9,915 27,077 5,456
2,222 3,515 2,297 29,058 33,583 39,035 2,372 2,441 3,090
3,797 2,308
154,884 1,328,726 203,723
38,039 46,847 28,889 325,028 33,281 830,033 12,891 58,373 337,180
9,778 17,101 35,224 930,549 42,220 429,276 4,334 5,884 36,211
289,838
21,633 21,633 21,633 21,633 21,633 21,633 21,633 21,633 21,633
41,315 43,949 19,506 815,166 145,481 1,135,314 50,057 30,144 109,449
1,558,066 2,494,494 521,151 45,508,507 9,017,804 43,381,364 1,170,157 983,317 6,099,167
(106,431) (215,444) (161,008) (40,899) (1,278,088) (22,390) (234,929) (125,303) (660,074)
1,473,837 35,486
1,451,635 2,279,050 360,143 46,941,445 7,739,716 43,394,460 935,228 858,014 5,439,093
8,786,402 7,077,303 362,539 5,125,933 3,143,017 (38,393,633) 613,344 115,710 6,477,833
                 
7,075,942 1,304,822 3,089,564 249,118,292 91,266,526 1,041,558,717 17,883,246 5,693,285 175,982
6,304
4,489,032 (9,914,205) 2,793,124 621,005,091 179,982,199 141,728,022 9,656,923 24,049,244 2,532,844
(648)
11,564,974 (8,609,383) 5,888,344 870,123,383 271,248,725 1,183,286,739 27,540,169 29,742,529 2,708,826
$20,351,376 $(1,532,080) $6,250,883 $875,249,316 $274,391,742 $1,144,893,106 $28,153,513 $29,858,239 $9,186,659
$$ $109,405 $ $ $ $ $ $
95

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
  Touchstone
Active Bond
Fund
Touchstone
Anti-
Benchmark®
International
Core Equity
Fund
Touchstone
Credit Opportunities Fund
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
From Operations            
Net investment income $7,992,609 $8,993,949 $577,520 $551,290 $6,422,974 $5,740,485
Net realized gains (losses) on investments, securities sold short, written options, futures contracts, swap agreements, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency transactions 11,402,813 8,537,511 3,576,770 (440,165) 14,169,305 (4,192,669)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, securities sold short, written options, futures contracts, swap agreements, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency transactions (14,784,211) 7,921,698 (285,194) 2,891,448 (426,231) (2,015,355)
Change in Net Assets from Operations 4,611,211 25,453,158 3,869,096 3,002,573 20,166,048 (467,539)
 
Distributions to Shareholders:            
Distributed earnings, Class A (2,854,355) (3,252,024) (2,010,075) (333,642)
Distributed earnings, Class B
Distributed earnings, Class C (91,900) (193,793) (375,656) (174,362)
Distributed earnings, Class Y (2,291,191) (2,520,642) (4,532) (102) (3,026,554) (2,325,230)
Distributed earnings, Institutional Class (3,052,478) (3,258,096) (714,426) (830,890) (1,962,020) (2,579,658)
Distributed earnings, Class R6
Total Distributions (8,289,924) (9,224,555) (718,958) (830,992) (7,374,305) (5,412,892)
Change in Net Assets from Share Transactions(C) 33,611,918 16,312,594 (771,211) (1,765,217) 177,091,677 (14,154,737)
 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 29,933,205 32,541,197 2,378,927 406,364 189,883,420 (20,035,168)
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period 358,598,774 326,057,577 37,118,893 36,712,529 87,383,287 107,418,455
End of period $388,531,979 $358,598,774 $39,497,820 $37,118,893 $277,266,707 $87,383,287
(A) For the eleven months ended September 30, 2021. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.
(B) See Note 9 in Notes to Financial Statements.
(C) For details on share transactions by class, see Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity in pages 100-102.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
Touchstone
Dividend Equity Fund
Touchstone
High Yield
Fund
Touchstone
Impact Bond
Fund
For the
Eleven Months Ended
September 30,
2021(A)
For the
Year Ended
October 31,
2020(B)
For the
Year Ended
October 31,
2019
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
             
$74,658,477 $231,627,728 $299,197,934 $8,786,402 $10,227,561 $7,077,303 $7,304,972
693,404,709 (637,360,833) 443,323,692 7,075,942 (4,173,531) 1,304,822 982,426
199,414,510 (532,491,386) (266,548,829) 4,489,032 (3,498,537) (9,914,205) 11,461,934
967,477,696 (938,224,491) 475,972,797 20,351,376 2,555,493 (1,532,080) 19,749,332
 
             
(37,578,649) (151,258,569) (239,140,149) (682,278) (704,158) (294,184) (256,523)
(2,109,055) (17,797,190) (24,214,120)
(14,593,990) (138,592,258) (199,817,695) (36,797) (121,251) (14,442) (19,463)
(34,302,130) (242,410,378) (368,354,793) (1,574,315) (2,028,121) (3,080,885) (2,625,750)
(1,422) (6,593,545) (7,471,813) (4,314,437) (4,723,502)
(11)
(88,585,257) (550,058,395) (831,526,757) (8,886,935) (10,325,343) (7,703,948) (7,625,238)
(1,822,939,395) (3,062,747,155) (2,824,380,043) (57,540,644) (5,315,953) 53,261,500 65,438,330
 
(944,046,956) (4,551,030,041) (3,179,934,003) (46,076,203) (13,085,803) 44,025,472 77,562,424
 
             
4,650,344,047 9,201,374,088 12,381,308,091 185,496,065 198,581,868 391,800,499 314,238,075
$3,706,297,091 $4,650,344,047 $9,201,374,088 $139,419,862 $185,496,065 $435,825,971 $391,800,499
97

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
  Touchstone
International
ESG Equity
Fund
Touchstone
Mid
Cap
Fund
Touchstone
Mid Cap
Value
Fund
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
From Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $362,539 $182,503 $5,125,933 $7,915,710 $3,143,017 $6,123,028
Net realized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions 3,095,868 (1,211,609) 249,118,292 69,219,023 91,266,526 (7,775,023)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions 2,792,476 3,022,722 621,005,091 127,121,216 179,982,199 (33,577,191)
Change in Net Assets from Operations 6,250,883 1,993,616 875,249,316 204,255,949 274,391,742 (35,229,186)
 
Distributions to Shareholders:            
Distributed earnings, Class A (48,775) (1,975,668) (2,210,139) (2,136,246) (17,884) (51,424)
Distributed earnings, Class C (1,710,548) (1,691,858) (1,766,346)
Distributed earnings, Class S
Distributed earnings, Class Y (80,193) (2,959,640) (57,465,241) (40,650,826) (1,153,819) (2,283,383)
Distributed earnings, Class Z (1,244,341) (3,135,026)
Distributed earnings, Institutional Class (19) (537) (25,311,010) (9,162,448) (1,848,019) (3,844,764)
Distributed earnings, Class R6
Return of capital, Class A
Return of capital, Class C
Return of capital, Class Y
Return of capital, Institutional Class
Total Distributions (128,987) (6,646,393) (87,922,589) (56,850,892) (3,019,722) (6,179,571)
Change in Net Assets from Share Transactions(A) (76,211) (5,589,850) 196,604,803 2,068,906,633 (79,179,049) (31,438,355)
 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 6,045,685 (10,242,627) 983,931,530 2,216,311,690 192,192,971 (72,847,112)
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period 27,337,827 37,580,454 3,846,015,834 1,629,704,144 683,002,019 755,849,131
End of period $33,383,512 $27,337,827 $4,829,947,364 $3,846,015,834 $875,194,990 $683,002,019
(A) For details on share transactions by class, see Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity in pages 103-106.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
98

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Select Growth
Fund
Touchstone
Small
Cap
Fund
Touchstone
Small
Cap Value
Fund
Touchstone
Ultra Short
Duration Fixed
Income Fund
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
               
$(38,393,633) $(12,375,975) $613,344 $233,295 $115,710 $279,157 $6,477,833 $19,590,653
1,041,558,717 447,921,221 17,883,246 3,900,793 5,693,285 (6,726,045) 175,982 (176,658)
141,728,022 430,967,787 9,656,923 (9,602,979) 24,049,244 (6,605,039) 2,532,844 (5,825,465)
1,144,893,106 866,513,033 28,153,513 (5,468,891) 29,858,239 (13,051,927) 9,186,659 13,588,530
 
               
(17,693,260) (15,437,081) (76,369) (330,913) (32,691) (45,317) (1,191,026) (1,582,978)
(4,115,544) (9,285,021) (5,189) (285,467) (461) (436) (19,141) (71,150)
(371,847) (1,992,326)
(152,873,291) (175,614,541) (1,040,101) (3,029,450) (63,554) (115,630) (3,531,075) (6,466,843)
(52,230,135) (75,190,327) (732,118) (2,053,174)
(8,474) (1,003,459) (3,206,418) (17,628) (174,530) (5,902,220) (8,755,799)
(102,763)
(30,163) (15,039)
(425) (145)
(58,641) (38,374)
(16,265) (57,921)
(227,023,467) (275,526,970) (2,125,118) (6,852,248) (219,828) (447,392) (11,747,427) (20,922,270)
3,177,487,521 (22,498,987) (4,449,869) 7,197,740 (6,753,764) (23,437,257) 88,853,009 (14,545,502)
 
4,095,357,160 568,487,076 21,578,526 (5,123,399) 22,884,647 (36,936,576) 86,292,241 (21,879,242)
 
               
2,256,840,405 1,688,353,329 73,382,101 78,505,500 53,265,371 90,201,947 986,710,656 1,008,589,898
$6,352,197,565 $2,256,840,405 $94,960,627 $73,382,101 $76,150,018 $53,265,371 $1,073,002,897 $986,710,656
99

Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity
  Touchstone
Active Bond
Fund
Touchstone
Anti-
Benchmark®
International
Core Equity
Fund
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Class A(D)                
Proceeds from Shares issued 1,581,041 $17,746,223 1,411,092 $15,404,439 $$
Proceeds from Shares issued in connection with reorganization(B) 9,794,843 110,186,140
Reinvestment of distributions 224,230 2,513,018 248,638 2,701,033
Cost of Shares redeemed (6,207,410) (69,966,791) (2,188,720) (23,737,062)
Shares issued (reacquired) upon automatic conversion
Change from Class A Share Transactions 5,392,704 60,478,590 (528,990) (5,631,590)
Class B(D)                
Proceeds from Shares issued
Reinvestment of distributions
Share conversion in connection with reorganization(B)
Cost of Shares redeemed
Shares issued (reacquired) upon automatic conversion
Change from Class B Share Transactions
Class C                
Proceeds from Shares issued 79,533 820,532 99,527 995,343
Proceeds from Shares issued in connection with reorganization(B) 628,710 6,476,580
Reinvestment of distributions 8,702 89,500 16,906 167,960
Cost of Shares redeemed (355,656) (3,662,936) (766,459) (7,725,499)
Shares issued (reacquired) upon automatic conversion
Change from Class C Share Transactions 361,289 3,723,676 (650,026) (6,562,196)
Class Y(E)                
Proceeds from Shares issued 2,054,376 23,130,318 1,985,411 21,559,070 360 4,282 22,114 211,530
Proceeds from Shares issued in connection with reorganization(B)
Reinvestment of distributions 172,216 1,928,699 199,030 2,158,789 382 4,531 10 102
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,909,973) (21,405,317) (2,605,694) (28,030,100)
Change from Class Y Share Transactions 316,619 3,653,700 (421,253) (4,312,241) 742 8,813 22,124 211,632
Institutional Class                
Proceeds from Shares issued 1,734,665 19,494,859 3,875,251 42,480,044 26,082 312,372 149,702 1,449,479
Reinvestment of distributions 242,823 2,719,478 272,356 2,961,164 60,238 714,426 77,436 830,890
Cost of Shares redeemed (5,014,127) (56,458,385) (1,184,461) (12,622,587) (152,975) (1,806,822) (435,859) (4,257,218)
Change from Institutional Class Share Transactions (3,036,639) (34,244,048) 2,963,146 32,818,621 (66,655) (780,024) (208,721) (1,976,849)
Class R6                
Proceeds from Shares issued
Reinvestment of distributions
Change from Class R6 Share Transactions
Change from Share Transactions 3,033,973 $33,611,918 1,362,877 $16,312,594 (65,913) $(771,211) (186,597) $(1,765,217)
(A) Represents the period from commencement of operations (July 19, 2021 and August 2, 2021) through September 30, 2021 for Institutional Class shares and Class R6 shares, respectively.
(B) See Note 9 in Notes to Financial Statements.
(C) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.
(D) Effective July 16, 2021, Class B shares of the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund were reorganized into Class A shares of the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund.
(E) Effective July 16, 2021, Class W shares of the AIG Senior Floating Rate Fund and the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund were reorganized into Class Y shares of the Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund and the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund, respectively.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
100

Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity (Continued)
Touchstone
Credit Opportunities Fund
Touchstone
Dividend Equity Fund
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
For the
Eleven Months Ended
September 30, 2021(A) (B) (C)
For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2020(B)
For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2019(B)
Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
                   
953,296 $9,677,433 226,710 $2,132,358 18,284,009 $305,544,840 32,491,602 $486,460,585 27,634,448 $464,321,582
13,726,507 141,260,445 11,403,748 196,261,607
169,953 1,734,106 34,744 328,518 1,811,037 30,101,529 8,170,831 127,355,567 12,551,945 207,397,320
(1,919,910) (19,609,644) (390,740) (3,737,180) (46,557,495) (778,744,677) (62,833,118) (942,900,578) (105,254,025) (1,748,315,942)
1,460,932 21,639,786 322,037 5,400,237
12,929,846 133,062,340 (129,286) (1,276,304) (15,058,701) (246,836,701) (20,709,753) (307,444,640) (64,745,595) (1,071,196,803)
                   
136,950 2,217,290 635,537 9,704,526 1,297,385 21,412,686
111,727 1,822,664 980,773 15,306,408 1,218,763 19,954,242
(9,181,258) (156,710,795)
(3,577,145) (58,419,158) (6,740,251) (99,688,786) (6,192,482) (102,504,165)
(211,231) (3,035,073) (241,121) (3,992,033)
(12,509,726) (211,089,999) (5,335,172) (77,712,925) (3,917,455) (65,129,270)
                   
198,200 1,956,744 23,706 229,266 1,335,140 21,782,502 4,570,086 69,249,503 10,254,701 169,449,964
3,149,581 31,321,283 264,762 4,518,475
36,177 356,730 18,697 172,058 827,808 13,554,365 7,429,473 116,019,169 10,174,698 166,465,498
(508,343) (5,019,285) (262,895) (2,398,136) (34,119,489) (562,501,490) (73,315,974) (1,083,852,691) (58,669,778) (971,628,400)
(1,263,663) (18,604,713) (83,924) (1,408,204)
2,875,615 28,615,472 (220,492) (1,996,812) (31,691,779) (522,646,148) (62,580,078) (917,188,732) (38,324,303) (637,121,142)
                   
5,664,582 58,278,512 3,275,451 30,620,647 10,482,598 173,072,737 27,504,922 416,610,757 77,571,624 1,291,114,933
1,935,037 20,196,958 2,988,813 51,352,080
294,373 3,005,542 241,071 2,316,256 1,599,069 26,426,043 12,165,668 190,671,524 16,859,131 278,288,034
(2,133,266) (21,900,451) (4,372,888) (41,115,601) (66,132,757) (1,093,538,113) (158,495,499) (2,367,683,139) (157,467,019) (2,620,335,795)
5,760,726 59,580,561 (856,366) (8,178,698) (51,062,277) (842,687,253) (118,824,909) (1,760,400,858) (63,036,264) (1,050,932,828)
                   
154,880 1,589,436 224,585 2,072,740 43,758 746,709
165,580 1,665,750 269,092 2,576,499 84 1,422
(4,536,711) (47,421,882) (744,891) (7,352,162) (25,246) (429,936)
(4,216,251) (44,166,696) (251,214) (2,702,923) 18,596 318,195
                   
144 2,500
1 11
145 2,511
17,349,936 $177,091,677 (1,457,358) $(14,154,737) (110,303,742) $(1,822,939,395) (207,449,912) $(3,062,747,155) (170,023,617) $(2,824,380,043)
101

Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity (Continued)
  Touchstone
High Yield
Fund
Touchstone
Impact Bond
Fund
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Class A                
Proceeds from Shares issued 1,566,811 $12,966,425 1,582,680 $12,453,477 901,622 $9,649,457 1,008,475 $10,659,616
Reinvestment of distributions 73,113 599,939 78,704 619,319 22,409 239,040 19,409 205,746
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,684,115) (13,909,317) (1,576,405) (12,482,226) (750,021) (8,017,527) (465,803) (4,930,537)
Change from Class A Share Transactions (44,191) (342,953) 84,979 590,570 174,010 1,870,970 562,081 5,934,825
Class C                
Proceeds from Shares issued 6,419 52,516 30,970 248,433 47,117 503,565 74,586 788,876
Reinvestment of distributions 4,205 34,328 13,764 108,318 1,104 11,798 1,371 14,475
Cost of Shares redeemed (69,525) (567,351) (440,580) (3,410,363) (54,392) (576,886) (56,479) (598,156)
Change from Class C Share Transactions (58,901) (480,507) (395,846) (3,053,612) (6,171) (61,523) 19,478 205,195
Class Y                
Proceeds from Shares issued 927,706 7,935,403 920,919 7,440,564 10,483,459 112,124,601 8,069,654 85,797,631
Reinvestment of distributions 184,449 1,558,178 243,031 1,968,082 265,494 2,835,648 217,721 2,309,981
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,027,444) (8,666,870) (2,171,157) (17,475,571) (5,408,326) (57,650,536) (3,919,622) (41,832,598)
Change from Class Y Share Transactions 84,711 826,711 (1,007,207) (8,066,925) 5,340,627 57,309,713 4,367,753 46,275,014
Class Z                
Proceeds from Shares issued
Reinvestment of distributions
Cost of Shares redeemed
Change from Class Z Share Transactions
Institutional Class                
Proceeds from Shares issued 9,988,999 84,709,298 6,758,203 51,917,150 4,823,496 51,565,488 7,608,874 80,810,462
Reinvestment of distributions 773,258 6,527,173 921,462 7,439,080 347,131 3,707,296 382,249 4,049,865
Cost of Shares redeemed (17,418,797) (148,780,366) (6,772,227) (54,142,216) (5,736,474) (61,130,444) (6,790,781) (71,837,031)
Change from Institutional Class Share Transactions (6,656,540) (57,543,895) 907,438 5,214,014 (565,847) (5,857,660) 1,200,342 13,023,296
Class R6                
Proceeds from Shares issued
Cost of Shares redeemed
Change from Class R6 Share Transactions
Change from Share Transactions (6,674,921) $(57,540,644) (410,636) $(5,315,953) 4,942,619 $53,261,500 6,149,654 $65,438,330
(A) Represents the period from commencement of operations (February 22, 2021) through September 30, 2021 for Class R6 shares.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
102

Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity (Continued)
Touchstone
International
ESG Equity
Fund
Touchstone
Mid
Cap
Fund
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021(A)
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
               
392,101 $3,253,480 923,955 $6,486,887 1,056,622 $48,021,108 1,722,762 $64,866,031
5,449 46,211 254,450 1,876,151 43,425 1,864,324 47,647 1,878,215
(849,981) (7,474,932) (819,208) (5,759,257) (804,599) (36,519,129) (696,341) (25,168,926)
(452,431) (4,175,241) 359,197 2,603,781 295,448 13,366,303 1,074,068 41,575,320
               
3,336 29,600 15,446 112,534 527,048 22,032,167 1,009,530 35,646,237
215,820 1,584,118 39,173 1,562,270 39,569 1,450,587
(250,238) (2,163,270) (942,454) (7,064,283) (634,832) (26,906,601) (718,343) (24,800,454)
(246,902) (2,133,670) (711,188) (5,367,631) (68,611) (3,312,164) 330,756 12,296,370
               
1,040,078 9,287,340 406,292 2,937,856 29,528,367 1,339,183,765 45,964,555 1,678,307,060
9,218 77,978 374,707 2,755,636 1,191,861 51,892,782 895,607 35,746,662
(356,297) (3,132,637) (1,180,936) (8,520,029) (23,432,626) (1,086,466,153) (15,448,861) (559,596,378)
692,999 6,232,681 (399,937) (2,826,537) 7,287,602 304,610,394 31,411,301 1,154,457,344
               
294,301 13,056,057 2,904,292 111,061,392
29,122 1,240,929 79,863 3,127,421
(1,136,353) (49,001,380) (2,588,966) (92,893,080)
(812,930) (34,704,394) 395,189 21,295,733
               
11,851,354 551,714,234 26,747,272 993,416,727
2 19 73 537 305,343 13,325,183 187,288 7,491,088
(26,681,385) (1,270,666,182) (4,339,171) (161,625,949)
2 19 73 537 (14,524,688) (705,626,765) 22,595,389 839,281,866
               
13,812,160 664,476,348
(877,851) (42,204,919)
12,934,309 622,271,429
(6,332) $(76,211) (751,855) $(5,589,850) 5,111,130 $196,604,803 55,806,703 $2,068,906,633
103

Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity (Continued)
  Touchstone
Mid Cap
Value
Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Select Growth
Fund
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Class A                
Proceeds from Shares issued 179,118 $3,742,466 167,271 $2,835,572 4,489,061 $85,327,200 3,858,599 $57,182,170
Proceeds from Shares issued in connection with reorganization(A) 31,777,096 621,944,594
Reinvestment of distributions 777 15,458 2,680 43,450 726,547 12,765,441 937,160 10,739,861
Cost of Shares redeemed (194,259) (4,301,475) (186,294) (3,170,552) (5,675,525) (109,088,540) (2,097,033) (27,903,644)
Change from Class A Share Transactions (14,364) (543,551) (16,343) (291,530) 31,317,179 610,948,695 2,698,726 40,018,387
Class C                
Proceeds from Shares issued 44,231 975,312 17,375 282,392 557,848 8,806,047 973,913 11,016,497
Proceeds from Shares issued in connection with reorganization(A) 3,024,107 48,772,136
Reinvestment of distributions 280,249 4,077,626 829,669 8,089,277
Cost of Shares redeemed (64,635) (1,390,188) (123,216) (1,940,563) (1,909,718) (30,198,698) (3,676,450) (44,858,208)
Change from Class C Share Transactions (20,404) (414,876) (105,841) (1,658,171) 1,952,486 31,457,111 (1,872,868) (25,752,434)
Class Y(B)                
Proceeds from Shares issued 4,976,510 107,646,472 6,084,202 91,902,451 26,427,558 552,879,177 46,697,761 670,397,782
Proceeds from Shares issued in connection with reorganization(A) 2,050,915 44,517,985
Reinvestment of distributions 53,819 1,141,546 139,585 2,250,156 6,900,842 134,290,391 12,162,722 152,642,157
Cost of Shares redeemed (6,000,984) (128,777,432) (4,289,355) (71,611,364) (40,208,134) (869,420,564) (53,076,537) (768,001,131)
Change from Class Y Share Transactions (970,655) (19,989,414) 1,934,432 22,541,243 (4,828,819) (137,733,011) 5,783,946 55,038,808
Class Z                
Proceeds from Shares issued 2,349,120 44,465,418 3,308,441 45,581,481
Reinvestment of distributions 2,953,208 51,976,461 6,518,393 74,831,156
Cost of Shares redeemed (6,168,500) (116,963,273) (16,261,699) (212,023,027)
Change from Class Z Share Transactions (866,172) (20,521,394) (6,434,865) (91,610,390)
Institutional Class                
Proceeds from Shares issued 7,159,517 157,885,918 10,230,169 172,561,478 34,707,619 738,829,312 126 2,500
Proceeds from Shares issued in connection with reorganization(A) 128,604,796 2,547,803,595
Reinvestment of distributions 73,904 1,599,620 218,352 3,569,822 435 8,474
Cost of Shares redeemed (10,054,747) (217,716,746) (13,557,431) (228,161,197) (50,472,388) (1,076,340,071)
Change from Institutional Class Share Transactions (2,821,326) (58,231,208) (3,108,910) (52,029,897) 112,840,462 2,210,301,310 126 2,500
Class R6                
Proceeds from Shares issued 23,160,816 511,629,011 831,692 15,504,377
Reinvestment of distributions 5,281 102,763
Cost of Shares redeemed (1,357,750) (28,696,964) (831,566) (15,700,235)
Change from Class R6 Share Transactions 21,808,347 483,034,810 126 (195,858)
Change from Share Transactions (3,826,749) $(79,179,049) (1,296,662) $(31,438,355) 162,223,483 $3,177,487,521 175,191 $(22,498,987)
(A) See Note 9 in Notes to Financial Statements.
(B) Effective July 16, 2021, Class W shares of the AIG Focused Growth Fund were reorganized into Class Y shares of the Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity (Continued)
Touchstone
Small
Cap
Fund
Touchstone
Small
Cap Value
Fund
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
               
43,246 $590,663 188,126 $1,921,153 42,845 $1,116,437 39,242 $798,786
5,640 70,614 26,489 310,982 2,306 60,923 2,244 58,275
(93,218) (1,222,383) (99,225) (1,060,102) (89,797) (2,685,709) (255,442) (5,496,226)
(44,332) (561,106) 115,390 1,172,033 (44,646) (1,508,349) (213,956) (4,639,165)
               
38,275 492,935 12,153 125,116 4,097 116,576 6,352 126,520
381 4,341 23,637 254,101 32 817 16 399
(54,615) (663,938) (298,437) (2,857,698) (8,879) (252,956) (17,500) (355,218)
(15,959) (166,662) (262,647) (2,478,481) (4,750) (135,563) (11,132) (228,299)
               
746,342 10,272,999 1,054,148 10,187,062 129,975 3,908,356 556,684 12,751,490
79,888 1,025,095 244,189 2,930,498 4,571 120,978 6,617 151,370
(717,298) (9,747,622) (673,533) (7,321,242) (228,926) (6,501,791) (223,585) (4,827,025)
108,932 1,550,472 624,804 5,796,318 (94,380) (2,472,457) 339,716 8,075,835
               
               
1,174,009 15,984,215 1,434,694 14,908,352 42,781 1,285,210 317,668 7,027,284
78,422 1,002,693 265,143 3,174,041 495 13,106 2,383 54,914
(1,630,878) (22,259,481) (1,456,134) (15,374,523) (140,813) (3,935,711) (1,610,102) (33,727,826)
(378,447) (5,272,573) 243,703 2,707,870 (97,537) (2,637,395) (1,290,051) (26,645,628)
               
(329,806) $(4,449,869) 721,250 $7,197,740 (241,313) $(6,753,764) (1,175,423) $(23,437,257)
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Capital Stock Activity (Continued)
  Touchstone
Ultra Short
Duration Fixed
Income Fund
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Class A        
Proceeds from Shares issued 4,686,457 $43,241,421 8,960,406 $82,215,390
Reinvestment of distributions 123,448 1,139,270 158,190 1,456,627
Cost of Shares redeemed (2,612,393) (24,114,385) (3,374,696) (31,039,396)
Change from Class A Share Transactions 2,197,512 20,266,306 5,743,900 52,632,621
Class C        
Proceeds from Shares issued 133,907 1,237,687 702,000 6,480,454
Reinvestment of distributions 810 7,479 4,460 41,073
Cost of Shares redeemed (244,873) (2,263,008) (589,856) (5,434,947)
Change from Class C Share Transactions (110,156) (1,017,842) 116,604 1,086,580
Class S        
Proceeds from Shares issued 1,605,257 14,831,783 2,653,440 24,519,195
Reinvestment of distributions 38,145 352,177 209,016 1,924,465
Cost of Shares redeemed (2,605,972) (24,063,147) (10,805,304) (99,176,330)
Change from Class S Share Transactions (962,570) (8,879,187) (7,942,848) (72,732,670)
Class Y        
Proceeds from Shares issued 17,600,835 162,587,751 14,667,523 135,130,770
Reinvestment of distributions 291,545 2,691,868 555,625 5,116,254
Cost of Shares redeemed (17,423,646) (160,851,675) (16,470,996) (151,437,130)
Change from Class Y Share Transactions 468,734 4,427,944 (1,247,848) (11,190,106)
Class Z        
Proceeds from Shares issued 2,629,137 24,264,471 2,327,500 21,447,601
Reinvestment of distributions 78,837 727,666 219,442 2,022,381
Cost of Shares redeemed (3,875,990) (35,793,520) (7,033,838) (64,723,235)
Change from Class Z Share Transactions (1,168,016) (10,801,383) (4,486,896) (41,253,253)
Institutional Class        
Proceeds from Shares issued 41,003,304 378,229,514 21,283,017 196,198,659
Reinvestment of distributions 597,097 5,507,609 910,377 8,372,252
Cost of Shares redeemed (32,400,298) (298,879,952) (16,097,325) (147,659,585)
Change from Institutional Class Share Transactions 9,200,103 84,857,171 6,096,069 56,911,326
Change from Share Transactions 9,625,607 $88,853,009 (1,721,019) $(14,545,502)
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Touchstone Active Bond Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $11.23 $10.68 $10.01 $10.47 $10.59
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.22(A) 0.28(A) 0.27 0.23 0.24
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (0.10) 0.55 0.68 (0.43) (0.11)
Total from investment operations 0.12 0.83 0.95 (0.20) 0.13
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.23) (0.28) (0.28) (0.26) (0.25)
Realized capital gains (B)
Total distributions (0.23) (0.28) (0.28) (0.26) (0.25)
Net asset value at end of period $11.12 $11.23 $10.68 $10.01 $10.47
Total return(C) 1.10% 7.91% 9.68% (1.87%) 1.26%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $186,813 $128,086 $127,502 $133,083 $22,117
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.90% 0.90% 0.90% 0.90% 0.90%
Gross expenses 0.93% 0.95% 1.00% 0.97% 1.18%
Net investment income 1.99% 2.54% 2.68% 2.34% 2.33%
Portfolio turnover rate 144%(D) 261% 235% 448%(E) 496%
Touchstone Active Bond Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $10.30 $9.82 $9.23 $9.68 $9.82
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.13(A) 0.18(A) 0.12 0.20 0.14
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (0.09) 0.51 0.68 (0.46) (0.10)
Total from investment operations 0.04 0.69 0.80 (0.26) 0.04
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.16) (0.21) (0.21) (0.19) (0.18)
Realized capital gains (B)
Total distributions (0.16) (0.21) (0.21) (0.19) (0.18)
Net asset value at end of period $10.18 $10.30 $9.82 $9.23 $9.68
Total return(C) 0.39% 7.11% 8.83% (2.64%) 0.52%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $9,229 $5,618 $11,743 $23,807 $4,642
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 1.64% 1.65% 1.65% 1.65% 1.65%
Gross expenses 1.93% 1.93% 1.85% 1.79% 2.18%
Net investment income 1.25% 1.79% 1.93% 1.59% 1.58%
Portfolio turnover rate 144%(D) 261% 235% 448%(E) 496%
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) Less than $0.005 per share.
(C) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(D) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the AIG U.S. Government Securities Fund acquired on July 16, 2021 (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements). If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(E) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Sentinel Government Securities Fund and Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund acquired on October 27, 2017. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
Touchstone Active Bond Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $11.22 $10.67 $10.00 $10.46 $10.59
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.25(A) 0.30(A) 0.31 0.26 0.27
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (0.10) 0.56 0.67 (0.43) (0.12)
Total from investment operations 0.15 0.86 0.98 (0.17) 0.15
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.26) (0.31) (0.31) (0.29) (0.28)
Realized capital gains (B)
Total distributions (0.26) (0.31) (0.31) (0.29) (0.28)
Net asset value at end of period $11.11 $11.22 $10.67 $10.00 $10.46
Total return 1.35% 8.18% 9.96% (1.62%) 1.43%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $92,882 $90,235 $90,336 $165,937 $79,648
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.65% 0.65% 0.65% 0.65% 0.65%
Gross expenses 0.70% 0.73% 0.73% 0.70% 0.86%
Net investment income 2.24% 2.79% 2.93% 2.59% 2.58%
Portfolio turnover rate 144%(C) 261% 235% 448%(D) 496%
Touchstone Active Bond Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $11.22 $10.67 $10.00 $10.46 $10.58
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.26(A) 0.31(A) 0.30 0.27 0.25
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (0.10) 0.56 0.69 (0.43) (0.09)
Total from investment operations 0.16 0.87 0.99 (0.16) 0.16
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.27) (0.32) (0.32) (0.30) (0.28)
Realized capital gains (B)
Total distributions (0.27) (0.32) (0.32) (0.30) (0.28)
Net asset value at end of period $11.11 $11.22 $10.67 $10.00 $10.46
Total return 1.43% 8.23% 10.06% (1.54%) 1.61%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $99,607 $134,659 $96,477 $38,715 $20,800
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.57% 0.57% 0.57% 0.57% 0.57%
Gross expenses 0.61% 0.63% 0.66% 0.66% 0.87%
Net investment income 2.32% 2.87% 3.01% 2.67% 2.66%
Portfolio turnover rate 144%(C) 261% 235% 448%(D) 496%
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) Less than $0.005 per share.
(C) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the AIG U.S. Government Securities Fund acquired on July 16, 2021 (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements). If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(D) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Sentinel Government Securities Fund and Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund acquired on October 27, 2017. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30, Period Ended
September 30,
2019(A)
  2021 2020
Net asset value at beginning of period $10.86 $10.20 $10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:      
Net investment income 0.16 0.08 0.24
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.96 0.81 (0.03)
Total from investment operations 1.12 0.89 0.21
Distributions from:      
Net investment income (0.20) (0.23) (0.01)
Net asset value at end of period $11.78 $10.86 $10.20
Total return 10.32% 8.74% 2.13%(B)
Ratios and supplemental data:      
Net assets at end of period (000's) $272 $243 $3
Ratio to average net assets:      
Net expenses 0.69% 0.69% 0.69%(C)
Gross expenses 3.40% 9.11% 373.97%(C)
Net investment income 1.34% 1.43% 2.74%(C)
Portfolio turnover rate 62% 79% 117%(B)(D)
Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30, Period Ended
September 30,
2019(A)
  2021 2020
Net asset value at beginning of period $10.88 $10.20 $10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:      
Net investment income 0.18 0.17 0.21
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 0.96 0.75
Total from investment operations 1.14 0.92 0.21
Distributions from:      
Net investment income (0.22) (0.24) (0.01)
Net asset value at end of period $11.80 $10.88 $10.20
Total return 10.43% 9.00% 2.14%(B)
Ratios and supplemental data:      
Net assets at end of period (000's) $39,225 $36,876 $36,710
Ratio to average net assets:      
Net expenses 0.59% 0.59% 0.59%(C)
Gross expenses 0.97% 0.96% 1.13%(C)
Net investment income 1.44% 1.53% 2.84%(C)
Portfolio turnover rate 62% 79% 117%(B)(D)
(A) Represents the period from commencement of operations (November 19, 2018) through September 30, 2019.
(B) Not annualized.
(C) Annualized.
(D) Portfolio turnover excludes securities received from processing a subscription-in-kind.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30, Three Months Ended
September 30,
2019(A)
Year Ended June 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.45 $10.03 $9.95 $9.96 $10.41 $10.05
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment income 0.47(B) 0.57 0.20 0.52 0.49 0.45
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 1.07 (0.61) 0.04 0.12 (0.13) 0.45
Total from investment operations 1.54 (0.04) 0.24 0.64 0.36 0.90
Distributions from:            
Net investment income (0.53) (0.54) (0.12) (0.54) (0.53) (0.47)
Realized capital gains (0.04) (0.11) (0.28) (0.07)
Total distributions (0.53) (0.54) (0.16) (0.65) (0.81) (0.54)
Net asset value at end of period $10.46 $9.45 $10.03 $9.95 $9.96 $10.41
Total return(C) 16.67% (0.29%) 1.40%(D) 6.69% 3.50% 9.08%
Ratios and supplemental data:            
Net assets at end of period (000's) $141,422 $5,597 $7,239 $226 $153 $45
Ratio to average net assets:            
Net expenses (including dividend and interest expense on securities sold short)(E) 1.09% 1.18% 1.18%(F) 1.55% 1.76% 1.87%
Gross expenses (including dividend and interest expense on securities sold short)(G) 1.32% 1.61% 2.55%(F) 7.56% 10.00% 16.01%
Net investment income 4.45% 5.90% 5.43%(F) 5.46% 5.00% 4.44%
Portfolio turnover rate 135%(H) 115% 28%(D)(I) 94% 70% 84%
(A) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to September 30.
(B) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(C) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(D) Not annualized.
(E) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend and interest expense on securities sold short was 1.04%, 1.08%, 1.08%, 1.45%, 1.69% and 1.69% for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, for the period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended June 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(F) Annualized.
(G) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding dividend and interest expense on securities sold short was 1.27%, 1.51%, 2.45%, 7.46%, 9.93% and 15.83% for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, for the period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended June 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(H) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Dynamic Diversified Income Fund and the AIG Senior Floating Rate Fund acquired on June 25, 2021 and July 16, 2021, respectively. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(I) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Touchstone Strategic Trust Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund acquired on September 6, 2019. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30, Three Months Ended
September 30,
2019(A)
Year Ended June 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.18 $9.75 $9.98 $10.00 $10.44 $10.08
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment income 0.40(B) 0.52 0.19 0.43 0.44 0.34
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 1.02 (0.62) (0.27) 0.14 (0.15) 0.48
Total from investment operations 1.42 (0.10) (0.08) 0.57 0.29 0.82
Distributions from:            
Net investment income (0.47) (0.47) (0.11) (0.48) (0.45) (0.39)
Realized capital gains (0.04) (0.11) (0.28) (0.07)
Total distributions (0.47) (0.47) (0.15) (0.59) (0.73) (0.46)
Net asset value at end of period $10.13 $9.18 $9.75 $9.98 $10.00 $10.44
Total return(C) 15.79% (0.98%) 1.15%(D) 5.97% 2.69% 8.31%
Ratios and supplemental data:            
Net assets at end of period (000's) $31,605 $2,246 $4,538 $127 $22 $22
Ratio to average net assets:            
Net expenses (including dividend and interest expense on securities sold short)(E) 1.56% 1.93% 1.93%(F) 2.26% 2.51% 2.62%
Gross expenses (including dividend and interest expense on securities sold short)(G) 2.17% 2.61% 3.62%(F) 11.81% 34.60% 73.30%
Net investment income 3.98% 5.15% 4.68%(F) 4.75% 4.25% 3.69%
Portfolio turnover rate 135%(H) 115% 28%(D)(I) 94% 70% 84%
(A) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to September 30.
(B) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(C) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(D) Not annualized.
(E) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend and interest expense on securities sold short was 1.51%, 1.83%, 1.83%, 2.16%, 2.44% and 2.44% for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, for the period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended June 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(F) Annualized.
(G) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding dividend and interest expense on securities sold short was 2.12%, 2.51%, 3.52%, 11.71%, 34.53% and 73.12% for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, for the period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended June 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(H) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Dynamic Diversified Income Fund and the AIG Senior Floating Rate Fund acquired on June 25, 2021 and July 16, 2021, respectively. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(I) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Touchstone Strategic Trust Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund acquired on September 6, 2019. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30, Three Months Ended
September 30,
2019(A)
Year Ended June 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.57 $10.16 $9.95 $9.96 $10.41 $10.04
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment income 0.48(B) 0.59 0.17 0.60 0.50 0.39
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 1.11 (0.62) 0.21 0.06 (0.12) 0.54
Total from investment operations 1.59 (0.03) 0.38 0.66 0.38 0.93
Distributions from:            
Net investment income (0.55) (0.56) (0.13) (0.56) (0.55) (0.49)
Realized capital gains (0.04) (0.11) (0.28) (0.07)
Total distributions (0.55) (0.56) (0.17) (0.67) (0.83) (0.56)
Net asset value at end of period $10.61 $9.57 $10.16 $9.95 $9.96 $10.41
Total return 16.98% (0.13%) 1.54%(C) 7.05% 3.73% 9.39%
Ratios and supplemental data:            
Net assets at end of period (000's) $101,613 $36,558 $47,483 $11,356 $444 $315
Ratio to average net assets:            
Net expenses (including dividend and interest expense on securities sold short)(D) 0.88% 0.93% 0.93%(E) 1.09% 1.51% 1.62%
Gross expenses (including dividend and interest expense on securities sold short)(F) 1.07% 1.20% 1.60%(E) 1.71% 4.29% 8.25%
Net investment income 4.66% 6.15% 5.68%(E) 5.93% 5.25% 4.69%
Portfolio turnover rate 135%(G) 115% 28%(C)(H) 94% 70% 84%
(A) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to September 30.
(B) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(C) Not annualized.
(D) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend and interest expense on securities sold short was 0.83%, 0.83%, 0.83%, 0.99%, 1.44% and 1.44% for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, for the period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended June 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(E) Annualized.
(F) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding dividend and interest expense on securities sold short was 1.02%, 1.10%, 1.50%, 1.61%, 4.22% and 8.07% for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, for the period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended June 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(G) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Dynamic Diversified Income Fund and the AIG Senior Floating Rate Fund acquired on June 25, 2021 and July 16, 2021, respectively. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(H) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Touchstone Strategic Trust Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund acquired on September 6, 2019. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30, Three Months Ended
September 30,
2019(A)
Year Ended June 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.63 $10.22 $9.95 $9.96 $10.41 $10.05
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment income 0.49(B) 0.61 0.15 0.58 0.55 0.50
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 1.12 (0.63) 0.29 0.09 (0.16) 0.43
Total from investment operations 1.61 (0.02) 0.44 0.67 0.39 0.93
Distributions from:            
Net investment income (0.56) (0.57) (0.13) (0.57) (0.56) (0.50)
Realized capital gains (0.04) (0.11) (0.28) (0.07)
Total distributions (0.56) (0.57) (0.17) (0.68) (0.84) (0.57)
Net asset value at end of period $10.68 $9.63 $10.22 $9.95 $9.96 $10.41
Total return 17.07% (0.02%) 1.57%(C) 7.04% 3.85% 9.47%
Ratios and supplemental data:            
Net assets at end of period (000's) $2,627 $42,982 $48,158 $47,531 $51,715 $53,150
Ratio to average net assets:            
Net expenses (including dividend and interest expense on securities sold short)(D) 0.78% 0.83% 0.83%(E) 1.24% 1.41% 1.52%
Gross expenses (including dividend and interest expense on securities sold short)(F) 0.97% 1.06% 1.36%(E) 1.50% 1.59% 1.69%
Net investment income 4.76% 6.25% 5.78%(E) 5.78% 5.35% 4.79%
Portfolio turnover rate 135%(G) 115% 28%(C)(H) 94% 70% 84%
(A) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to September 30.
(B) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(C) Not annualized.
(D) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend and interest expense on securities sold short was 0.73%, 0.73%, 0.73%, 1.14%, 1.34% and 1.34% for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, for the period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended June 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(E) Annualized.
(F) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding dividend and interest expense on securities sold short was 0.92%, 0.96%, 1.26%, 1.40%, 1.52% and 1.51% for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, for the period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended June 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(G) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Dynamic Diversified Income Fund and the AIG Senior Floating Rate Fund acquired on June 25, 2021 and July 16, 2021, respectively. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(H) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Touchstone Strategic Trust Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund acquired on September 6, 2019. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  For the
Eleven Months Ended September 30,
2021(A)
Year Ended October 31,
  2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net asset value at beginning of period $14.12 $17.17 $17.55 $18.81 $16.66 $17.61
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment income(B) 0.29 0.55 0.50 0.47 0.45 0.51
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 2.83 (2.42) 0.39 0.15 2.28 0.12
Total from investment operations 3.12 (1.87) 0.89 0.62 2.73 0.63
Distributions from:            
Net investment income (0.36) (0.60) (0.49) (0.44) (0.54) (0.42)
Realized capital gains (0.58) (0.78) (1.44) (0.04) (1.16)
Total distributions (0.36) (1.18) (1.27) (1.88) (0.58) (1.58)
Net asset value at end of period $16.88 $14.12 $17.17 $17.55 $18.81 $16.66
Total return(C) 22.13%(D) (11.33%) 5.42% 3.03% 16.57% 4.38%
Ratios and supplemental data:            
Net assets at end of period (000's) $1,737,804 $1,666,379 $2,381,987 $3,570,189 $4,598,192 $4,849,219
Ratio to average net assets:            
Net expenses 1.09%(E) 1.09% 1.05% 1.04% 1.04% 1.05%
Gross expenses 1.09%(E) 1.09% 1.05% 1.04% 1.04% 1.05%
Net investment income 1.91%(E) 3.60% 2.90% 2.57% 2.52% 3.16%
Portfolio turnover rate 83%(D)(F) 68% 37% 38% 45% 60%
Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  For the
Eleven Months Ended September 30,
2021(A)
Year Ended October 31,
  2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net asset value at beginning of period $13.99 $17.00 $17.38 $18.65 $16.53 $17.48
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment income(B) 0.19 0.47 0.38 0.35 0.33 0.40
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 2.80 (2.40) 0.39 0.14 2.26 0.13
Total from investment operations 2.99 (1.93) 0.77 0.49 2.59 0.53
Distributions from:            
Net investment income (0.24) (0.50) (0.37) (0.32) (0.43) (0.32)
Realized capital gains (0.58) (0.78) (1.44) (0.04) (1.16)
Total distributions (0.24) (1.08) (1.15) (1.76) (0.47) (1.48)
Net asset value at end of period $16.74 $13.99 $17.00 $17.38 $18.65 $16.53
Total return(C) 21.38%(D) (11.89%) 4.78% 2.31% 15.80% 3.75%
Ratios and supplemental data:            
Net assets at end of period (000's) $806,336 $1,117,141 $2,421,728 $3,142,587 $3,682,928 $3,628,575
Ratio to average net assets:            
Net expenses 1.75%(E) 1.74% 1.70% 1.69% 1.69% 1.70%
Gross expenses 1.77%(E) 1.74% 1.70% 1.69% 1.69% 1.70%
Net investment income 1.27%(E) 2.99% 2.27% 1.92% 1.87% 2.51%
Portfolio turnover rate 83%(D)(F) 68% 37% 38% 45% 60%
(A) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.
(B) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(C) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(D) Not annualized.
(E) Annualized.
(F) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the AIG Select Dividend Growth Fund acquired on July 16, 2021 (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements). If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  For the
Eleven Months Ended September 30,
2021(A)(B)
Year Ended October 31,
  2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net asset value at beginning of period $14.10 $17.14 $17.52 $18.79 $16.65 $17.60
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
Net investment income(C) 0.33 0.61 0.53 0.51 0.47 0.53
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 2.81 (2.44) 0.39 0.15 2.29 0.14
Total from investment operations 3.14 (1.83) 0.92 0.66 2.76 0.67
Distributions from:            
Net investment income (0.39) (0.63) (0.52) (0.49) (0.58) (0.46)
Realized capital gains (0.58) (0.78) (1.44) (0.04) (1.16)
Total distributions (0.39) (1.21) (1.30) (1.93) (0.62) (1.62)
Net asset value at end of period $16.85 $14.10 $17.14 $17.52 $18.79 $16.65
Total return 22.33%(D) (11.11%) 5.66% 3.21% 16.80% 4.60%
Ratios and supplemental data:            
Net assets at end of period (000's) $1,161,841 $1,691,794 $4,094,116 $5,289,972 $5,499,586 $3,523,472
Ratio to average net assets:            
Net expenses 0.88%(E) 0.88% 0.85% 0.84% 0.84% 0.85%
Gross expenses 0.88%(E) 0.88% 0.85% 0.84% 0.84% 0.85%
Net investment income 2.14%(E) 3.83% 3.13% 2.77% 2.67% 3.30%
Portfolio turnover rate 83%(D)(F) 68% 37% 38% 45% 60%
Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout The Period
  Period Ended
September 30,
2021(G)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period $17.02
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(C) 0.07
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments (0.17)
Total from investment operations (0.10)
Distributions from:  
Net investment income (0.08)
Net asset value at end of period $16.84
Total return (0.61%)(D)
Ratios and supplemental data:  
Net assets at end of period (000's) $313
Ratio to average net assets:  
Net expenses 0.67%(E)
Gross expenses 3.37%(E)
Net investment income 2.01%(E)
Portfolio turnover rate 83%(D)(F)
(A) Effective July 16, 2021, Class W shares of the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund were reorganized into Class Y shares of the Fund.
(B) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.
(C) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(D) Not annualized.
(E) Annualized.
(F) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the AIG Select Dividend Growth Fund acquired on July 16, 2021 (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements). If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
(G) Represents the period from commencement of operations (July 19, 2021) through September 30, 2021.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund—Class R6
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout The Period
  Period Ended
September 30,
2021(A)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period $17.34
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(B) 0.06
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments (0.48)
Total from investment operations (0.42)
Distributions from:  
Net investment income (0.08)
Net asset value at end of period $16.84
Total return (2.44%)(C)
Ratios and supplemental data:  
Net assets at end of period (000's) $2
Ratio to average net assets:  
Net expenses 0.65%(D)
Gross expenses 359.78%(D)
Net investment income 2.26%(D)
Portfolio turnover rate 83%(C)(E)
(A) Represents the period from commencement of operations (August 2, 2021) through September 30, 2021.
(B) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(C) Not annualized.
(D) Annualized.
(E) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the AIG Select Dividend Growth Fund acquired on July 16, 2021 (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements). If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone High Yield Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $7.86 $8.27 $8.12 $8.43 $8.21
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.36 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.39
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.48 (0.41) 0.16 (0.31) 0.21
Total from investment operations 0.84 (0.02) 0.56 0.10 0.60
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.37) (0.39) (0.41) (0.41) (0.38)
Net asset value at end of period $8.33 $7.86 $8.27 $8.12 $8.43
Total return(A) 10.84% (0.13%) 7.08% 1.24% 7.45%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $15,081 $14,578 $14,642 $12,457 $16,925
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 1.05% 1.05% 1.05% 1.05% 1.05%
Gross expenses 1.21% 1.25% 1.28% 1.29% 1.24%
Net investment income 4.35% 4.84% 4.95% 4.76% 4.63%
Portfolio turnover rate 96% 89% 63% 59% 69%
Touchstone High Yield Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $7.84 $8.25 $8.10 $8.41 $8.19
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.26 0.29 0.34 0.34 0.33
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.52 (0.37) 0.16 (0.30) 0.21
Total from investment operations 0.78 (0.08) 0.50 0.04 0.54
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.31) (0.33) (0.35) (0.35) (0.32)
Net asset value at end of period $8.31 $7.84 $8.25 $8.10 $8.41
Total return(A) 10.07% (0.89%) 6.31% 0.50% 6.68%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $835 $1,250 $4,582 $9,444 $13,025
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 1.80% 1.80% 1.80% 1.80% 1.80%
Gross expenses 2.83% 2.35% 2.10% 2.00% 1.97%
Net investment income 3.60% 4.09% 4.20% 4.01% 3.88%
Portfolio turnover rate 96% 89% 63% 59% 69%
(A) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone High Yield Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $8.09 $8.52 $8.35 $8.67 $8.44
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.39 0.44 0.47 0.44 0.43
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.50 (0.45) 0.14 (0.32) 0.21
Total from investment operations 0.89 (0.01) 0.61 0.12 0.64
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.40) (0.42) (0.44) (0.44) (0.41)
Net asset value at end of period $8.58 $8.09 $8.52 $8.35 $8.67
Total return 11.18% 0.02% 7.52% 1.44% 7.74%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $36,447 $33,694 $44,030 $63,983 $75,435
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.80% 0.80% 0.80% 0.80% 0.80%
Gross expenses 0.89% 0.89% 0.91% 0.88% 0.90%
Net investment income 4.60% 5.09% 5.20% 5.01% 4.88%
Portfolio turnover rate 96% 89% 63% 59% 69%
Touchstone High Yield Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $8.09 $8.51 $8.35 $8.66 $8.43
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.40 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.42
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.50 (0.42) 0.16 (0.30) 0.22
Total from investment operations 0.90 0.01 0.60 0.14 0.64
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.41) (0.43) (0.44) (0.45) (0.41)
Net asset value at end of period $8.58 $8.09 $8.51 $8.35 $8.66
Total return 11.27% 0.21% 7.47% 1.63% 7.70%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $87,056 $135,974 $135,328 $111,705 $112,503
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.72% 0.72% 0.72% 0.72% 0.72%
Gross expenses 0.75% 0.75% 0.77% 0.76% 0.75%
Net investment income 4.68% 5.17% 5.28% 5.09% 4.96%
Portfolio turnover rate 96% 89% 63% 59% 69%
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Impact Bond Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $10.80 $10.44 $9.77 $10.13 $10.38
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.15 0.19 0.23 0.22 0.18
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (0.21) 0.37 0.69 (0.33) (0.17)
Total from investment operations (0.06) 0.56 0.92 (0.11) 0.01
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.17) (0.20) (0.25) (0.25) (0.26)
Net asset value at end of period $10.57 $10.80 $10.44 $9.77 $10.13
Total return(A) (0.57%) 5.46% 9.59% (1.07%) 0.15%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $17,997 $16,509 $10,083 $5,697 $5,137
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.84% 0.85% 0.85% 0.85% 0.85%
Gross expenses 0.93% 1.03% 1.19% 1.30% 1.22%
Net investment income 1.43% 1.83% 2.28% 2.25% 1.98%
Portfolio turnover rate 24% 21% 22% 40% 18%
Touchstone Impact Bond Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $10.79 $10.43 $9.75 $10.12 $10.36
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.07 0.12 0.16 0.16 0.11
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (0.21) 0.37 0.70 (0.35) (0.17)
Total from investment operations (0.14) 0.49 0.86 (0.19) (0.06)
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.09) (0.13) (0.18) (0.18) (0.18)
Net asset value at end of period $10.56 $10.79 $10.43 $9.75 $10.12
Total return(A) (1.32%) 4.69% 8.89% (1.94%) (0.51%)
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $1,635 $1,737 $1,475 $1,087 $1,876
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 1.59% 1.60% 1.60% 1.60% 1.60%
Gross expenses 2.37% 2.55% 2.94% 2.78% 2.30%
Net investment income 0.68% 1.08% 1.53% 1.50% 1.23%
Portfolio turnover rate 24% 21% 22% 40% 18%
(A) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Impact Bond Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $10.82 $10.45 $9.78 $10.15 $10.39
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.19 0.22 0.26 0.24 0.24
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (0.22) 0.38 0.69 (0.33) (0.19)
Total from investment operations (0.03) 0.60 0.95 (0.09) 0.05
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.20) (0.23) (0.28) (0.28) (0.29)
Net asset value at end of period $10.59 $10.82 $10.45 $9.78 $10.15
Total return (0.32%) 5.81% 9.84% (0.92%) 0.50%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $199,280 $145,821 $95,218 $54,895 $37,233
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.59% 0.60% 0.60% 0.60% 0.60%
Gross expenses 0.60% 0.64% 0.68% 0.67% 0.73%
Net investment income 1.68% 2.08% 2.53% 2.50% 2.23%
Portfolio turnover rate 24% 21% 22% 40% 18%
Touchstone Impact Bond Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $10.82 $10.45 $9.78 $10.14 $10.39
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.19 0.23 0.27 0.26 0.25
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (0.21) 0.38 0.69 (0.33) (0.20)
Total from investment operations (0.02) 0.61 0.96 (0.07) 0.05
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.21) (0.24) (0.29) (0.29) (0.30)
Net asset value at end of period $10.59 $10.82 $10.45 $9.78 $10.14
Total return (0.22%) 5.92% 9.95% (0.72%) 0.51%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $216,914 $227,734 $207,462 $191,224 $222,013
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.49% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50%
Gross expenses 0.57% 0.59% 0.60% 0.60% 0.60%
Net investment income 1.78% 2.18% 2.63% 2.60% 2.33%
Portfolio turnover rate 24% 21% 22% 40% 18%
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $7.44 $8.50 $9.58 $9.40 $8.77
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.12 0.03 0.15 0.24 0.25
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 1.57 0.62 (0.29) 0.35 0.62
Total from investment operations 1.69 0.65 (0.14) 0.59 0.87
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.03) (0.02) (0.17) (0.23) (0.24)
Realized capital gains (1.69) (0.77) (0.18)
Total distributions (0.03) (1.71) (0.94) (0.41) (0.24)
Net asset value at end of period $9.10 $7.44 $8.50 $9.58 $9.40
Total return(A) 22.73% 7.93% (0.81%) 6.41% 10.10%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $10,218 $11,719 $10,333 $11,984 $22,725
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 1.17% 1.17% 1.20% 1.20% 1.20%
Gross expenses 1.64% 1.81% 1.52% 1.41% 1%
Net investment income 1.06% 0.68% 1.71% 2.16% 2.69%
Portfolio turnover rate 52% 80% 123% 68% 39%
Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $7.40 $8.48 $9.57 $9.39 $8.75
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.03) 0.09 0.14 0.17
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 1.61 0.64 (0.30) 0.38 0.64
Total from investment operations 1.61 0.61 (0.21) 0.52 0.81
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (—)(B) (0.11) (0.16) (0.17)
Realized capital gains (1.69) (0.77) (0.18)
Total distributions (1.69) (0.88) (0.34) (0.17)
Net asset value at end of period $9.01 $7.40 $8.48 $9.57 $9.39
Total return(A) 21.76% 7.35% (1.61%) 5.62% 9.42%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $2,727 $4,066 $10,691 $19,455 $22,324
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 1.95% 1.95% 1.95% 1.95% 1.95%
Gross expenses 2.56% 2.56% 2.16% 2.07% 2.05%
Net investment income (loss) 0.28% (0.10%) 1.05% 1.41% 1.94%
Portfolio turnover rate 52% 80% 123% 68% 39%
(A) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(B) Less than $0.005 per share.
   
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $7.43 $8.47 $9.55 $9.38 $8.75
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.10 0.07 0.18 0.23 0.26
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 1.61 0.61 (0.30) 0.37 0.63
Total from investment operations 1.71 0.68 (0.12) 0.60 0.89
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.05) (0.03) (0.19) (0.25) (0.26)
Realized capital gains (1.69) (0.77) (0.18)
Total distributions (0.05) (1.72) (0.96) (0.43) (0.26)
Net asset value at end of period $9.09 $7.43 $8.47 $9.55 $9.38
Total return 23.07% 8.32% (0.57%) 6.59% 10.41%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $20,434 $11,550 $16,554 $56,185 $75,763
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.90% 0.90% 0.95% 0.95% 0.95%
Gross expenses 1.34% 1.49% 1.09% 0.99% 1.00%
Net investment income 1.33% 0.95% 2.17% 2.41% 2.94%
Portfolio turnover rate 52% 80% 123% 68% 39%
Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30, Period Ended
September 30,
2019(A)
  2021 2020
Net asset value at beginning of period $7.43 $8.48 $8.05(B)
Income (loss) from investment operations:      
Net investment income (loss) 0.12 0.07 (0.01)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 1.60 0.60 0.45
Total from investment operations 1.72 0.67 0.44
Distributions from:      
Net investment income (0.05) (0.03) (0.01)
Realized capital gains (1.69)
Total distributions (0.05) (1.72) (0.01)
Net asset value at end of period $9.10 $7.43 $8.48
Total return 23.21% 8.30% 5.46%(C)
Ratios and supplemental data:      
Net assets at end of period (000's) $4 $3 $3
Ratio to average net assets:      
Net expenses 0.89% 0.89% 0.89%(D)
Gross expenses 255.65% 314.41% 2,643.52%(D)
Net investment income (loss) 1.34% 0.96% (0.97%)(D)
Portfolio turnover rate 52% 80% 123%(C)
(A) Represents the period from commencement of operations (November 16, 2018) through September 30, 2019.
(B) Net asset value at the beginning of period is based on the net asset value of Class Y shares on August 23, 2019.
(C) Not annualized.
(D) Annualized.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Mid Cap Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $39.04 $38.87 $34.99 $30.50 $25.91
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.07)(A) 0.03(A) 0.05 0.01(A) (0.02)(A)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 8.33 1.27 5.00 4.79 4.69
Total from investment operations 8.26 1.30 5.05 4.80 4.67
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.13) (0.24) (0.02) (0.08)
Realized capital gains (0.70) (0.89) (1.15) (0.31)
Total distributions (0.83) (1.13) (1.17) (0.31) (0.08)
Net asset value at end of period $46.47 $39.04 $38.87 $34.99 $30.50
Total return(B) 21.34% 3.32% 15.34% 15.83% 18.08%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $137,477 $103,964 $61,772 $36,824 $34,761
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(C) 1.22% 1.21% 1.23% 1.24% 1.24%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 1.23% 1.29% 1.36% 1.35% 1.36%
Net investment income (loss) (0.15%) 0.08% 0.19% 0.04% (0.09%)
Portfolio turnover rate 21%(E) 18% 25% 46% 19%
Touchstone Mid Cap Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $36.38 $36.34 $33.01 $29.02 $24.76
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment loss (0.36)(A) (0.23)(A) (0.17) (0.22)(A) (0.22)(A)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 7.74 1.16 4.65 4.52 4.48
Total from investment operations 7.38 0.93 4.48 4.30 4.26
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.06)
Realized capital gains (0.70) (0.89) (1.15) (0.31)
Total distributions (0.76)
Net asset value at end of period $43.00 $36.38 $36.34 $33.01 $29.02
Total return(B) 20.47% 2.54% 14.48% 14.91% 17.21%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $90,388 $78,959 $66,855 $56,274 $57,224
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(C) 1.93% 1.96% 1.98% 1.99% 1.99%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 1.93% 2.00% 2.07% 2.08% 2.11%
Net investment loss (0.86%) (0.67%) (0.56%) (0.71%) (0.84%)
Portfolio turnover rate 21%(E) 18% 25% 46% 19%
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(C) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A was 1.21% and for Class C was 1.92% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(D) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A was 1.22% and for Class C was 1.92% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(E) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Mid Cap Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $39.55 $39.33 $35.33 $30.77 $26.14
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.05(A) 0.12(A) 0.14 0.10(A) 0.05(A)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 8.44 1.28 5.05 4.82 4.74
Total from investment operations 8.49 1.40 5.19 4.92 4.79
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.16) (0.29) (0.04) (0.05) (0.16)
Realized capital gains (0.70) (0.89) (1.15) (0.31)
Total distributions (0.86) (1.18) (1.19) (0.36) (0.16)
Net asset value at end of period $47.18 $39.55 $39.33 $35.33 $30.77
Total return 21.64% 3.57% 15.62% 16.09% 18.40%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $3,258,367 $2,443,232 $1,194,001 $712,578 $551,794
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(B) 0.97%(C) 0.96% 0.98% 0.99% 0.99%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 0.93% 1.00% 1.07% 1.05% 1.08%
Net investment income 0.10% 0.33% 0.44% 0.29% 0.16%
Portfolio turnover rate 21%(E) 18% 25% 46% 19%
Touchstone Mid Cap Fund—Class Z
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $38.75 $38.62 $34.78 $30.32 $25.75
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (—)(A)(F) 0.03(A) 0.05 0.01(A) (0.02)(A)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 8.20 1.25 4.96 4.76 4.67
Total from investment operations 8.20 1.28 5.01 4.77 4.65
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.13) (0.26) (0.02) (0.08)
Realized capital gains (0.70) (0.89) (1.15) (0.31)
Total distributions (0.83) (1.15) (1.17) (0.31) (0.08)
Net asset value at end of period $46.12 $38.75 $38.62 $34.78 $30.32
Total return 21.33% 3.30% 15.32% 15.83% 18.08%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $54,368 $77,184 $61,657 $20,464 $19,312
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(B) 1.22% 1.21% 1.22% 1.24% 1.24%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 1.25% 1.30% 1.37% 1.40% 1.44%
Net investment income (loss) (0.15%) 0.08% 0.19% 0.04% (0.09%)
Portfolio turnover rate 21%(E) 18% 25% 46% 19%
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class Y was 0.96% and for Class Z was 1.21% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(C) Net expenses include amounts recouped by the Advisor.
(D) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class Y was 0.92% and for Class Z was 1.24% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(E) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(F) Less than $0.005 per share.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Mid Cap Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $39.64 $39.41 $35.38 $30.81 $26.18
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.10(A) 0.15(A) 0.15 0.12(A) 0.07(A)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 8.46 1.29 5.08 4.83 4.74
Total from investment operations 8.56 1.44 5.23 4.95 4.81
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.16) (0.32) (0.05) (0.07) (0.18)
Realized capital gains (0.70) (0.89) (1.15) (0.31)
Total distributions (0.86) (1.21) (1.20) (0.38) (0.18)
Net asset value at end of period $47.34 $39.64 $39.41 $35.38 $30.81
Total return 21.80% 3.64% 15.71% 16.18% 18.50%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $676,846 $1,142,677 $245,418 $129,284 $113,867
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(B) 0.85%(C) 0.89%(C) 0.91% 0.92% 0.92%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 0.84% 0.89% 0.97% 0.97% 0.98%
Net investment income 0.22% 0.40% 0.51% 0.36% 0.23%
Portfolio turnover rate 21%(E) 18% 25% 46% 19%
Touchstone Mid Cap Fund—Class R6
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout The Period
  Period Ended
September 30,
2021(F)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period $45.92
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income 0.07(A)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments 1.36
Total from investment operations 1.43
Net asset value at end of period $47.35
Total return 3.11%(G)
Ratios and supplemental data:  
Net assets at end of period (000's) $612,500
Ratio to average net assets:  
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(B) 0.80%(H)
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 0.82%(H)
Net investment income 0.27%(H)
Portfolio turnover rate 21%(E)(G)
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Institutional Class was 0.84% and for Class R6 was 0.79% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(C) Net expenses include amounts recouped by the Advisor.
(D) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Institutional Class was 0.83% and for Class R6 was 0.81% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(E) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(F) Represents the period from commencement of operations (February 22, 2021) through September 30, 2021.
(G) Not annualized.
(H) Annualized.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $16.71 $17.91 $18.71 $19.36 $17.49
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.01(A) 0.09 0.12 0.07 0.04
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 6.93 (1.20) (0.06) 0.48 2.47
Total from investment operations 6.94 (1.11) 0.06 0.55 2.51
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.03) (0.09) (0.10) (0.06) (0.03)
Realized capital gains (0.76) (1.14) (0.61)
Total distributions (0.03) (0.09) (0.86) (1.20) (0.64)
Net asset value at end of period $23.62 $16.71 $17.91 $18.71 $19.36
Total return(B) 41.59% (6.20%) 0.81% 2.80% 14.62%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $13,605 $9,864 $10,866 $17,217 $21,001
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(C) 1.23% 1.22% 1.22% 1.25% 1.27%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 1.55% 1.59% 1.53% 1.48% 1.47%
Net investment income 0.06% 0.50% 0.59% 0.32% 0.19%
Portfolio turnover rate 33%(E) 37% 34% 31% 43%
Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $16.17 $17.37 $18.20 $18.94 $17.23
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment loss (0.15)(A) (0.24) (0.12) (0.13) (0.06)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 6.71 (0.96) 0.05 0.53 2.38
Total from investment operations 6.56 (1.20) (0.07) 0.40 2.32
Distributions from:          
Realized capital gains (0.76) (1.14) (0.61)
Net asset value at end of period $22.73 $16.17 $17.37 $18.20 $18.94
Total return(B) 40.57% (6.91%) 0.06% 2.04% 13.78%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $4,167 $3,296 $5,378 $7,755 $10,758
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(C) 1.98% 1.97% 1.97% 2.01% 2.02%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 2.36% 2.57% 2.40% 2.31% 2.33%
Net investment loss (0.69%) (0.25%) (0.17%) (0.43%) (0.56%)
Portfolio turnover rate 33%(E) 37% 34% 31% 43%
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(C) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A was 1.22% and for Class C was 1.97% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(D) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A was 1.54% and for Class C was 2.35% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(E) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $16.78 $17.99 $18.79 $19.45 $17.57
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.07(A) 0.12 0.14 0.11 0.08
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 6.96 (1.20) (0.04) 0.48 2.49
Total from investment operations 7.03 (1.08) 0.10 0.59 2.57
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.06) (0.13) (0.14) (0.11) (0.08)
Realized capital gains (0.76) (1.14) (0.61)
Total distributions (0.06) (0.13) (0.90) (1.25) (0.69)
Net asset value at end of period $23.75 $16.78 $17.99 $18.79 $19.45
Total return 41.97% (5.97%) 1.08% 3.00% 14.91%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $400,865 $299,596 $286,407 $337,247 $322,979
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(B) 0.98% 0.97% 0.97% 1.00% 1.02%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(C) 1.16% 1.22% 1.19% 1.05% 1.10%
Net investment income 0.31% 0.75% 0.84% 0.57% 0.43%
Portfolio turnover rate 33%(D) 37% 34% 31% 43%
Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $16.87 $18.09 $18.89 $19.54 $17.64
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.10(A) 0.15 0.17 0.12 0.09
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 7.00 (1.22) (0.04) 0.50 2.52
Total from investment operations 7.10 (1.07) 0.13 0.62 2.61
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.09) (0.15) (0.17) (0.13) (0.10)
Realized capital gains (0.76) (1.14) (0.61)
Total distributions (0.09) (0.15) (0.93) (1.27) (0.71)
Net asset value at end of period $23.88 $16.87 $18.09 $18.89 $19.54
Total return 42.16% (5.86%) 1.20% 3.17% 15.04%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $456,557 $370,247 $453,198 $431,412 $334,083
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(B) 0.85% 0.84% 0.84% 0.87% 0.89%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(C) 0.97% 0.98% 0.97% 0.99% 1.01%
Net investment income 0.44% 0.88% 0.97% 0.70% 0.57%
Portfolio turnover rate 33%(D) 37% 34% 31% 43%
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class Y was 0.97% and for Institutional Class was 0.84% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(C) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class Y was 1.15% and for Institutional Class was 0.96% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(D) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $17.22 $13.12 $17.73 $16.58 $16.14
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment loss (0.19)(A) (0.11)(A) (0.06) (0.21) (0.34)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 5.43 6.58 (0.72) 4.72 2.94
Total from investment operations 5.24 6.47 (0.78) 4.51 2.60
Distributions from:          
Realized capital gains (1.85) (2.37) (3.83) (3.36) (2.16)
Net asset value at end of period $20.61 $17.22 $13.12 $17.73 $16.58
Total return(B) 32.30% 58.43% (1.75%) 33.03% 19.63%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $841,243 $163,697 $89,299 $97,583 $89,860
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(C) 1.06%(D) 1.25%(D) 1.44% 1.43% 1.23%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(E) 1.06% 1.24% 1.44% 1.43% 1.25%
Net investment loss (0.96%) (0.85%) (1.23%) (1.28%) (0.95%)
Portfolio turnover rate 35%(F)(G) 41%(F) 25%(F) 21%(F) 22%
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $14.57 $11.52 $16.20 $15.51 $15.36
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment loss (0.28)(A) (0.18)(A) (0.51) (0.24) (0.79)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 4.51 5.60 (0.34) 4.29 3.10
Total from investment operations 4.23 5.42 (0.85) 4.05 2.31
Distributions from:          
Realized capital gains (1.85) (2.37) (3.83) (3.36) (2.16)
Net asset value at end of period $16.95 $14.57 $11.52 $16.20 $15.51
Total return(B) 31.14% 57.27% (2.44%) 32.11% 18.77%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $75,082 $36,065 $50,079 $80,444 $73,516
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(C) 1.86% 2.01% 2.19% 2.18% 1.98%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(E) 1.87% 2.04% 2.21% 2.19% 2.01%
Net investment loss (1.75%) (1.56%) (1.98%) (2.03%) (1.70%)
Portfolio turnover rate 35%(F)(G) 41%(F) 25%(F) 21%(F) 22%
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(C) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A were 1.04%, 1.22%, 1.40% and 1.42% and for Class C were 1.84%, 1.98%, 2.15% and 2.17% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(D) Net expenses include amounts recouped by the Advisor.
(E) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A were 1.04%, 1.21%, 1.40% and 1.42% and for Class C were 1.85%, 2.01%, 2.17% and 2.18% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(F) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(G) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund and the AIG Focused Growth Fund acquired on December 11, 2020 and July 16, 2021, respectively (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements). If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $18.89 $14.14 $18.73 $17.29 $16.70
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment loss (0.16)(A) (0.09)(A) (0.14) (0.18) (0.10)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 5.98 7.21 (0.62) 4.98 2.85
Total from investment operations 5.82 7.12 (0.76) 4.80 2.75
Distributions from:          
Realized capital gains (1.85) (2.37) (3.83) (3.36) (2.16)
Net asset value at end of period $22.86 $18.89 $14.14 $18.73 $17.29
Total return 32.53% 58.86% (1.45%) 33.36% 19.89%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $1,784,643 $1,565,333 $1,089,979 $1,556,324 $1,775,755
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(B) 0.85% 1.00%(C) 1.19%(C) 1.18%(C) 0.98%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 0.85% 0.99% 1.18% 1.17% 0.99%
Net investment loss (0.74%) (0.58%) (0.98%) (1.03%) (0.70%)
Portfolio turnover rate 35%(E)(F) 41%(E) 25%(E) 21%(E) 22%
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund—Class Z
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $17.25 $13.14 $17.75 $16.58 $16.15
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.20)(A) (0.11)(A) (0.17) (0.20) (0.32)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 5.43 6.59 (0.61) 4.73 2.91
Total from investment operations 5.23 6.48 (0.78) 4.53 2.59
Distributions from:          
Realized capital gains (1.85) (2.37) (3.83) (3.36) (2.16)
Net asset value at end of period $20.63 $17.25 $13.14 $17.75 $16.58
Total return 32.17% 58.42% (1.69%) 33.10% 19.62%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $570,206 $491,741 $458,996 $611,071 $556,651
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(B) 1.16%(C) 1.24% 1.43% 1.42% 1.22%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 1.16% 1.31% 1.49% 1.47% 1.28%
Net investment income (loss) (1.05%) (0.82%) (1.22%) (1.27%) (0.94%)
Portfolio turnover rate 35%(E)(F) 41%(E) 25%(E) 21%(E) 22%
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class Y were 0.83%, 0.97%, 1.15% and 1.17% and for Class Z were 1.14%, 1.21%, 1.39% and 1.41% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(C) Net expenses include amounts recouped by the Advisor.
(D) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class Y were 0.83%, 0.96%, 1.14% and 1.16% and for Class Z were 1.14%, 1.28%, 1.45% and 1.46% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(E) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(F) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund and the AIG Focused Growth Fund acquired on December 11, 2020 and July 16, 2021, respectively (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements). If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
2021
Period Ended
September 30,
2020(A)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period $18.89 $19.81(B)
Income (loss) from investment operations:    
Net investment loss (0.15)(C) (0.01)(C)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 5.99 (0.91)
Total from investment operations 5.84 (0.92)
Distributions from:    
Realized capital gains (1.85)
Net asset value at end of period $22.88 $18.89
Total return 32.65% (4.64%)(D)
Ratios and supplemental data:    
Net assets at end of period (000's) $2,582,030 $2
Ratio to average net assets:    
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(E) 0.79%(F) 0.81%(G)
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(H) 0.79% 1,344.66%(G)
Net investment loss (0.69%) (0.81%)(G)
Portfolio turnover rate 35%(I)(J) 41%(I)
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund—Class R6
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
2021
Period Ended
September 30,
2020(A)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period $18.89 $19.81(B)
Income (loss) from investment operations:    
Net investment loss (0.14)(C) (0.01)(C)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 5.98 (0.91)
Total from investment operations 5.84 (0.92)
Distributions from:    
Realized capital gains (1.85)
Net asset value at end of period $22.88 $18.89
Total return 32.65% (4.64%)(D)
Ratios and supplemental data:    
Net assets at end of period (000's) $498,994 $2
Ratio to average net assets:    
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(E) 0.74% 0.75%(G)
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(H) 0.75% 3.55%(G)
Net investment loss (0.65%) (0.73%)(G)
Portfolio turnover rate 35%(I)(J) 41%(I)
(A) Represents the period from commencement of operations (September 1, 2020) through September 30, 2020.
(B) Net asset value at the beginning of period is based on the net asset value of Class Y shares on September 1, 2020.
(C) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(D) Not annualized.
(E) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Institutional Class was 0.77% and 0.78% and for Class R6 was 0.72% and 0.72% for the year ended September 30, 2021 and the period ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
(F) Net expenses include amounts recouped by the Advisor.
(G) Annualized.
(H) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Institutional Class was 0.77% and 1344.63% and for Class R6 was 0.73% and 3.52% for the year ended September 30, 2021 and the period ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
(I) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(J) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund and the AIG Focused Growth Fund acquired on December 11, 2020 and July 16, 2021, respectively (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements). If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Small Cap Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $10.29 $12.35 $16.24 $17.73 $16.24
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.05(A) 0.01(A) (B) 0.32(A)(C) 0.02
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 3.91 (0.98) (0.49) 1.52 1.47
Total from investment operations 3.96 (0.97) (0.49) 1.84 1.49
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.34)
Realized capital gains (0.20) (1.09) (3.40) (2.99)
Total distributions (0.20) (1.09) (3.40) (3.33)
Net asset value at end of period $14.05 $10.29 $12.35 $16.24 $17.73
Total return(D) 38.68% (8.92%) 0.22% 12.14% 9.17%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $5,266 $4,313 $3,750 $8,142 $12,461
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(E) 1.27% 1.27% 1.39% 1.39% 1.38%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(F) 1.78% 2.09% 2.01% 1.65% 1.52%
Net investment income 0.39% 0.08% 0.02% 1.99%(C) (B)
Portfolio turnover rate 33%(G) 22%(G) 17%(G) 29%(G) 18%
Touchstone Small Cap Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.38 $11.41 $15.40 $16.94 $15.63
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.04)(A) (0.07)(A) (0.10) 0.19(A)(C) (0.31)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 3.55 (0.87) (0.49) 1.45 1.62
Total from investment operations 3.51 (0.94) (0.59) 1.64 1.31
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.19)
Realized capital gains (0.20) (1.09) (3.40) (2.99)
Total distributions (0.20) (1.09) (3.40) (3.18)
Net asset value at end of period $12.69 $9.38 $11.41 $15.40 $16.94
Total return(D) 37.62% (9.43%) (0.58%) 11.33% 8.38%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $197 $295 $3,356 $6,299 $9,266
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(E) 2.02% 2.02% 2.14% 2.14% 2.13%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(F) 4.51% 3.10% 2.64% 2.40% 2.28%
Net investment income (loss) (0.36%) (0.68%) (0.73%) 1.24%(C) (0.75%)
Portfolio turnover rate 33%(G) 22%(G) 17%(G) 29%(G) 18%
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) Less than $0.005 per share or 0.005%.
(C) Includes impact of special dividend from Alexander & Baldwin Inc. in January, 2018 as part of the company's conversion to a real estate investment trust. This special dividend enhanced the net investment income per share and ratio of net investment income for Class A by $0.34 and 2.10% and Class C by $0.32 and 2.10%, respectively.
(D) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(E) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A was 1.24%, 1.24%, 1.34% and 1.38% and for Class C was 1.99%, 1.99%, 2.09% and 2.13% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(F) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class A was 1.75%, 2.06%, 1.96% and 1.64% and for Class C was 4.48%, 3.07%, 2.59% and 2.39% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(G) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Small Cap Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $10.52 $12.59 $16.45 $17.94 $16.44
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.09(A) 0.04(A) 0.04 0.37(A)(B) 0.05
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 3.98 (1.00) (0.50) 1.53 1.50
Total from investment operations 4.07 (0.96) (0.46) 1.90 1.55
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.11) (0.02) (0.40) (0.05)
Realized capital gains (0.20) (1.09) (3.40) (2.99)
Total distributions (0.31) (1.11) (3.40) (3.39) (0.05)
Net asset value at end of period $14.28 $10.52 $12.59 $16.45 $17.94
Total return 39.02% (8.65%) 0.44% 12.44% 9.46%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $49,842 $35,573 $34,709 $51,218 $84,954
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(C) 1.02% 1.02% 1.14% 1.14% 1.13%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 1.25% 1.32% 1.31% 1.17% 1.15%
Net investment income 0.64% 0.33% 0.27% 2.24%(B) 0.25%
Portfolio turnover rate 33%(E) 22%(E) 17%(E) 29%(E) 18%
Touchstone Small Cap Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $10.49 $12.55 $16.40 $17.93 $16.43
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.10(A) 0.04(A) 0.06 0.38(A)(B) 0.16
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 3.97 (0.97) (0.51) 1.53 1.41
Total from investment operations 4.07 (0.93) (0.45) 1.91 1.57
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.13) (0.04) (0.45) (0.07)
Realized capital gains (0.20) (1.09) (3.40) (2.99)
Total distributions (0.33) (1.13) (3.40) (3.44) (0.07)
Net asset value at end of period $14.23 $10.49 $12.55 $16.40 $17.93
Total return 39.13% (8.57%) 0.54% 12.52% 9.57%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $39,656 $33,201 $36,691 $93,636 $122,876
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(C) 0.94% 0.94% 1.06% 1.06% 1.05%
Gross expenses (including liquidity provider expenses)(D) 1.16% 1.21% 1.20% 1.10% 1.05%
Net investment income 0.72% 0.41% 0.35% 2.32%(B) 0.34%
Portfolio turnover rate 33%(E) 22%(E) 17%(E) 29%(E) 18%
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) Includes impact of special dividend from Alexander & Baldwin Inc. in January, 2018 as part of the company’s conversion to a real estate investment trust. This special dividend enhanced the net investment income per share and ratio of net investment income for Class Y and Institutional Class by $0.34 and 2.10%, respectively.
(C) The ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class Y was 0.99%, 0.99%, 1.09% and 1.13% and for Institutional Class was 0.91%, 0.91%, 1.01% and 1.05% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(D) The ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding liquidity provider expenses for Class Y was 1.22%, 1.29%, 1.26% and 1.16% and for Institutional Class was 1.13%, 1.18%, 1.15% and 1.09% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(E) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $20.63 $24.00 $27.91 $26.06 $22.20
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (—)(A) 0.03(A) 0.11 0.02 0.03
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 11.98 (3.34) (2.29) 1.83 3.85
Total from investment operations 11.98 (3.31) (2.18) 1.85 3.88
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.08) (0.04) (0.03) (B) (0.02)
Realized capital gains (1.70)
Return of capital (0.04) (0.02)
Total distributions (0.12) (0.06) (1.73) (B) (0.02)
Net asset value at end of period $32.49 $20.63 $24.00 $27.91 $26.06
Total return(C) 57.95% (13.83%) (7.37%) 7.12% 17.46%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $24,620 $16,552 $24,389 $83,139 $76,884
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 1.38% 1.38% 1.38% 1.38% 1.38%
Gross expenses 1.55% 1.58% 1.68% 1.75% 1.83%
Net investment income (loss) (0.02%) 0.12% 0.19% 0.09% 0.07%
Portfolio turnover rate 29% 41% 28% 49%(D)(E) 63%(D)
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $19.84 $23.21 $27.22 $25.60 $21.95
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment loss (0.22)(A) (0.13)(A) (0.41) (0.11) (0.22)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 11.50 (3.22) (1.90) 1.73 3.87
Total from investment operations 11.28 (3.35) (2.31) 1.62 3.65
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.04) (0.02)
Realized capital gains (1.70)
Return of capital (0.02) (B)
Total distributions (0.06) (0.02) (1.70)
Net asset value at end of period $31.06 $19.84 $23.21 $27.22 $25.60
Total return(C) 56.81% (14.46%) (8.07%) 6.29% 16.63%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $562 $453 $788 $1,433 $1,223
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 2.13% 2.13% 2.13% 2.13% 2.13%
Gross expenses 3.71% 4.50% 3.57% 3.66% 3.69%
Net investment loss (0.77%) (0.63%) (0.56%) (0.66%) (0.68%)
Portfolio turnover rate 29% 41% 28% 49%(D)(E) 63%(D)
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) Less than $0.005 per share.
(C) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(D) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(E) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Touchstone Small Cap Value Opportunities Fund acquired on September 21, 2018. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $20.67 $24.05 $27.96 $26.14 $22.24
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.07(A) 0.08(A) 0.10 0.15 0.06
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 12.01 (3.34) (2.23) 1.78 3.88
Total from investment operations 12.08 (3.26) (2.13) 1.93 3.94
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.09) (0.09) (0.08) (0.11) (0.04)
Realized capital gains (1.70)
Return of capital (0.05) (0.03)
Total distributions (0.14) (0.12) (1.78) (0.11) (0.04)
Net asset value at end of period $32.61 $20.67 $24.05 $27.96 $26.14
Total return 58.32% (13.60%) (7.16%) 7.41% 17.80%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $41,793 $28,435 $24,921 $41,365 $2,829
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 1.13% 1.13% 1.13% 1.13% 1.13%
Gross expenses 1.26% 1.31% 1.30% 1.71% 1.95%
Net investment income 0.23% 0.37% 0.44% 0.34% 0.32%
Portfolio turnover rate 29% 41% 28% 49%(B)(C) 63%(B)
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $20.68 $24.04 $27.94 $26.14 $22.22
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income (loss) 0.11(A) 0.12(A) 0.18 0.28 (0.06)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 12.03 (3.33) (2.27) 1.69 4.04
Total from investment operations 12.14 (3.21) (2.09) 1.97 3.98
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.10) (0.11) (0.11) (0.17) (0.06)
Realized capital gains (1.70)
Return of capital (0.05) (0.04)
Total distributions (0.15) (0.15) (1.81) (0.17) (0.06)
Net asset value at end of period $32.67 $20.68 $24.04 $27.94 $26.14
Total return 58.59% (13.42%) (6.98%) 7.53% 17.93%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $9,176 $7,825 $40,104 $29,279 $7,699
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.98% 0.98% 0.98% 0.98% 0.98%
Gross expenses 1.25% 1.19% 1.17% 1.27% 1.52%
Net investment income 0.38% 0.52% 0.59% 0.49% 0.47%
Portfolio turnover rate 29% 41% 28% 49%(B)(C) 63%(B)
(A) The net investment income per share was based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(B) Portfolio turnover excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions-in-kind.
(C) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Touchstone Small Cap Value Opportunities Fund acquired on September 21, 2018. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund—Class A
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.23 $9.29 $9.25 $9.29 $9.32
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.04 0.18 0.23 0.16 0.13
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.02 (0.06) 0.04 (0.01) (0.02)
Total from investment operations 0.06 0.12 0.27 0.15 0.11
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.08) (0.18) (0.23) (0.19) (0.14)
Net asset value at end of period $9.21 $9.23 $9.29 $9.25 $9.29
Total return(A) 0.67% 1.32% 2.95% 1.50% 1.29%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $144,172 $124,233 $71,684 $76,623 $14,080
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.69% 0.69% 0.69% 0.69% 0.69%
Gross expenses 0.74% 0.80% 0.80% 0.81% 0.90%
Net investment income 0.40% 1.84% 2.43% 1.88% 1.40%
Portfolio turnover rate 113% 72% 91% 143%(B) 136%
Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund—Class C
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.24 $9.29 $9.25 $9.29 $9.32
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.01) 0.12 0.18 0.13 0.08
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.02 (0.04) 0.04 (0.03) (0.02)
Total from investment operations 0.01 0.08 0.22 0.10 0.06
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.04) (0.13) (0.18) (0.14) (0.09)
Net asset value at end of period $9.21 $9.24 $9.29 $9.25 $9.29
Total return(A) 0.07% 0.93% 2.45% 1.00% 0.77%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $4,249 $5,276 $4,225 $4,492 $5,704
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 1.19% 1.19% 1.19% 1.19% 1.19%
Gross expenses 1.47% 1.60% 1.71% 1.67% 1.56%
Net investment income (loss) (0.10%) 1.33% 1.93% 1.38% 0.90%
Portfolio turnover rate 113% 72% 91% 143%(B) 136%
(A) Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads and fees. If these charges were included, the returns would be lower.
(B) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund acquired on October 27, 2017. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund—Class S
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30, Period Ended
September 30,
2018(A)
  2021 2020 2019
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.23 $9.28 $9.25 $9.29
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income 0.01 0.12 0.21 0.13
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.03 (0.01) 0.03 (0.02)
Total from investment operations 0.04 0.11 0.24 0.11
Distributions from:        
Net investment income (0.06) (0.16) (0.21) (0.15)
Net asset value at end of period $9.21 $9.23 $9.28 $9.25
Total return 0.42% 1.18% 2.59% 1.24%(B)
Ratios and supplemental data:        
Net assets at end of period (000's) $52,456 $61,464 $135,565 $141,918
Ratio to average net assets:        
Net expenses 0.94% 0.94% 0.94% 0.94%(C)
Gross expenses 0.99% 0.99% 0.99% 0.99%(C)
Net investment income 0.15% 1.58% 2.18% 1.63%(C)
Portfolio turnover rate 113% 72% 91% 143%(D)
Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund—Class Y
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.23 $9.29 $9.25 $9.29 $9.32
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.06 0.19 0.25 0.20 0.15
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.03 (0.05) 0.04 (0.03) (0.02)
Total from investment operations 0.09 0.14 0.29 0.17 0.13
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.11) (0.20) (0.25) (0.21) (0.16)
Net asset value at end of period $9.21 $9.23 $9.29 $9.25 $9.29
Total return 0.92% 1.57% 3.21% 1.75% 1.55%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $296,363 $292,708 $305,997 $262,571 $260,830
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.44% 0.44% 0.44% 0.44% 0.44%
Gross expenses 0.50% 0.51% 0.51% 0.50% 0.51%
Net investment income 0.65% 2.09% 2.68% 2.13% 1.65%
Portfolio turnover rate 113% 72% 91% 143%(D) 136%
(A) Represents the period from commencement of operations (October 27, 2017) through September 30, 2018.
(B) Not annualized.
(C) Annualized.
(D) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund acquired on October 27, 2017. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund—Class Z
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.23 $9.29 $9.25 $9.29 $9.32
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.03 0.17 0.23 0.18 0.13
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.03 (0.05) 0.04 (0.03) (0.02)
Total from investment operations 0.06 0.12 0.27 0.15 0.11
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.08) (0.18) (0.23) (0.19) (0.14)
Net asset value at end of period $9.21 $9.23 $9.29 $9.25 $9.29
Total return 0.68% 1.32% 2.95% 1.50% 1.29%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $75,058 $86,018 $128,199 $163,898 $211,797
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.69% 0.69% 0.69% 0.69% 0.69%
Gross expenses 0.78% 0.79% 0.77% 0.78% 0.78%
Net investment income 0.40% 1.83% 2.43% 1.88% 1.40%
Portfolio turnover rate 113% 72% 91% 143%(A) 136%
Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund—Institutional Class
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
  Year Ended September 30,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value at beginning of period $9.22 $9.28 $9.25 $9.29 $9.32
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income 0.07 0.20 0.26 0.21 0.16
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 0.02 (0.05) 0.03 (0.03) (0.02)
Total from investment operations 0.09 0.15 0.29 0.18 0.14
Distributions from:          
Net investment income (0.11) (0.21) (0.26) (0.22) (0.17)
Net asset value at end of period $9.20 $9.22 $9.28 $9.25 $9.29
Total return 0.98% 1.63% 3.17% 1.80% 1.60%
Ratios and supplemental data:          
Net assets at end of period (000's) $500,705 $417,011 $362,921 $275,561 $257,777
Ratio to average net assets:          
Net expenses 0.39% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39%
Gross expenses 0.45% 0.46% 0.46% 0.46% 0.45%
Net investment income 0.70% 2.13% 2.73% 2.18% 1.70%
Portfolio turnover rate 113% 72% 91% 143%(A) 136%
(A) Portfolio turnover excludes the purchases and sales of securities by the Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund acquired on October 27, 2017. If these transactions were included, portfolio turnover would have been higher.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
1. Organization
The Touchstone Funds Group 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 Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 25, 1993. The Trust consists of the following thirteen funds (individually, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
Touchstone Active Bond Fund ("Active Bond Fund”)
Touchstone Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund ("Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund”)
Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund (formerly known as Touchstone Credit Opportunities II Fund) ("Credit Opportunities Fund”)
Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund ("Dividend Equity Fund”)
Touchstone High Yield Fund ("High Yield Fund”)
Touchstone Impact Bond Fund ("Impact Bond Fund”)
Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund ("International ESG Equity Fund”)
Touchstone Mid Cap Fund ("Mid Cap Fund”)
Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund ("Mid Cap Value Fund”)
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund ("Sands Capital Select Growth Fund”)
Touchstone Small Cap Fund ("Small Cap Fund”)
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund ("Small Cap Value Fund”)
Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund ("Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund”)
Each Fund is diversified, with the exception of the Credit Opportunities Fund, the Sands Capital Select Growth Fund and the Small Cap 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 S Class Y Class Z Institutional
Class
Class R6
Active Bond Fund X X   X   X  
Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund       X   X  
Credit Opportunities Fund X X   X   X  
Dividend Equity Fund X X   X   X X
High Yield Fund X X   X   X  
Impact Bond Fund X X   X   X  
International ESG Equity Fund X X   X   X  
Mid Cap Fund X X   X X X X
Mid Cap Value Fund X X   X   X  
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund X X   X X X X
Small Cap Fund X X   X   X  
Small Cap Value Fund X X   X   X  
Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund X X X X X X  
The assets of each Fund are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held. The Funds’ prospectus provides a description of each Fund’s investment goal, policies, and strategies along with information on the classes of shares currently being offered.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies:
Each Fund is an investment company that follows the accounting and reporting guidance of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 applicable to investment companies.
Security valuation and fair value measurements — U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. All investments in securities are recorded at their fair value. The Funds define the term “market value”, as used throughout this report, as the estimated fair value. The Funds use various methods to measure fair value of
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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 September 30, 2021, for each Fund’s investments, is included in each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments, which also includes a breakdown of the Fund’s investments by geographic, portfolio or sector allocation. The Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund, the Credit Opportunities Fund, the High Yield Bond Fund and the Impact Bond Fund held Level 3 categorized securities during the year ended September 30, 2021. Refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a reconciliation of Level 3 holdings.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an investment’s assigned level within the hierarchy.
The Funds' portfolio securities are valued as of the close of the regular session of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (currently 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time or at the time as of which the NYSE establishes official closing prices). Portfolio securities traded on stock exchanges are valued at the last reported sale price, official close price, or last bid price if no sales are reported. Portfolio securities quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) or from the primary exchange on which the security trades. To the extent these securities are actively traded, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options and futures are valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, long option positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short option positions are valued at the most recent ask price on the valuation date and are categorized in Level 1. Shares of mutual funds in which the Funds invest are valued at their respective net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by the underlying funds and are categorized in Level 1.
Debt securities held by the Funds are valued at their evaluated bid by an independent pricing service or at their last broker-quoted bid prices as obtained from one or more of the major market makers for such securities. Independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values through accepted market modeling conventions. Observable inputs to the models may include prepayment speeds, pricing spread, yield, trade information, dealer quotes, market color, cash flow models, the securities’ terms and conditions, among others, and are generally categorized in Level 2. Investments in bank loans are normally valued at the bid quotation obtained from dealers in loans by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Funds' valuation policies and procedures approved by the Funds' Board of Trustees (the “Board”), 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.
Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available and are categorized in Level 2.
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.
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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 approved by the Funds’ Board and are generally categorized in Level 3.
Bank Loans – The Active Bond Fund, Credit Opportunities Fund and Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund may invest in bank loans, which usually take the form of loan participations and assignments. Loan participations and assignments are agreements to make money available to U.S. or foreign corporations, partnerships or other business entities (the “Borrower”) in a specified amount, at a specified rate and within a specified time. A loan is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign bank, insurance company or other financial institution (the “Agent”) for a group of loan investors (“Loan Investors”). The Agent typically administers and enforces the loan on behalf of the other Loan Investors in the syndicate and may hold any collateral on behalf of the Loan Investors. Such loan participations and assignments are typically senior, secured and collateralized in nature. The Fund records an investment when the Borrower withdraws money and records interest as earned. These loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).
The loans in which the Fund invests may be subject to some restrictions on resale. For example, the Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent and/or Borrower prior to the sale of these investments. The Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the Borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the Borrower, the selling participant and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the Borrower (“Intermediate Participants”). In the event that the Borrower, selling participant or Intermediate Participants become insolvent or enter into bankruptcy, the Fund may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest.
Unfunded commitments represent the remaining obligation of the Fund to the Borrower. At any point in time, up to the maturity date of the issue, the Borrower may demand the unfunded portion. Until demanded by the Borrower, unfunded commitments are not recognized as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on unfunded commitments presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represents fair value of the unfunded portion of the Fund’s bank loans.
As of September 30, 2021, the Credit Opportunities Fund had unfunded loan commitments of $1,250,602 and $1,188,072 for Medline Industries Inc., Bridge Loan and Medline Industries Inc., First Lien Bridge Loan, respectively.
Collateralized Loan Obligations — The Active Bond Fund, Credit Opportunities Fund and Ultra Short Duration Fixed 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 that typically seeks to track the performance of an index by holding in its portfolio shares of all the companies, or a representative sample of the companies, that are components of a particular index. ETF shares are traded on a securities exchange based on their market value. The risks of investment in other investment companies typically reflect the risks of the types of securities in which the other investment companies invest. Investments in ETFs and closed-end funds are subject to the additional risk that their shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV. When a Fund invests in another investment company, shareholders of the Fund indirectly bear their proportionate share of the other investment company’s fees and expenses, including operating, registration, trustee, licensing, and marketing, as well as their share of the Fund’s fees and expenses.
Securities sold short — The Funds 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. As of September 30, 2021, the Credit Opportunities Fund had securities sold short as shown on the Portfolio of Investments.
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Options — The Funds may write or purchase financial option contracts primarily to hedge against changes in the value of equity securities (or securities that the Funds intend 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 or 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 bear 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 contracts. 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. As of September 30, 2021, the Credit Opportunities Fund had options and written options as shown in the Portfolio of Investments.
Warrants — The Funds may invest in warrants and stock purchase rights of companies of any market capitalization. A warrant gives the holder the right to buy stock, typically from the issuer. The warrant specifies the amount of underlying stock, the purchase (or "exercise") price, and the date the warrant expires. Certain warrants may permit, without legal obligation, net settlement for stock or cash. The Funds have no obligation to exercise the warrant and buy the stock.
Futures Contracts — The Active Bond Fund and Credit Opportunities Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and related options to manage its exposure to changing interest rates and securities prices. Some strategies reduce the Fund's exposure to price fluctuations, while others tend to increase its market exposure. Futures and options on futures can be volatile instruments and involve certain risks that could negatively impact the Fund's return. In order to avoid leveraging and related risks, when the Fund purchases futures contracts, it will collateralize its position by depositing an amount of cash or liquid securities, equal to the market value of the futures positions held, less margin deposits, in a segregated account with its custodian or otherwise “cover” its position in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act, or the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or interpretations thereunder. Collateral equal to the current fair value of the futures position will be determined on a daily basis.
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 Funds could lose more than the original margin deposit required to initiate the futures transaction. Finally, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. There is minimal counterparty credit risk involved in entering into futures contracts since they are exchange-traded instruments and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
As of September 30, 2021, the Active Bond Fund and the Credit Opportunities Fund did not hold any futures contracts.
Swap Contracts — The Credit Opportunities Fund may enter into swap transactions to help enhance the value of its portfolio or manage its exposure to different types of investments. Swaps are financial instruments that typically involve the exchange of cash flows between two parties on specified dates (settlement dates), where the cash flows are based on agreed-upon prices, rates, indexes, etc. The nominal amount on which the cash flows are calculated is called the notional amount. Swaps are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors, such as interest rates, foreign currency rates, mortgage securities, corporate borrowing rates, security prices, indexes or inflation rates.
Swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of the investments of a Fund and its share price. The performance of swap agreements may be affected by a change in the specific interest rate, currency, or other factors that determine the amounts of payments due to and from a Fund. If a swap agreement calls for payments by a Fund, the Fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. In addition, if the counterparty’s creditworthiness declines, the value of a swap agreement would be likely to decline, potentially resulting in losses.
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Generally, bilateral swap agreements, OTC swaps have a fixed maturity date that will be agreed upon by the parties. The agreement can be terminated before the maturity date only under limited circumstances, such as default by one of the parties or insolvency, among others, and can be transferred by a party only with the prior written consent of the other party. The Fund may be able to eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or by other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or a similarly creditworthy party. If the counterparty is unable to meet its obligations under the contract, declares bankruptcy, defaults or becomes insolvent, a Fund may not be able to recover the money it expected to receive under the contract.
Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants that are members of central clearinghouses with the clearinghouses serving as a central counterparty. Pursuant to rules promulgated under the Dodd-Frank 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, are posted and are segregated at a broker account registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the applicable regulator. 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 the Fund’s gains or losses. In order to reduce the risk associated with leveraging, the Fund may cover its current obligations under swap agreements according to guidelines established by the SEC. If the Fund enters into a swap agreement on a net basis, it will segregate assets with a daily value at least equal to the excess, if any, of the Fund’s accrued obligations under the swap agreement over the accrued amount the Fund is entitled to receive under the agreement. If the Fund enters into a swap agreement on other than a net basis, it will segregate assets with a value equal to the full amount of the Fund’s accrued obligations under the agreement.
As of September 30, 2021, the Credit Opportunities Fund held swap agreements as shown on the Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency translation — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars and translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(1) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange on the valuation date; and
(2) purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments in equity securities that is due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of equity securities.
Forward foreign currency contracts — A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a specific currency at a price that is set on the date of the contract. The forward contract calls for delivery of the currency on a future date that is specified in the contract. Risks related to the use of forwards include the possible failure of counterparties to meet the terms of the forward agreement, the failure of the counterparties to timely post collateral, the risk that currency movements will not occur thereby reducing a Fund’s total return, and the potential for losses in excess of a Fund’s initial investment.
The market value of a forward foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by a Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses, equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency.
For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Credit Opportunities Fund used forward foreign currency contracts to enhance potential gains, hedge against anticipated currency exchange rates, maintain diversity and liquidity of the portfolio and/or adjust exposure to foreign currencies.
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
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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.
Master Limited Partnership – The Funds may invest in Master Limited Partnership (“MLP”) common units that represent limited partnership interests in the MLP. Common units are generally listed and traded on U.S. securities exchanges or OTC with their value fluctuating predominantly based on the success of the MLP. Unlike owners of common stock of a corporation, owners of MLP common units have limited voting rights and have no ability to annually elect directors. MLPs generally distribute all available cash flow (cash flow from operations less maintenance capital expenditures) in the form of quarterly distributions. Common unit holders have first priority to receive quarterly cash distributions up to the minimum quarterly distribution and have arrearage rights. Distributions received from MLPs generally are comprised of income and return of capital. Investment income and return of capital are recorded based on estimates made at the time distributions are received. The actual amounts of income and return of capital are only determined by each MLP 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. In the event of liquidation, common unit holders have preference over subordinated units, but not debt holders or preferred unit holders, to the remaining assets of the MLP.
Pay-In-Kind (“PIK”) Bonds – PIK bonds are securities that, at the issuer’s option, pay interest in either cash or additional securities for a specified period. PIK bonds, like zero coupon bonds, are designed to give an issuer flexibility in managing cash flow. PIK bonds are expected to reflect the market value of the underlying debt plus an amount representing accrued interest since the last payment. PIK bonds are usually less volatile than zero coupon bonds, but more volatile than cash pay securities.
Derivative instruments and hedging activities — The Active Bond Fund and the Credit Opportunities 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 maintenance margin). Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker or clearing house for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives (financial futures contracts, options, and centrally cleared swaps). Brokers can ask for margining in excess of the clearing house’s minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives (forward foreign currency contracts, options, and swaps). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, are reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash deposits held at prime broker and due to prime broker, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Portfolio of Investments. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives transactions to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event a Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund (counterparty) to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty (Fund).
For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As of September 30, 2021, the Funds' assets and liabilities that were subject to a MNA on a gross basis were as follows:
  Assets   Liabilities
Credit Opportunities Fund      
Forwards - Foreign Currency Contracts $102,844   $—
Total $102,844   $—
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The following table presents the Credit Opportunities Fund's assets and liabilities net of amounts available for offset under a MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of September 30, 2021:
Counterparty Derivative
Type
Gross Amount of
Recognized
Assets
Gross Amount
Available
for Offset in
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
Cash
Collateral
Received
Net Amount(A)
Wells Fargo Forward-Foreign
Currency
Contracts
$102,844 $— $— $— $102,844
(A) Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Funds’ derivative financial instruments by primary risk exposure as of September 30, 2021:
Fund Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments under ASC 815
Asset
Derivatives
Liability
Derivatives
Credit Opportunities Fund
Purchased Options - Equity Contracts*
$73,284 $
 
Written Options - Equity Contracts**
3,840
 
Forwards - Foreign Currency Contracts***
102,844
 
Swap Agreements - Credit Contracts****
56,669
* Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location: Investments, at market value.
** Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location: Written options, at market value.
*** Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location: Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.
**** Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location: Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements. Variation margin reported in the Portfolio of Investments and other tables in the Notes to the Financial Statements is the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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 September 30, 2021:
Fund Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments under ASC 815
Realized Gains
(Losses)
on Derivatives
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Active Bond Fund Futures - Interest Rate Contracts* $694,641 $7,671
Credit Opportunities Fund Purchased Options - Equity Contracts** (222,924) 17,326
  Written Options - Equity Contracts*** 92,039 (12,408)
  Forwards - Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts**** 119,489 98,064
  Swap Agreements - Credit Contracts***** (142,759) (22,781)
* Statements of Operations Location: Net realized gains on futures contracts and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively.
** Statements of Operations Location: Net realized gains (losses) on investments and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
*** Statements of Operations Location: Net realized gains on written options and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options, respectively.
**** Statements of Operations Location: Net realized gains on forward foreign currency contracts and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts, respectively.
***** Statements of Operations Location: Net realized losses on swap agreements and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively.
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For the year ended September 30, 2021, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments for the Active Bond Fund and Credit Opportunities Fund were as follows:
  Active Bond Fund Credit Opportunities Fund
Equity Contracts:    
Purchased Options - Cost $$63,749
Written Options - Premiums received 24,760
Credit Contracts:    
Credit Default Swaps - Notional value 1,433,950
Forward currency exchange contracts:    
U.S. dollar amount received 2,831,835
Interest Rate Contracts:    
Futures Contracts - Notional Value 11,165,836
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 September 30, 2021, the following Funds loaned securities and received collateral as follows:
Fund Security Type Market Value of
Securities Loaned*
Market Value of
Collateral Received**
Net
Amount***
Active Bond Fund Corporate Bonds $1,046,360 $1,088,958 $42,598
Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund Common Stocks 818,742 863,950 45,208
Credit Opportunities Fund Corporate Bonds 1,134,003 1,191,570 57,567
High Yield Fund Corporate Bonds 374,325 396,750 22,425
Mid Cap Value Fund Common Stocks 6,127,398 6,225,459 98,061
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund Common Stocks 7,435,076 7,374,840 (60,236)
Small Cap Value Fund Common Stocks 584,442 593,895 9,453
* The remaining contractual maturity is overnight for all securities.
** Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
*** Net amount represents the net amount payable due to (received from) 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.
When-issued or delayed delivery transactions — Each Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. These transactions involve a commitment by the Fund to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When delayed delivery purchases are outstanding, the Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations, and takes such fluctuations into account when determining NAV. The Fund may dispose of or renegotiate a delayed delivery transaction after it is entered into, and may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss. When the Fund has sold a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Fund does not participate in future gains and losses with respect to the security.
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Line of Credit — Prior to July 17, 2021, the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund (the "Predecessor Fund") had access to a $75 million committed unsecured line of credit and a $50 million uncommitted unsecured line of credit. The committed and uncommitted lines of credit were renewable on an annual basis with State Street Bank and Trust Company for temporary borrowing purposes. Interest on each of the committed and uncommitted lines of credit was payable at a variable rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate plus one and one quarter of one percent (1.25%). The Applicable Rate per annum was equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate on such date and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate on such date, plus, in each case, 10 basis points. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Overnight Bank Funding Rate was less than zero, then the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Overnight Bank Funding Rate, was deemed to be zero for the purposes of determining the rate. There was also a commitment fee of 30 basis points per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line of credit. Borrowing under the line of credit commenced when the Predecessor Fund’s cash shortfall exceeded $100,000. The line of credit was terminated on July 16, 2021. For the period November 1, 2020 through July 16, 2021 the Predecessor Fund had borrowings outstanding for total of 31 days, with an average balance of $6,345,968, at a weighted average interest rate of 1.44% and related interest charges of $7,875.
Share valuation — The NAV per share of each class of shares of each Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of a Fund’s assets attributable to that class, less liabilities attributable to that class, by the number of outstanding shares of that class.
The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares of the equity funds (all of the Funds except the Active Bond Fund, Credit Opportunities Fund, High Yield Fund, Impact Bond Fund and Ultra Short Duration Fixed 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 Active Bond Fund, Credit Opportunities Fund, High Yield Fund and Impact Bond Fund is equal to the NAV per share plus a sales load equal to 3.36% of the NAV (or 3.25% of the offering price). The maximum offering price per share of Class A shares of the Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund is equal to the NAV per share plus sales load equal to 2.04% of the NAV (or 2.00% of the offering price). There is no sales load on equity or fixed income fund purchases when aggregate purchases in all Touchstone funds equal at least $1 million or $500,000, respectively. The maximum offering price per share of Classes C, S, Y, Z, Institutional Class and R6 shares of the Funds is equal to the NAV per share. Prior to July 17, 2021, the maximum offering price per share of Class A shares of the Predecessor Fund was equal to the NAV per share plus a sales load equal to 6.10% of the NAV (or 5.75% of the offering price).
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%, respectively, if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. Additionally, purchases of Class C shares of the Funds are subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if redeemed within a one-year period from the date of purchase. The CDSC will be assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the NAV at the time of purchase of the shares being redeemed or (2) the NAV of such shares being redeemed.
Investment income — Dividend income from securities is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of foreign withholding taxes, if any, which are reduced by any amounts reclaimable by the Funds, where applicable. Interest income from securities is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, premium amortized and discount accreted. Realized gains and losses resulting from principal 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. The Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund, International ESG Equity Fund, Mid Cap Fund, Sands Capital Select Growth Fund, and Small Cap Fund distribute their income, if any, annually, as a dividend to shareholders. The Credit Opportunities Fund, Dividend Equity Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, and Small Cap Value Fund declare and distribute their income, if any, quarterly, as a dividend to shareholders. The Active Bond Fund, High Yield Fund and Impact Bond Fund declare and distribute their income, if any, monthly, as a dividend to shareholders. The Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund declares its income, if any, daily, and distributes such income 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
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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 Strategic 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.
LIBOR Transition — Many debt securities, derivatives and other financial instruments in which the Funds may invest, as well as any borrowings made by the Funds from banks or from other lenders, utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as the reference or benchmark index for interest rate calculations. LIBOR is a measure of the average interest rate at which major global banks can borrow from one another. Plans are underway to phase out the use of LIBOR by June 30, 2023. The ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, the administrator of LIBOR, is expected to cease publishing most LIBOR maturities, including some U.S. LIBOR maturities, on December 31, 2021, and the remaining and most liquid U.S. LIBOR maturities on June 30, 2023. Before then, it is expected that market participants will transition to the use of different reference or benchmark indices. However, there is currently no definitive information regarding the future utilization of LIBOR or of any particular replacement index. As such, the potential effect of a transition away from LIBOR on the Funds’ investments cannot yet be determined.
3. Investment Transactions
Investment transactions (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) were as follows for the year ended September 30, 2021:
  Active
Bond
Fund
Anti-
Benchmark®
International
Core Equity
Fund
Credit
Opportunities
Fund
Dividend
Equity
Fund
High Yield
Fund
Purchases of investment securities $98,286,165 $24,296,929 $185,031,519 $3,658,372,695 $177,856,481
Proceeds from sales and maturities $138,487,739 $25,564,159 $190,973,908 $5,571,887,301 $233,457,950
  Impact
Bond
Fund
International
ESG Equity
Fund
Mid Cap
Fund*
Mid Cap
Value
Fund*
Sands Capital
Select Growth
Fund*
Purchases of investment securities $59,497,597 $16,533,811 $1,204,245,751 $273,310,048 $1,690,408,811
Proceeds from sales and maturities $31,809,190 $16,409,465 $947,628,496 $298,149,151 $1,631,378,107
  Small Cap
Fund*
Small Cap
Value
Fund
Ultra Short
Duration Fixed
Income Fund
Purchases of investment securities $32,123,341 $19,957,939 $1,064,431,184
Proceeds from sales and maturities $29,104,608 $27,174,973 $1,031,890,761
* Credit Opportunities Fund, Mid Cap Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Sands Capital Select Growth Fund and Small Cap Fund had redemptions-in-kind out of the Fund of $2,731,111, $212,836,790, $35,148,919, $459,399,962 and $11,302,530, respectively. The redemptions were comprised of securities in the amount of $2,731,111 $186,796,920, $33,678,843, $384,479,212 and $8,767,441, which is excluded from the proceeds from sales and maturities, and cash in the amount of $0, $26,039,870, $1,470,076, $74,920,750, and $2,535,089, for the Mid Cap Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Sands Capital Select Growth Fund and Small Cap Fund, respectively.
For the year ended September 30, 2021, purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities in U.S. Government Securities were $408,819,706 and $444,448,470, respectively, for the Active Bond Fund, $98,479,027 and $63,304,953, respectively, for the Impact Bond Fund and $32,725,111 and $28,400,763, respectively, for the Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund. There were no purchases or proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. Government Securities by the remaining Funds for the year ended September 30, 2021.
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4. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Related Parties
Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”), Touchstone Securities, Inc. (the “Underwriter”), or The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”), the Sub-Administrator to the Funds. Such officers receive no compensation from the Trust. The Advisor and the Underwriter are each wholly-owned subsidiaries of Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc. ("Western & Southern").
On behalf of the Funds, the Advisor 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 Advisor 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 $265,767 for the Funds' Board for the year ended September 30, 2021. For the period November 1, 2020 through July 16, 2021, the Predecessor Fund incurred Director related expenses of $420,639 for the Directors of the SunAmerica Series, Inc., which are included in the Trustee fees on the Statements of Operations.
MANAGEMENT & EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS
The Advisor 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 Advisor 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.
Active Bond Fund 0.40% on the first $300 million
0.35% on such assets over $300 million
Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund 0.45% on the first $1 billion
0.40% on such assets over $1 billion
Credit Opportunities Fund 0.60%
Dividend Equity Fund* 0.55% on the first $1 billion
0.50% on such assets over $1 billion
High Yield Fund 0.60% on the first $50 million
0.50% on the next $250 million
0.45% on such assets over $300 million
Impact Bond Fund** 0.30% on the first $200 million
0.225% on such assets over $200 million
International ESG Equity Fund 0.65% on the first $1 billion
0.60% on such assets over $1 billion
Mid Cap Fund 0.80% on the first $1 billion
0.70% on the next $500 million
0.60% on such assets over $1.5 billion
Mid Cap Value Fund 0.75%
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 0.70% on the first $1 billion
0.65% on the next $500 million
0.60% on the next $500 million
0.55% on such assets over $2 billion
Small Cap Fund 0.85% on the first $250 million
0.80% on the next $250 million
0.70% on such assets over $500 million
Small Cap Value Fund 0.85%
Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund 0.25%
* Prior to July 17, 2021, the Predecessor Fund paid SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC (the "Predecessor Advisor") 0.60% on the first $1.5 billion, 0.50% on the next $1.5 billion and 0.40% on such assets over $3 billion. For the period November 1, 2020 through July 16, 2021, the Predecessor Advisor received $16,206,710 in advisory fees. For the period July 17, 2021 through September 30, 2021, the Advisor received $4,267,597 in advisory fees.
**Prior to September 1, 2021, the Fund paid 0.35% on all assets.
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The Advisor has entered into investment sub-advisory agreements with the following parties (each, a “Sub-Advisor”):
Ares Capital Management II LLC The London Company
Credit Opportunities Fund Mid Cap Fund
EARNEST Partners LLC Small Cap Fund
Impact Bond Fund Rockefeller & Co. LLC
Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.* International ESG Equity Fund
Active Bond Fund Sands Capital Management, LLC
Dividend Equity Fund Sands Capital Select Growth Fund
High Yield Fund TOBAM S.A.S.
Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund
LMCG Investments, LLC  
Mid Cap Value Fund  
Small Cap Value Fund  
*Affiliate of the Advisor and wholly-owned subsidiary of Western & Southern.
The Advisor pays sub-advisory fees to each Sub-Advisor from its advisory fee.
The Advisor 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 Advisor 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 S Class Y Class Z Institutional
Class
Class R6 Termination Date
Active Bond Fund* 0.90% 1.63% 0.65% 0.57% July 29, 2023
Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund 0.69% 0.59% January 29, 2022
Credit Opportunities Fund** 1.03% 1.43% 0.83% 0.73% July 29, 2023
Dividend Equity Fund*** 0.99% 1.69% 0.77% 0.67% 0.65% July 29, 2023
High Yield Fund 1.05% 1.80% 0.80% 0.72% January 29, 2022
Impact Bond Fund**** 0.76% 1.51% 0.51% 0.41% September 29, 2022
International ESG Equity Fund 1.17% 1.95% 0.90% 0.89% January 29, 2022
Mid Cap Fund***** 1.21% 1.96% 0.96% 1.21% 0.89% 0.79% January 29, 2022
Mid Cap Value Fund 1.22% 1.97% 0.97% 0.84% January 29, 2022
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund****** 1.13% 1.74% 0.90% 1.14% 0.78% 0.72% July 29, 2023
Small Cap Fund 1.24% 1.99% 0.99% 0.91% January 29, 2022
Small Cap Value Fund 1.38% 2.13% 1.13% 0.98% January 29, 2022
Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund 0.69% 1.19% 0.94% 0.44% 0.69% 0.39% January 29, 2022
* Prior to July 17, 2021, the expense limitation for Class C shares was 1.65%.
** Prior to July 17, 2021, the expense limitations for Classes A and C shares were 1.08% and 1.83%, respectively.
*** Effective July 17, 2021. Prior to July 17, 2021, the Predecessor Fund was not subject to an expense limitation agreement.
**** Prior to September 1, 2021, the expense limitations for Classes A, C, Y and Institutional Class shares were 0.85%, 1.60%, 0.60% and 0.50%, respectively.
***** The termination date for Class R6 shares is February 28, 2022.
****** Prior to July 17, 2021, the expense limitations for Classes A and C shares were 1.15% and 1.90%, respectively.
The Expense Limitation Agreement 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 September 30, 2021, the Advisor or its affiliates waived investment advisory fees, administration fees or other operating expenses, including distribution fees of the Funds, as follows:
Fund Investment
Advisory
Fees Waived
Administration
Fees Waived
Other Operating
Expenses
Reimbursed/
Waived
Total
Active Bond Fund $— $19,850 $130,265 $150,115
Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund 53,918 103,195 157,113
Credit Opportunities Fund 83,338 235,534 318,872
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Fund Investment
Advisory
Fees Waived
Administration
Fees Waived
Other Operating
Expenses
Reimbursed/
Waived
Total
Dividend Equity Fund $— $$135,900 $135,900
High Yield Fund 21,520 84,911 106,431
Impact Bond Fund 34,299 181,145 215,444
International ESG Equity Fund 23,300 137,708 161,008
Mid Cap Fund 1,111 39,788 40,899
Mid Cap Value Fund 280,970 997,118 1,278,088
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 9,344 13,046 22,390
Small Cap Fund 92,780 142,149 234,929
Small Cap Value Fund 12,134 113,169 125,303
Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund 91,510 568,564 660,074
Under the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Advisor is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Funds’ Board, such amounts waived or reimbursed for a period of up to three years from the date on which the Advisor reduced its compensation or assumed expenses for the Funds. A Fund will make repayments to the Advisor 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 Advisor and the Fund's current expense limitation.
As of September 30, 2021, the Advisor may seek recoupment of previously waived fees and reimbursed expenses as follows:
Fund Expires on
or before
June 30, 2022
Expires on
or before
September 30, 2022
Expires on
or before
September 30, 2023
Expires on
or before
September 30, 2024
Total
Active Bond Fund $$232,470 $170,804 $91,314 $494,588
Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund 155,348 141,795 157,113 454,256
Credit Opportunities Fund 172,127 107,785 229,289 179,639 688,840
Dividend Equity Fund 2,947 2,947
High Yield Fund 123,791 85,080 72,946 281,817
Impact Bond Fund 270,814 247,247 185,879 703,940
International ESG Equity Fund 77,175 141,782 110,488 329,445
Mid Cap Fund 295,396 284,247 7,225 586,868
Mid Cap Value Fund 1,211,849 1,340,628 1,228,808 3,781,285
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 334,004 290,944 17,026 641,974
Small Cap Fund 147,751 218,366 217,704 583,821
Small Cap Value Fund 174,347 142,724 78,571 395,642
Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund 610,602 615,640 480,103 1,706,345
For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Advisor recouped previously waived fees or reimbursed expenses from Mid Cap Fund and Sands Capital Select Growth Fund of $1,473,837 and $35,486, respectively.
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
The Advisor entered into an Administration Agreement with the Trust, whereby the Advisor is responsible for: supplying executive and regulatory compliance services; supervising the preparation of tax returns; coordinating the preparation of reports to shareholders and reports to and filings with the SEC and state securities authorities, as well as materials for meetings of the Board; calculating the daily NAV per share; and maintaining the financial books and records of each Fund.
For its services, the Advisor’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 and is included in Administration Fees on Statement of Operations.
The Advisor 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 Advisor, not the Trust.
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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, the Transfer Agent 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 Advisor for fees paid to intermediaries such as banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors 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. Prior to July 17, 2021, DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. served as the Transfer Agent to the Predecessor Fund.
Prior to July 17, 2021, the Predecessor Fund had a service agreement with AIG Fund Services, Inc. ("ASC"), an affiliate of the Predecessor Advisor. Under the service agreement, ASC performed certain shareholder account functions by assisting the Predecessor Funds’ transfer agent, DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (the “Predecessor Transfer Agent"), in connection with the services that it offered to the Predecessor Fund. The service agreement, pursuant to which ASC received a fee from the Predecessor Fund to compensate ASC for services rendered based upon an annual rate of 0.22% of average daily net assets.
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, excluding the Active Bond Fund and High Yield Fund, pays an annual fee not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets that are attributable to Class A shares. The Active Bond Fund and High Yield Fund pay an annual fee not to exceed 0.35% of average daily net assets that are attributable to Class A shares. The Active Bond Fund and High Yield Fund currently limit the 12b-1 fees for Class A shares to 0.25% of average daily net assets attributable to such shares. Under the Class C plan, each Fund offering Class C shares (except the Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund) 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). The Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund has limited the amount of the 12b-1 fees for Class C shares to 0.75% of average daily net assets through January 29, 2022. Under the Class S plan, the Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund pays an annual shareholder servicing fee not to exceed 0.50% of average daily net assets that are attributable to Class S shares (of which up to 0.25% is a distribution fee and up to 0.25% is a shareholder servicing fee). Under the Class Z plan, each Fund offering Class Z shares pays an annual shareholder servicing fee not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets that are attributable to Class Z shares.
Prior to July 17, 2021, the Predecessor Fund had adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Predecessor Fund paid AIG Capital Services, Inc. (the “Former Distributor”) a distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.10%, 0.75% and 0.75% for Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares, respectively, of average daily net assets. Such fees were used to compensate the Former Distributor for eligible expenses incurred in connection with distribution and promotion of the shares. Each respective class of shares under such plan also paid the Former Distributor an account maintenance fee up to an annual rate of 0.25% of the aggregate average daily net assets of such class of shares for payments to broker-dealers for providing continuing account maintenance.
Prior to July 17, 2021, the Predecessor Fund had an administrative and shareholder services agreement with the Former Distributor. The Former Distributor was paid an annual fee of 0.15% of average daily net assets of Class W shares (which were converted to Class Y shares effective July 16, 2021) as compensation for providing administrative and shareholder services to Class W shareholders.
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
The Underwriter is the Funds’ principal underwriter and, as such, acts as exclusive agent for distribution of the Funds’ shares. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement between the Trust and the Underwriter, the Underwriter earned underwriting and broker commissions on the sale of Class A shares of the Funds. W&S Brokerage Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Underwriter and
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the Advisor, 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 Underwriter and its affiliate during the year ended September 30, 2021:
Fund Amount
Active Bond Fund $ 10,046
Credit Opportunities Fund 1,651
Dividend Equity Fund* 5,475
High Yield Fund 1,354
Impact Bond Fund 1,020
International ESG Equity Fund 423
Mid Cap Fund 19,331
Mid Cap Value Fund 1,831
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 36,917
Small Cap Fund 931
Small Cap Value Fund 866
Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund 1,708
* For the period July 17, 2021 to September 30, 2021. For the period November 1, 2020 to July 16, 2021, the Former Distributor earned $102,698 on the sale of Class A shares.
In addition, the Underwriter collected CDSC on the redemption of Class A and Class C shares of the Funds listed below during the year ended September 30, 2021:
Fund Class C
Credit Opportunities Fund $ 5
Dividend Equity Fund* 26
Mid Cap Fund 224
Mid Cap Value Fund 94
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 2,863
Small Cap Fund 4,164
Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund 308
* For the period July 17, 2021 to September 30, 2021. For the period November 1, 2020 to July 16, 2021, the Former Distributor collected CDSC of $887, $288,133, and $24,804 on the redemption of Class A shares, Class B shares, and Class C shares, respectively.
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 advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common Trustees and/or common Officers. During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Credit Opportunities Fund had purchases and sales under Rule 17a-7 of $1,504,463 and $87,510, respectively.
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 September 30, 2021, the following Funds utilized ReFlow. The shares ReFlow subscribed to and redemptions-in-kind were as follows:
Fund Shares ReFlow
Subscribed to
Redemptions-in-kind
Mid Cap Fund 4,498,739 $ 186,796,920
Mid Cap Value Fund 1,561,117 33,678,843
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 23,019,685 384,479,212
Small Cap Fund 1,035,035 8,767,441
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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 September 30, 2021, 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*
Mid Cap Fund $ 294,896 0.67% $ 2,017
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund $ 313,545 0.67% $ 2,130
* Included in Interest in the Statements of Operations.
During the year ended September 30, 2021, 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*
Active Bond Fund $ 39,495 0.67% $ 269
Dividend Equity Fund $ 571,075 0.68% $ 819
High Yield Fund $ 46,172 0.68% $ 316
International ESG Equity Fund $ 32,789 0.68% $ 226
Mid Cap Value Fund $ 14,289 0.68% $ 98
* Included in Other expenses in the Statements of Operations.
6. Federal Tax Information
Federal Income Tax — It is each Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. As provided therein, in any fiscal year in which a Fund so qualifies and distributes at least 90% of its investment company taxable income, the Fund (but not the shareholders) will be relieved of federal income tax on the income distributed. It is each Fund’s policy to distribute all of its taxable and tax-exempt income and accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made.
In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also each Fund’s intention to declare and pay as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its investment company taxable income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ending October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
The tax character of distributions paid for the years or periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 for all Funds except for the Dividend Equity Fund, which is for the eleven months ended September 30, 2021 and the years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, are as follows:
  Active Bond Fund Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund Credit Opportunities Fund
  Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
From ordinary income $8,289,924 $9,224,555 $718,958 $830,992 $7,374,305 $5,412,892
Total distributions $8,289,924 $9,224,555 $718,958 $830,992 $7,374,305 $5,412,892
  Dividend Equity Fund
  Eleven Months Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
October 31,
2020
Year Ended
October 31,
2019
From ordinary income $87,137,356 $550,058,395 $295,515,778
From long-term capital gains 1,447,901 536,010,979
Total distributions $88,585,257 $550,058,395 $831,526,757
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  High Yield Fund Impact Bond Fund International ESG Equity Fund
  Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
From ordinary income $8,886,935 $10,325,343 $7,703,948 $7,625,238 $128,987 $92,070
From long-term capital gains 6,554,323
Total distributions $8,886,935 $10,325,343 $7,703,948 $7,625,238 $128,987 $6,646,393
  Mid Cap Fund Mid Cap Value Fund Sands Capital Select Growth Fund
  Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
From ordinary income $51,726,485 $16,227,598 $3,019,722 $6,179,571 $$
From long-term capital gains 36,196,104 40,623,294 227,023,467 275,526,970
Total distributions $87,922,589 $56,850,892 $3,019,722 $6,179,571 $227,023,467 $275,526,970
  Small Cap Fund Small Cap Value Fund Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund
  Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
From ordinary income $807,183 $183,932 $114,334 $335,913 $11,769,916 $21,013,925
From long-term capital gains 1,317,935 6,668,316
From return of capital 105,494 111,479
Total distributions $2,125,118 $6,852,248 $219,828 $447,392 $11,769,916 $21,013,925
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of September 30, 2021:
  Active Bond
Fund
Anti-Benchmark®
International Core Equity
Fund
Credit Opportunities
Fund
Dividend
Equity
Fund
Tax cost of portfolio investments $376,755,456 $37,679,856 $263,224,847 $3,644,080,392
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments 12,263,276 5,412,004 5,200,948 183,908,735
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments (3,767,147) (2,823,232) (4,627,936) (103,448,368)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 8,496,129 2,588,772 573,012 80,460,367
Gross unrealized appreciation on short sales, derivatives and foreign currency transactions 252 283,215
Gross unrealized depreciation on short sales, derivatives and foreign currency transactions (631) (266,137)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on short sales, derivatives and foreign currency transactions (379) 17,078
Capital loss carryforwards (91,508,721) (56,911,838)
Undistributed ordinary income 1,724,501 1,015,142 7,576,835
Undistributed capital gains 2,396,857 54,298,209
Other temporary differences (149,801)
Accumulated earnings (deficit) $(81,437,892) $6,000,392 $(48,744,913) $134,758,576
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  High Yield
Fund
Impact Bond
Fund
International
ESG Equity
Fund
Mid Cap
Fund
Tax cost of portfolio investments $139,014,798 $421,111,071 $26,252,526 $3,769,099,419
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments 4,837,876 16,245,602 8,363,060 1,193,543,224
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments (2,282,569) (3,290,775) (1,252,427) (129,593,451)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 2,555,307 12,954,827 7,110,633 1,063,949,773
Gross unrealized appreciation on foreign currency transactions 224
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions 224
Capital loss carryforwards (13,348,003) (5,646,856)
Undistributed ordinary income 74,685 1,039,413 422,773 69,959,141
Undistributed capital gains 1,825,103 49,868,687
Accumulated earnings (deficit) $(10,718,011) $8,347,384 $9,358,733 $1,183,777,601
  Mid Cap
Value Fund
Sands Capital
Select Growth Fund
Small Cap
Fund
Small Cap
Value Fund
Tax cost of portfolio investments $654,531,146 $3,239,070,095 $72,997,469 $55,967,415
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments 246,939,621 3,143,280,912 26,687,356 23,172,001
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments (17,775,311) (11,259,155) (4,704,962) (2,222,504)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 229,164,310 3,132,021,757 21,982,394 20,949,497
Capital loss carryforwards (13,819,309)
Undistributed ordinary income 7,962,630 52,821,660 592,650
Undistributed capital gains 44,967,542 552,565,021 10,640,623
Accumulated earnings (deficit) $282,094,482 $3,737,408,438 $33,215,667 $7,130,188
  Ultra Short
Duration Fixed
Income Fund
Tax cost of portfolio investments $1,110,698,477
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments 1,365,085
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments (2,701,321)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (1,336,236)
Capital loss carryforwards (104,990,187)
Undistributed ordinary income 523,973
Other temporary differences (105,345)
Accumulated earnings (deficit) $(105,907,795)
The difference between the tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost is primarily due to wash sale loss deferrals, investments in passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) adjustments, regulated investment company adjustments, amortization adjustments on bonds and certain timing differences in the recognition of capital losses under income tax regulations and U.S. GAAP.
As of September 30, 2021, the Funds had the following capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes:
Fund No Expiration
Short Term
No Expiration
Long Term
Total
Active Bond Fund* $ 55,475,994 $ 36,032,727 $ 91,508,721
Credit Opportunities Fund* 5,698,509 51,213,329 56,911,838
High Yield Fund 13,348,003 13,348,003
Impact Bond Fund 113,616 5,533,240 5,646,856
Small Cap Value Fund 6,572,278 7,247,031 13,819,309
Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund* 33,129,444 71,860,743 104,990,187
* 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.
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During the year ended September 30, 2021, the following Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards:
Fund Utilized
Active Bond Fund $ 8,970,575
Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund 696,512
Credit Opportunities Fund 5,080,241
Dividend Equity Fund 628,429,823
High Yield Fund 6,953,509
Impact Bond Fund 304,444
International ESG Equity Fund 1,240,415
Mid Cap Value Fund 11,468,563
Small Cap Value Fund 5,330,852
The Funds have analyzed their tax positions taken or to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended September 30, 2018 through 2021) and have concluded that no provision for income tax is required in their financial statements.
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 deemed distributions on shareholder redemptions, in-kind distributions on shareholder redemptions, and various temporary book/tax differences due to mergers have been made to the following Funds for the year or period ended September 30, 2021:
Fund Paid-In
Capital
Distributable
Earnings
Active Bond Fund $ 19,374,647 $ (19,374,647)
Credit Opportunities Fund 43,474,836 (43,474,836)
Dividend Equity Fund 95,691 (95,691)
Mid Cap Fund 117,096,438 (117,096,438)
Mid Cap Value Fund 18,171,087 (18,171,087)
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 373,540,923 (373,540,923)
Small Cap Fund 5,502,286 (5,502,286)
Small Cap Value Fund 1,376 (1,376)
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 – Some of the 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. 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 in a particular sector of the market, positive or negative, and may experience increased volatility in the Funds' NAVs and magnified effect on the total return.
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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 Interest Rate Changes – The price of debt securities is generally linked to the prevailing market interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, the price of debt securities falls, and when interest rates fall, the price of debt securities rises. The price volatility of a debt security also depends on its maturity. Longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the longer the average maturity or duration of these securities, the greater their price risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life, taking into account any prepayment or call features of the security, that is used to determine the price sensitivity of the security for a given change in interest rates. Specifically, duration is the change in the value of a fixed-income security that will result from a 1% change in interest rates, and generally is stated in years. For example, as a general rule a 1% rise in interest rates means a 1% fall in value for every year of duration. Maturity, on the other hand, is the date on which a fixed-income security becomes due for payment of principal. The negative impact on fixed income securities if interest rates increase as a result could negatively impact a Fund’s NAV.
Risks Associated with Liquidity – Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. This can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may be unable to transact at advantageous times or prices, or at all.
Risks Associated with 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 Health Crises – An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, COVID-19 has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 may be short term or may last for an extended period of time and result in a substantial economic downturn. The impact of this outbreak, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could negatively affect the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, individual companies and the market in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect a Fund’s performance, the performance of the securities in which a Fund invests and may lead to losses on your investment in a Fund.
Please see the Funds’ prospectus for a complete discussion of these and other risks.
9. Fund Reorganizations
Active Bond Fund:
The shareholders of the AIG U.S. Government Securities Fund, a series of SunAmerica Income Funds, approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the AIG U.S. Government Securities Fund to the Touchstone Active Bond Fund. The tax-free reorganization took place on July 16, 2021.
The following is a summary of shares outstanding, net assets, net asset value per share and unrealized appreciation immediately before and after the tax-free reorganization.
  Before Reorganization After
Reorganization
  AIG U.S. Government Securities Fund Touchstone Active Bond Fund Touchstone Active Bond Fund
Class A      
Shares 9,794,843(A) 11,225,022 21,019,865
Net Assets $110,186,140 $126,274,297 $236,460,437
Net Asset Value $11.25(A) $11.25 $11.25
Class C      
Shares 628,710(B) 416,791 1,045,501
Net Assets $6,476,580 $4,293,529 $10,770,109
Net Asset Value $10.30(B) $10.30 $10.30
Class Y      
Shares 8,541,806 8,541,806
Net Assets $$96,025,397 $96,025,397
Net Asset Value $$11.24 $11.24
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  Before Reorganization After
Reorganization
  AIG U.S. Government Securities Fund Touchstone Active Bond Fund Touchstone Active Bond Fund
Institutional Class      
Shares 11,417,732 11,417,732
Net Assets $$128,365,844 $128,365,844
Net Asset Value $$11.24 $11.24
Fund Total      
Shares Outstanding 10,423,553 31,601,351 42,024,904
Net Assets $116,662,720 $354,959,067 $471,621,787
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $6,418,419 $13,088,482 $19,506,901
(A) Reflects a 0.8260:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
(B) Reflects a 0.8999:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
Assuming the reorganization had been completed on October 1, 2020, the Active Bond Fund’s results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2021 would have been as follows:
Net investment income $8,846,079
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments $(8,576,975)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $269,104
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practical to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings to the Active Bond Fund that have been included in its statement of operations since the reorganization.
Credit Opportunities Fund:
The shareholders of the Touchstone Dynamic Diversified Income Fund, a series of Touchstone Strategic Trust, approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the Touchstone Dynamic Diversified Income Fund to the Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund. The tax-free reorganization took place on June 25, 2021.
The following is a summary of shares outstanding, net assets, net asset value per share and unrealized appreciation immediately before and after the reorganization.
  Before Reorganization After
Reorganization
  Touchstone Dynamic Diversified Income Fund Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund
Class A      
Shares 4,628,574(A) 838,246 5,466,820
Net Assets $47,901,184 $8,675,016 $56,576,200
Net Asset Value $10.34(A) $10.34 $10.34
Class C      
Shares 162,475(B) 229,694 392,169
Net Assets $1,628,007 $2,301,542 $3,929,549
Net Asset Value $10.02(B) $10.02 $10.02
Class Y      
Shares 693,869(C) 6,580,644 7,274,513
Net Assets $7,280,780 $69,050,755 $76,331,535
Net Asset Value $10.49(C) $10.49 $10.49
Institutional Class      
Shares 3,684,906 3,684,906
Net Assets $$38,924,133 $38,924,133
Net Asset Value $$10.56 $10.56
Fund Total      
Shares Outstanding 5,484,918 11,333,490 16,818,408
Net Assets $56,809,971 $118,951,446 $175,761,417
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $4,195,250 $2,713,701 $6,908,951
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(A) Reflects a 1.3281:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, June 25, 2021.
(B) Reflects a 1.3838:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, June 25, 2021.
(C) Reflects a 1.3134:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, June 25, 2021.
Assuming the reorganization had been completed on October 1, 2020, the Credit Opportunities Fund’s results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2021 would have been as follows:
Net investment income $7,431,849
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments $17,444,882
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $24,876,731
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practical to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings to the Credit Opportunities Fund that have been included in its statement of operations since the reorganization.
Credit Opportunities Fund:
The shareholders of the AIG Senior Floating Rate Fund, a series of SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc., approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the AIG Senior Floating Rate Fund to the Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund. The tax-free reorganization took place on July 16, 2021.
The following is a summary of shares outstanding, net assets, net asset value per share and unrealized appreciation immediately before and after the reorganizations.
  Before Reorganization After
Reorganization
  AIG Senior Floating Rate Fund Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund
Class A      
Shares 9,097,933(A) 5,499,984 14,597,917
Net Assets $93,359,261 $56,438,589 $149,797,850
Net Asset Value $10.26(A) $10.26 $10.26
Class C      
Shares 2,987,106(B) 449,525 3,436,631
Net Assets $29,693,276 $4,468,505 $34,161,781
Net Asset Value $9.94(B) $9.94 $9.94
Class Y*      
Shares 1,241,168(C) 7,551,742 8,792,910
Net Assets $12,916,178 $78,587,425 $91,503,603
Net Asset Value $10.41(C) $10.41 $10.41
Institutional Class      
Shares 252,978 252,978
Net Assets $$2,649,326 $2,649,326
Net Asset Value $$10.47 $10.47
Fund Total      
Shares Outstanding 13,326,207 13,754,229 27,080,436
Net Assets $135,968,715 $142,143,845 $278,112,560
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $(1,618,170) $3,551,470 $1,933,300
(A) Reflects a 0.7548:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
(B) Reflects a 0.7785:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
(C) Reflects a 0.7463:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
* Class W shares of the AIG Senior Floating Rate Fund were exchanged for Class Y shares of the Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund.
Assuming the reorganization had been completed on October 1, 2020, the Credit Opportunities Fund’s results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2021 would have been as follows:
Net investment income $ 9,104,039
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments $ 20,984,332
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 30,088,371
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Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the reorganization were completed, it is not practical to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings to the Credit Opportunities Fund that have been included in its statement of operations since the reorganization.
Dividend Equity Fund:
The shareholders of the AIG Select Dividend Growth Fund, a series of SunAmerica Series, Inc., approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the AIG Select Dividend Growth Fund to the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund. Additionally, the shareholders of the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the transfer of all assets and liabilities to the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund. The Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund commenced operations on July 16, 2021 following the completion of the reorganizations and assumed the accounting and performance history of the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund. The tax-free reorganizations took place on July 16, 2021.
The following is a summary of shares outstanding, net assets, net asset value per share and unrealized appreciation immediately before and after the reorganizations.
  Before Reorganization After
Reorganization
  AIG Select Dividend Growth Fund AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund
Class A      
Shares 2,298,084(A) 99,155,948 110,559,696
Net Assets $39,550,812 $1,706,499,970 $1,902,761,577
Net Asset Value $17.21(A) $17.21 $17.21
Class B*      
Shares 9,105,664(D)
Net Assets $$156,710,795 $
Net Asset Value $$17.21(D) $
Class C      
Shares 264,762(B) 54,004,295 54,269,057
Net Assets $4,518,475 $921,646,660 $926,165,135
Net Asset Value $17.07(B) $17.07 $17.07
Class Y**      
Shares 2,988,813(C) 76,480,607 79,469,420
Net Assets $51,352,080 $1,314,045,797 $1,365,397,877
Net Asset Value $17.18(C) $17.18 $17.18
Fund Total      
Shares Outstanding 5,551,659 238,746,514 244,298,173
Net Assets $95,421,367 $4,098,903,222 $4,194,324,589
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $11,338,153 $673,201,394 $684,539,547
(A) Reflects a 1.1338:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
(B) Reflects a 1.1381:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
(C) Reflects a 1.1299:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
(D)Reflects a 0.9918:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
* Class B shares of the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund were exchanged for Class A shares of the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund.
** Class W shares of the AIG Select Dividend Growth Fund were exchanged for Class Y shares of the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund.
Assuming the reorganization had been completed on November 1, 2020, the Dividend Equity Fund’s results of operations for the eleven months ended September 30, 2021 would have been as follows:
Net investment income $75,554,902
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments $906,562,289
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $982,117,191
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practical to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings to the Dividend Equity Fund that have been included in its statement of operations since the reorganization.
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Sands Capital Select Growth Fund:
The Trustees of the Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund, a series of the Touchstone Institutional Funds Trust, approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund to the Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund, a series of the Trust. The tax-free reorganization took place on December 11, 2020.
The following is a summary of shares outstanding, net assets, net asset value per share and unrealized appreciation immediately before and after the tax-free reorganization.
  Before Reorganization After
Reorganization
  Touchstone
Sands Capital
Institutional
Growth Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Select
Growth Fund
Touchstone
Sands Capital
Select
Growth Fund
Class A      
Shares 10,414,411 10,414,411
Net Assets $$186,233,398 $186,233,398
Net Asset Value $$17.88 $17.88
Class C      
Shares 2,497,851 2,497,851
Net Assets $$36,990,933 $36,990,933
Net Asset Value $$14.81 $14.81
Class Y      
Shares 88,830,695 88,830,695
Net Assets $$1,759,208,389 $1,759,208,389
Net Asset Value $$19.80 $19.80
Institutional Class      
Shares 128,604,796(A) 1,277,832 129,882,628
Net Assets $2,547,803,595 $25,315,298 $2,573,118,893
Net Asset Value $19.81(A) $19.81 $19.81
Class Z      
Shares 30,950,883 30,950,883
Net Assets $$554,544,457 $554,544,457
Net Asset Value $$17.92 $17.92
Class R6      
Shares 59,248 59,248
Net Assets $$1,173,390 $1,173,390
Net Asset Value $$19.80 $19.80
Fund Total      
Shares Outstanding 128,604,796 134,030,920 262,635,716
Net Assets $2,547,803,595 $2,563,465,865 $5,111,269,460
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $1,465,622,003 $1,428,263,563 $2,893,885,566
(A)Reflects a 1.6806:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, December 11, 2020.
Assuming the reorganization had been completed on October 1, 2020, the Sands Capital Select Growth Fund’s results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2021 would have been as follows:
Net investment loss $ (41,586,453)
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments $ 1,819,799,766
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 1,778,213,313
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practical to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings to the Sands Capital Select Growth Fund that have been included in its statement of operations since the reorganization.
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund:
The shareholders of the AIG Focused Growth Fund, a series of SunAmerica Specialty Series, approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the AIG Focused Growth Fund to the Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund. The tax-free reorganization took place on July 16, 2021.
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The following is a summary of shares outstanding, net assets, net asset value per share and unrealized appreciation immediately before and after the tax-free reorganization.
  Before Reorganization After
Reorganization
  AIG Focused Growth Fund Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund
Class A      
Shares 31,777,096(A) 10,965,632 42,742,728
Net Assets $621,944,594 $214,620,223 $836,564,817
Net Asset Value $19.57(A) $19.57 $19.57
Class C      
Shares 3,024,107(B) 1,800,208 4,824,315
Net Assets $48,772,136 $29,033,323 $77,805,459
Net Asset Value $16.13(B) $16.13 $16.13
Class Y*      
Shares 2,050,915(C) 88,818,160 90,869,075
Net Assets $44,517,985 $1,927,918,432 $1,972,436,417
Net Asset Value $21.71(C) $21.71 $21.71
Class Z      
Shares 28,515,398 28,515,398
Net Assets $$558,926,769 $558,926,769
Net Asset Value $$19.60 $19.60
Institutional Class      
Shares 118,651,491 118,651,491
Net Assets $$2,577,234,907 $2,577,234,907
Net Asset Value $$21.72 $21.72
Class R6      
Shares 7,097,199 7,097,199
Net Assets $$154,113,531 $154,113,531
Net Asset Value $$21.71 $21.71
Fund Total      
Shares Outstanding $36,852,118 $255,848,088 $292,700,206
Net Assets $715,234,715 $5,461,847,185 $6,177,081,900
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $296,767,760 $2,834,725,385 $3,131,493,145
(A) Reflects a 1.6280:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
(B) Reflects a 1.7546:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
(C) Reflects a 1.5176:1 stock split which occurred on the date of the reorganization, July 16, 2021.
* Class W shares of the AIG Focused Growth Fund were exchanged for Class Y shares of the Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund.
Assuming the reorganization had been completed on October 1, 2020, the Sands Capital Select Growth Fund’s results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2021 would have been as follows:
Net investment loss $(48,887,698)
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments $2,794,350,872
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $2,745,463,174
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practical to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings to the Sands Capital Select Growth Fund that have been included in its statement of operations since the reorganization.
10. Litigation
On June 18, 2020, Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund f/k/a Touchstone Arbitrage Fund, and Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund f/k/a Touchstone Merger Arbitrage Fund (the “Fund”) were served with a summons and complaint in litigation brought by Marc S. Kirschner, as Trustee for the NWHI Litigation Trust (the “Trustee”) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”), captioned Kirschner v. Kimmel, et al., No. 20-04287 (the “Action”). In the Action, the Trustee alleged that the payments made to former shareholders in the April 2014 leveraged buyout of The Jones Group Inc. (“Jones Group”) constituted intentional and constructive fraudulent transfers, and sought to recover those payments. The Trustee sought to recoup from the Fund the amount the Fund received in the leveraged buyout, together with interest and costs. The Fund
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has not made an accrual with respect to these amounts as Fund management deems the possibility of payment to be remote. The Action was consolidated into a multi-district litigation proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, captioned In re: Nine West LBO Securities Litigation, 20-md-02941 (the “MDL”). The Fund, along with hundreds of other shareholder defendants in the MDL, moved to dismiss the Action, and the Court heard oral argument on the motion to dismiss in August 2020. On August 27, 2020, the Court dismissed the fraudulent transfer claims in the MDL with prejudice. On September 25, 2020, the Trustee filed notices of appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals for certain of the cases in the MDL where a direct appeal could be taken, captioned In re: Nine West LBO Securities Litigation, 20-3257, and subsequently filed appeals for additional cases in the MDL, to include the Action. On March 5, 2021, the Trustee filed its appellate brief in the Second Circuit. On July 6, 2021, the shareholder defendants filed their brief in opposition to the Trustee's appeal, and on August 5, 2021, the Trustee filed its reply brief. Both the Trustee and the shareholder defendants filed requests for oral argument, but the Second Circuit has not yet scheduled a hearing.
11. 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 Active Bond Fund, Touchstone Anti-Benchmark ® International Core Equity Fund, Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund (formerly, Touchstone Credit Opportunities II Fund), Touchstone High Yield Fund, Touchstone Impact Bond Fund, Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund, Touchstone Mid Cap Fund, Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund, Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund, Touchstone Small Cap Fund, Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund and Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund and the Board of Trustees of Touchstone Funds Group Trust
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Touchstone Active Bond Fund, Touchstone Anti-Benchmark ® International Core Equity Fund, Touchstone Credit Opportunities Fund (formerly, Touchstone Credit Opportunities II Fund), Touchstone High Yield Fund, Touchstone Impact Bond Fund, Touchstone International ESG Equity Fund, Touchstone Mid Cap Fund, Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund, Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund, Touchstone Small Cap Fund, Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund, and Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (twelve of the funds constituting the Touchstone Funds Group Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolios of investments, as of September 30, 2021, 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 (twelve of the funds constituting Touchstone Funds Group Trust) at September 30, 2021, 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 Funds Group
Trust
Statement of
operations
Statements of
changes in net assets
Financial highlights
Touchstone Active Bond Fund
Touchstone High Yield Fund
Touchstone Impact Bond
Fund
Touchstone International ESG
Equity Fund
Touchstone Mid Cap Fund
Touchstone Mid Cap Value
Fund
Touchstone Sands Capital
Select Growth Fund
Touchstone Small Cap Fund
Touchstone Small Cap Value
Fund
Touchstone Ultra Short
Duration Fixed Income Fund
For the year ended
September 30, 2021
For each of the
two years in the period
ended September 30, 2021
For each of the five
years in the period
ended September 30, 2021
Touchstone Credit Opportunities
Fund (formerly, Touchstone Credit
Opportunities II Fund)
For the year ended
September 30, 2021
For each of the
two years in the period
ended September 30, 2021
For each of the
two years in the period
ended September 30, 2021,
the period from July 1, 2019
through September 30, 2019
and each of the three years
in the period ended
June 30, 2019.
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Individual fund
constituting the
Touchstone Funds Group
Trust
Statement of
operations
Statements of
changes in net assets
Financial highlights
Touchstone Anti-Benchmark®
International Core Equity Fund
For the year ended
September 30, 2021
For each of the
two years in the period
ended September 30, 2021
For each of the
two years in the period
ended September 30, 2021
and the period from
November 19, 2018
(commencement of operations)
through September 30, 2019
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 September 30, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. 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
November 22, 2021
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Touchstone Funds Group Trust
and the Shareholders of the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund
Cincinnati, OH
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Touchstone Funds Group Trust, including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2021, the related statement of operations, the statement of changes in net assets, the financial highlights for the eleven month period then ended, 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 the Fund as of September 30, 2021, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the eleven month period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2020, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2020 have been audited by other auditors, whose report dated December 23, 2020 expressed unqualified opinion on such 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 September 30, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. 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 2021.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 22, 2021
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Qualified Dividend Income
Under the Jobs and GrowthTax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (the “Act”), the following percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year or period ended September 30, 2021 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.
Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund 51.22 %
Dividend Equity Fund 100.00 %
International ESG Equity Fund 28.30 %
Mid Cap Fund 54.52 %
Mid Cap Value Fund 85.67 %
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 10.03 %
Small Cap Fund 100.00 %
Small Cap Value Fund 100.00 %
Dividend Received Deduction
For corporate shareholders, the following ordinary distributions paid during the current fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction. The Funds intend to pass through the maximum allowable percentage.
Dividend Equity Fund 100.00 %
Mid Cap Fund 51.65 %
Mid Cap Value Fund 87.59 %
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund 10.04 %
Small Cap Fund 100.00 %
Small Cap Value Fund 100.00 %
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds designated long-term capital gains as follows:
Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund $ 2,396,857
Dividend Equity Fund $ 55,746,110
International ESG Equity Fund $ 1,825,102
Mid Cap Fund $ 81,355,860
Mid Cap Value Fund $ 52,782,266
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund $ 685,213,469
Small Cap Fund $ 13,438,683
Foreign Tax Income and Foreign Tax Credit
The Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund and the International ESG Equity Fund intend to pass through a foreign tax credit to the shareholders. For the fiscal year or period ended September 30, 2021, the total amount of foreign source income is $880,579 or $0.26 per share and 818,528 or $0.32 per share, respectively. The total amount of foreign taxes to be paid is $58,057 or $0.02 per share and $73,975 or $0.03, 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-Advisors 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-Advisors use in fulfilling this responsibility is available as an appendix to the most recent Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling toll free 1.800.543.0407 or by visiting the Touchstone website at TouchstoneInvestments.com or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website sec.gov. Information regarding how those proxies were voted during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, which will be filed by August 31 of that year, is also available without charge by calling toll free 1.800.543.0407 or on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
Each Fund’s holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter will be disclosed on Form N-PORT within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter. The complete listing of each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available on the Commission’s website and will be made available to shareholders upon request by calling 1.800.543.0407.
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Schedule of Shareholder Expenses
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and (2) ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees; shareholder servicing fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021).
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class of a Fund in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class of a Fund in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class of a Fund in the table below is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
    Net Expense
Ratio
Annualized
September 30,
2021
Beginning
Account
Value
April 1,
2021
Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2021
Expenses
Paid During
the Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2021*
Active Bond Fund          
Class A Actual 0.90% $1,000.00 $1,019.20 $4.56
Class A Hypothetical 0.90% $1,000.00 $1,020.56 $4.56
Class C Actual 1.64% $1,000.00 $1,015.50 $8.29
Class C Hypothetical 1.64% $1,000.00 $1,016.85 $8.29
Class Y Actual 0.65% $1,000.00 $1,020.50 $3.29
Class Y Hypothetical 0.65% $1,000.00 $1,021.81 $3.29
Institutional Class Actual 0.57% $1,000.00 $1,020.90 $2.89
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.57% $1,000.00 $1,022.21 $2.89
Anti-Benchmark® International Core Equity Fund          
Class Y Actual 0.69% $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $3.46
Class Y Hypothetical 0.69% $1,000.00 $1,021.61 $3.50
Institutional Class Actual 0.59% $1,000.00 $1,000.90 $2.96
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.59% $1,000.00 $1,022.11 $2.99
Credit Opportunities Fund          
Class A Actual 1.09% $1,000.00 $1,058.30 $5.62**
Class A Hypothetical 1.09% $1,000.00 $1,019.60 $5.52**
Class C Actual 1.56% $1,000.00 $1,054.80 $8.04**
Class C Hypothetical 1.56% $1,000.00 $1,017.25 $7.89**
Class Y Actual 0.88% $1,000.00 $1,059.10 $4.54**
Class Y Hypothetical 0.88% $1,000.00 $1,020.66 $4.46**
Institutional Class Actual 0.78% $1,000.00 $1,060.00 $4.03**
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.78% $1,000.00 $1,021.16 $3.95**
Dividend Equity Fund          
Class A Actual 0.92% $1,000.00 $994.10 $4.60
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    Net Expense
Ratio
Annualized
September 30,
2021
Beginning
Account
Value
April 1,
2021
Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2021
Expenses
Paid During
the Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2021*
Class A Hypothetical 0.92% $1,000.00 $1,020.46 $4.66
Class C Actual 1.75% $1,000.00 $990.70 $8.73
Class C Hypothetical 1.75% $1,000.00 $1,016.29 $8.85
Class Y Actual 0.88% $1,000.00 $994.60 $4.40
Class Y Hypothetical 0.88% $1,000.00 $1,020.66 $4.46
Institutional Class Actual 0.67% $1,000.00 $994.50 $1.34
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.67% $1,000.00 $1,021.71 $1.35
Class R6 Actual 0.65% $1,000.00 $975.60 $1.04
Class R6 Hypothetical 0.65% $1,000.00 $1,021.81 $1.06
High Yield Fund          
Class A Actual 1.05% $1,000.00 $1,039.90 $5.37
Class A Hypothetical 1.05% $1,000.00 $1,019.80 $5.32
Class C Actual 1.80% $1,000.00 $1,036.20 $9.19
Class C Hypothetical 1.80% $1,000.00 $1,016.04 $9.10
Class Y Actual 0.80% $1,000.00 $1,041.80 $4.09
Class Y Hypothetical 0.80% $1,000.00 $1,021.06 $4.05
Institutional Class Actual 0.72% $1,000.00 $1,042.20 $3.69
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.72% $1,000.00 $1,021.46 $3.65
Impact Bond Fund          
Class A Actual 0.84% $1,000.00 $1,019.10 $4.25
Class A Hypothetical 0.84% $1,000.00 $1,020.86 $4.26
Class C Actual 1.59% $1,000.00 $1,015.30 $8.03
Class C Hypothetical 1.59% $1,000.00 $1,017.10 $8.04
Class Y Actual 0.59% $1,000.00 $1,021.30 $2.99
Class Y Hypothetical 0.59% $1,000.00 $1,022.11 $2.99
Institutional Class Actual 0.49% $1,000.00 $1,021.80 $2.48
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.49% $1,000.00 $1,022.61 $2.48
International ESG Equity Fund          
Class A Actual 1.17% $1,000.00 $1,015.60 $5.91
Class A Hypothetical 1.17% $1,000.00 $1,019.20 $5.92
Class C Actual 1.95% $1,000.00 $1,011.20 $9.83
Class C Hypothetical 1.95% $1,000.00 $1,015.29 $9.85
Class Y Actual 0.90% $1,000.00 $1,015.60 $4.55
Class Y Hypothetical 0.90% $1,000.00 $1,020.56 $4.56
Institutional Class Actual 0.89% $1,000.00 $1,016.80 $4.50
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.89% $1,000.00 $1,020.61 $4.51
Mid Cap Fund          
Class A Actual 1.22% $1,000.00 $1,005.20 $6.13***
Class A Hypothetical 1.22% $1,000.00 $1,018.95 $6.17***
Class C Actual 1.93% $1,000.00 $1,001.40 $9.68***
Class C Hypothetical 1.93% $1,000.00 $1,015.39 $9.75***
Class Y Actual 0.97% $1,000.00 $1,006.20 $4.88***
Class Y Hypothetical 0.97% $1,000.00 $1,020.21 $4.91***
Class Z Actual 1.22% $1,000.00 $1,004.80 $6.13***
Class Z Hypothetical 1.22% $1,000.00 $1,018.95 $6.17***
Institutional Class Actual 0.85% $1,000.00 $1,006.80 $4.28***
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.85% $1,000.00 $1,020.81 $4.31***
Class R6 Actual 0.80% $1,000.00 $1,007.00 $4.02***
Class R6 Hypothetical 0.80% $1,000.00 $1,021.06 $4.05***
Mid Cap Value Fund          
Class A Actual 1.23% $1,000.00 $1,031.00 $6.26****
Class A Hypothetical 1.23% $1,000.00 $1,018.90 $6.23****
Class C Actual 1.98% $1,000.00 $1,027.10 $10.06****
Class C Hypothetical 1.98% $1,000.00 $1,015.14 $10.00****
Class Y Actual 0.98% $1,000.00 $1,032.30 $4.99****
Class Y Hypothetical 0.98% $1,000.00 $1,020.16 $4.96****
Institutional Class Actual 0.85% $1,000.00 $1,033.10 $4.33****
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.85% $1,000.00 $1,020.81 $4.31****
Sands Capital Select Growth Fund          
Class A Actual 1.06% $1,000.00 $1,152.00 $5.72*****
Class A Hypothetical 1.06% $1,000.00 $1,019.75 $5.37*****
Class C Actual 1.86% $1,000.00 $1,146.80 $10.01*****
Class C Hypothetical 1.86% $1,000.00 $1,015.74 $9.40*****
Class Y Actual 0.85% $1,000.00 $1,152.80 $4.59*****
Class Y Hypothetical 0.85% $1,000.00 $1,020.81 $4.31*****
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    Net Expense
Ratio
Annualized
September 30,
2021
Beginning
Account
Value
April 1,
2021
Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2021
Expenses
Paid During
the Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2021*
Class Z Actual 1.16% $1,000.00 $1,152.80 $6.26*****
Class Z Hypothetical 1.16% $1,000.00 $1,019.25 $5.87*****
Institutional Class Actual 0.79% $1,000.00 $1,153.20 $4.26*****
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.79% $1,000.00 $1,021.11 $4.00*****
Class R6 Actual 0.74% $1,000.00 $1,153.80 $4.00*****
Class R6 Hypothetical 0.74% $1,000.00 $1,021.36 $3.75*****
Small Cap Fund          
Class A Actual 1.27% $1,000.00 $997.90 $6.36******
Class A Hypothetical 1.27% $1,000.00 $1,018.70 $6.43******
Class C Actual 2.02% $1,000.00 $993.70 $10.10******
Class C Hypothetical 2.02% $1,000.00 $1,014.94 $10.20******
Class Y Actual 1.02% $1,000.00 $999.30 $5.11******
Class Y Hypothetical 1.02% $1,000.00 $1,019.95 $5.17******
Institutional Class Actual 0.94% $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $4.71******
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.94% $1,000.00 $1,020.36 $4.76******
Small Cap Value Fund          
Class A Actual 1.38% $1,000.00 $1,042.00 $7.06
Class A Hypothetical 1.38% $1,000.00 $1,018.15 $6.98
Class C Actual 2.13% $1,000.00 $1,038.40 $10.88
Class C Hypothetical 2.13% $1,000.00 $1,014.39 $10.76
Class Y Actual 1.13% $1,000.00 $1,043.50 $5.79
Class Y Hypothetical 1.13% $1,000.00 $1,019.40 $5.72
Institutional Class Actual 0.98% $1,000.00 $1,044.40 $5.02
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.98% $1,000.00 $1,020.16 $4.96
Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund          
Class A Actual 0.69% $1,000.00 $1,000.80 $3.46
Class A Hypothetical 0.69% $1,000.00 $1,021.61 $3.50
Class C Actual 1.19% $1,000.00 $998.20 $5.96
Class C Hypothetical 1.19% $1,000.00 $1,019.10 $6.02
Class S Actual 0.94% $1,000.00 $999.50 $4.71
Class S Hypothetical 0.94% $1,000.00 $1,020.36 $4.76
Class Y Actual 0.44% $1,000.00 $1,002.00 $2.21
Class Y Hypothetical 0.44% $1,000.00 $1,022.86 $2.23
Class Z Actual 0.69% $1,000.00 $1,000.80 $3.46
Class Z Hypothetical 0.69% $1,000.00 $1,021.61 $3.50
Institutional Class Actual 0.39% $1,000.00 $1,002.30 $1.96
Institutional Class Hypothetical 0.39% $1,000.00 $1,023.11 $1.98
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one-half year period).
** Excluding interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short, your actual cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class would be $5.37, $7.78, $4.28 and $3.77, respectively, and your hypothetical cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class would be $5.27, $7.64, $4.20 and $3.70, respectively.
*** Excluding liquidity provider expenses, your actual cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y, Class Z, Institutional Class and Class R6 would be $6.71, $10.61, $5.33, $6.71, $4.67 and $4.84, respectively, and your hypothetical cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y, Class Z, Institutional Class and Class R6 would be $6.12, $9.70, $4.86, $6.12, $4.26 and $4.81, respectively.
**** Excluding liquidity provider expenses, your actual cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class $7.39, $11.88, $5.88 and $5.10, respectively, and your hypothetical cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y, Class Z and Institutional Class would be $6.17, $9.95, $4.91 and $4.26, respectively.
***** Excluding liquidity provider expenses, your actual cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y, Class Z, Institutional Class and Class R6 would be $5.61, $9.90, $4.48, $6.15, $4.16 and $3.89, respectively, and your hypothetical cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y, Class Z, Institutional Class and Class R6 would be $5.27, $9.30, $4.20, $5.77, $3.90 and $3.65, respectively.
****** Excluding liquidity provider expenses, your actual cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class would be $6.18, $9.92, $4.93 and $4.53, respectively, and your hypothetical cost of investment in Class A, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class would be $6.28, $10.05, $5.02 and $4.61, respectively.
Liquidity Risk Management
The Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “LRM Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each Fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk, which is the risk that a Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in a Fund.
Assessment and management of a Fund’s liquidity risk under the LRM Program takes into consideration certain factors, such as a Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the LRM Program includes
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policies and procedures for classification of Fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the appointment of a LRM Program administrator responsible for administering the LRM Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the LRM Program, including reporting to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the LRM Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The Board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from May 15, 2020 through May 14, 2021 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the LRM Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the Funds’ liquidity risk.
Changes in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
As the result of the reorganization of the AIG Focused Dividend Strategy Fund, a series of the SunAmerica Series, Inc. (the “Predecessor Fund”), into the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund (the “Dividend Equity Fund”), a series of the Touchstone Funds Group Trust, on July 16, 2021, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm, effective July 16, 2021. The Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Dividend Equity Fund for the fiscal period ended September 30, 2021.
PwC’s report on the financial statements of the Predecessor Fund for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2020 did not contain any adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period through July 16, 2021, during which PwC served as the Predecessor Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, there were no: (i) disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) with PwC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference in connection with their opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement, or (ii) reportable events (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
The Predecessor Fund provided PwC with a copy of the disclosures proposed to be made in the N-CSR filed with the Commission and requested that PwC furnish the Predecessor Fund with a letter addressed to the Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Predecessor Fund in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K, and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. The PwC letter is attached to the N-CSR as an exhibit.
During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period through July 16, 2021, neither the Dividend Equity Fund nor anyone on its behalf has consulted Tait Weller& Baker LLP on either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Dividend Equity Fund’s financial statements and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Dividend Equity Fund by Tait Weller & Baker LLP or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement Approval Disclosure
At a meeting held on January 15, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of the Touchstone Funds Group Trust (the “Trust”), and by a separate vote, the Independent Trustees of the Trust, approved an amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Advisor adding the Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund (the “Fund”) and also initially approved a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Advisor and Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. (the “Sub-Advisor”) with respect to the Fund.
In determining whether to approve the amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Advisor furnished information necessary for a majority of the Independent Trustees to make the determination that approval of the amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement and the initial approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The information considered by the Board included: (1) a comparison of the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, proposed sub-advisory fee and estimated total expense ratios with those of comparable funds; (2) performance information regarding the Sub-Advisor’s Enhanced Dividend Strategy, which was the strategy the Advisor proposed the Sub-Advisor utilize in managing the Fund; (3) the Advisor’s and its affiliates’ estimated revenues and costs of providing services to the Fund; and (4) information about the Advisor’s and Sub-Advisor’s personnel.
Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees reviewed the proposed approval of the amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement with management and with experienced independent legal counsel and received
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materials from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the approval of the amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund. The Independent Trustees also reviewed the proposed approval of the amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement with independent legal counsel in a private session at which no representatives of management were present.
In approving the amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered various factors, among them: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund, including the personnel who would be providing such services; (2) the Advisor's anticipated compensation and profitability; (3) a comparison of estimated total expenses and relevant performance information; (4) anticipated 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 Advisor Services. The Board considered the level and depth of knowledge of the Advisor, including the professional experience and qualifications of senior personnel. In evaluating the quality of services to be provided by the Advisor, the Board took into account its familiarity with the Advisor’s senior management through Board meetings, discussions and reports during the preceding year. The Board also took into account the Advisor’s compliance policies and procedures. The quality of administrative and other services provided to other funds managed by the Advisor, including the Advisor’s role in coordinating the activities of those funds’ other service providers, was also considered. The Board also considered the Advisor’s relationship with its affiliates and the resources available to them, as well as any potential conflicts of interest.
The Board discussed the Advisor’s effectiveness in monitoring the performance of the Trust’s other sub-advisors, and the Advisor’s timeliness in responding to performance issues. The Board considered the Advisor’s process for monitoring the Sub-Advisor, which would include an examination of both qualitative and quantitative elements of the Sub-Advisor’s organization, personnel, procedures, investment discipline, infrastructure and performance. The Board considered that the Advisor would conduct periodic compliance due diligence of the Sub-Advisor, during which the Advisor would examine a wide variety of factors, such as the financial condition of the Sub-Advisor, the quality of the Sub-Advisor’s systems, the effectiveness of the Sub-Advisor’s disaster recovery programs, trade allocation and execution procedures, compliance with the Sub-Advisor’s policies and procedures, results of regulatory examinations and any other factors that might affect the quality of services to be provided by the Sub-Advisor to the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s compliance monitoring processes also would include quarterly reviews of compliance certifications, and that any issues arising from such certifications and the Advisor’s compliance visits to the Sub-Advisor would be reported to the Board.
The Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Advisor’s Compensation and Profitability. The Board took into consideration the financial condition and anticipated profitability of the Advisor and its affiliates and the anticipated direct and indirect benefits to be derived by the Advisor and its affiliates from the Advisor’s relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and administrative fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit the Fund’s net operating expenses and would pay sub-advisory fees out of the advisory fees the Advisor would receive from the Fund. The Board reviewed the anticipated profitability of the Advisor's relationship with the Fund and also considered whether the Advisor has the financial wherewithal to provide a high level of services to the Fund, noting the ongoing commitment of the Advisor’s parent company with respect to providing support and resources as needed. The Board also noted that the Advisor would derive benefits to its reputation and other benefits from its association with the Fund.
The Board recognized that the Advisor should be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits in exchange for the level of services it would provide to the Fund and the entrepreneurial risk that it would assume as Advisor. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Advisor’s and its affiliates’ level of profitability, if any, to be derived from their relationship with the Fund was reasonable and not excessive.
Expenses and Performance. The Board compared the Fund's proposed advisory and sub-advisory fees and estimated total expense ratios with those of comparable funds. The Board took into account the Fund’s estimated total expenses for its Class A, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares after estimated waivers and reimbursements. The Board also took into account that the Advisor had contractually agreed to limit the Funds’ net operating expenses for at least two years. The Board took into consideration the performance of the Sub-Advisor’s Enhanced Dividend Strategy relative to the Large Cap Value category and the Russell 1000 Value Index from the inception of the Enhanced Divided Strategy on December 31, 2015 through September 30, 2020.
The Board also considered the effect of the Fund’s potential growth and size on its performance and expenses. The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund in order to reduce the Fund’s operating expenses to targeted levels. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees under the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund would be paid by the Advisor out of the advisory fee it would receive from the Fund and considered the impact
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of such sub-advisory fees on the profitability of the Advisor. In reviewing the proposed total expense ratios and relevant performance information, the Board also took into account the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund by the Advisor and its affiliates.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered the effect of the Fund's potential growth and size on its performance and expenses. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s advisory fee structure. The Board considered the proposed 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 the Fund increase. The Board noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund contained a breakpoint that would reduce the advisory fee rate on assets above a specified level as the Fund’s assets increased. The Board also noted that if the 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 Advisor by the Fund would be reduced by the total sub-advisory fee paid by the Advisor to the Fund’s Sub-Advisor.
Conclusion. In considering the approval of the amendment to the 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. The Board reached the following conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Advisor, among others: (a) the Advisor demonstrated that it possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (b) the Advisor maintains an appropriate compliance program; and (c) the Fund’s proposed advisory fee is reasonable relative to those of similar funds and the services to be provided by the Advisor. Based on their conclusions, the Trustees determined with respect to the Fund that approval of the amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
In initially approving the Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board considered various factors with respect to the Fund and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, among them: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund, including the personnel who would be providing such services; (2) the Sub-Advisor’s proposed sub-advisory fee; (3) the performance of the Sub-Advisor’s Enhanced Dividend Strategy; (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 Advisor regarding the services to be provided by the Sub-Advisor. The Board also considered the Sub-Advisor’s level of knowledge and investment style. The Board reviewed the experience and credentials of the applicable investment personnel of the Sub-Advisor who would be responsible for managing the Fund. The Board noted that the portfolio managers who would manage the Fund would be the same portfolio managers who currently manage the Sub-Advisor’s Enhanced Dividend Strategy. The Board also noted its familiarity with the Sub-Advisor, as it serves as a sub-advisor to other Touchstone Funds. The Board also took into consideration that the Advisor was satisfied with the Sub-Advisor’s in-house risk and compliance teams and its familiarity with the Sub-Advisor given its management of other Touchstone Funds.
Sub-Advisor’s Proposed Compensation. The Board also took into consideration the financial condition of the Sub-Advisor and any indirect benefits to be derived by the Sub-Advisor from the Sub-Advisor’s relationship with the Fund. In considering the anticipated profitability to the Sub-Advisor of its relationship with the Fund, the Board noted the proposed contractual undertaking of the Advisor to maintain expense limitations for the Fund and also noted that the sub-advisory fee under the Sub-Advisory Agreement would be paid by the Advisor out of the advisory fee that it would receive under the Investment Advisory Agreement. As a consequence, the anticipated profitability to the Sub-Advisor of its relationship with the 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 the Sub-Advisor’s management of the Fund to be a substantial factor in its consideration, although the Board noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee schedule for the Fund contained a breakpoint that would reduce the sub-advisory fee rate on assets above a specified level as the Fund’s assets increased.
Sub-Advisory Fees and Performance Information. The Board considered that the Fund would pay an advisory fee to the Advisor and that the Advisor would pay a sub-advisory fee to the Sub-Advisor out of the advisory fee it would receive from the Fund. The Board considered the amount to be retained by the Advisor and the sub-advisory fee to be paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to the various services to be provided by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor. The Board also noted that the Advisor negotiated the sub-advisory fee with the Sub-Advisor at arm’s-length. Based on their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s proposed sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the quality of services to be provided by the Sub-Advisor to the Fund and the other factors considered.
As noted above, the Board considered the performance of the Sub-Advisor’s Enhanced Dividend Strategy. The Board also noted the Advisor’s expertise and resources in monitoring the performance, investment style and risk-adjusted performance of the Trust’s other sub-advisors. The Board was mindful of the Advisor's focus on the performance of sub-advisors and the Advisor's ways of addressing underperformance.
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Conclusion. In considering the initial approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the 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 the Sub-Advisory Agreement, among others: (a) the Sub-Advisor is qualified to manage the Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund's investment goals and policies; (b) the Sub-Advisor maintains an appropriate compliance program; (c) the Fund’s proposed advisory and sub-advisory fee structure is reasonable relative to those of similar funds and to the services to be provided by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor; and (d) the Sub-Advisor’s proposed investment strategies are appropriate for pursuing the investment goals of the Fund. Based on its conclusions, the Board determined that approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Listed below is required information regarding the Trustees and principal officers of the Trust. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1.800.543.0407 or by visiting the Touchstone website at TouchstoneInvestments.com.
Interested Trustees(1):
Name
Address
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Term of
Office And
Length of
Time Served (2)
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number
of Funds
Overseen
in the
Touchstone
Fund
Complex (3)
Other
Directorships
Held During Past 5 Years (4)
Jill T. McGruder
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1955
Trustee Until retirement at age 75 or until she resigns or is removed Trustee since 1999 President of Touchstone Funds from 1999 to 2020; President, Director and CEO of IFS Financial Services, Inc. (a holding company) since 1999; and Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc. (a financial services company) since 2016. 36 Director, Integrity Life Insurance Co. and National Integrity Life Insurance Co. since 2005; Director, Touchstone Securities (the Distributor) since 1999; Director, Touchstone Advisors (the Advisor) since 1999; Director, W&S Brokerage Services, Inc. since 1999; Director, W&S Financial Group Distributors, Inc. since 1999; Director, Insurance Profillment Solutions LLC since 2014; Director, Columbus Life Insurance Co. since 2016; Director, The Lafayette Life Insurance Co. since 2016; Director, Gerber Life Insurance Company since 2019; Director, Western & Southern Agency, Inc. since 2018; and Director, LL Global, Inc. (not-for-profit trade organization with operating divisions LIMRA and LOMA) since 2016.
E. Blake Moore, Jr.
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1958
President and Trustee Until retirement at age 75 or until he resigns or is removed Trustee since 2021 President, Touchstone Funds since 2021; Chief Executive Officer of Touchstone Advisors, Inc. and Touchstone Securities, Inc. since 2020; President, Foresters Investment Management Company, Inc. from 2018 to 2020; President, North American Asset Management at Foresters Financial from 2018 to 2020; Managing Director, Head of Americas at UBS Asset Management from 2015 to 2017; and Executive Vice President, Head of Distribution at Mackenzie Investments from 2011 to 2014. 36 Trustee, College of Wooster since 2008; and Director, UBS Funds from 2015 to 2017.
Independent Trustees:
Karen Carnahan
c/o Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1954
Trustee Until retirement at age 75 or until she resigns or is removed Trustee since 2019 Retired; formerly Chief Operating Officer of Shred-it (a business services company) from 2014 to 2015; formerly President & Chief Operating Officer of the document management division of Cintas Corporation (a business services company) from 2008 to 2014. 36 Director, Cintas Corporation since 2019; Director, Boys & Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty since 2016; and Board of Advisors, Best Upon Request since 2020.
William C. Gale
c/o Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1952
Trustee Until retirement at age 75 or until he resigns or is removed Trustee since 2013 Retired; formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cintas Corporation (a business services company) from 1995 to 2015. 36 None.
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Management of the Trust (Unaudited) (Continued)
Independent Trustees (Continued):
Name
Address
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Term of
Office And
Length of
Time Served (2)
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number
of Funds
Overseen
in the
Touchstone
Fund
Complex (3)
Other
Directorships
Held During Past 5 Years (4)
Susan J. Hickenlooper, CFA
c/o Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1946
Trustee Until retirement at age 75 or until she resigns or is removed Trustee since 2009 Retired from investment management. 36 Trustee, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio from 2014 to 2018.
Susan M. King
c/o Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1963
Trustee Until retirement at age 75 or until she resigns or is removed Trustee since 2021 Formerly, Partner of ID Funds LLC (2020 to 2021); formerly, Senior Vice President, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy of Foresters Financial (2018 to 2020); formerly, Managing Director, Head of Sales Strategy and Marketing, Americas of UBS Asset Management (2015 to 2017); formerly, Director, Allianz Funds, Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust and AllianzGI Institutional Multi-Series Trust (2014 to 2015); and formerly, Director, Alliance Capital Cash Management Offshore Funds (2003 to 2005). 36 Trustee, Claremont McKenna College since 2017; Trustee, Israel Cancer Research Fund since 2019; and Board Member of WHAM! (Women's Health Access Matters) since 2021.
Kevin A. Robie
c/o Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1956
Trustee Until retirement at age 75 or until he resigns or is removed Trustee since 2013 Retired; formerly Vice President of Portfolio Management at Soin LLC (private multinational holding company and family office) from 2004 to 2020. 36 Director, SaverSystems, Inc. since 2015; Director, Buckeye EcoCare, Inc. from 2013 to 2018; Director, Turner Property Services Group, Inc. since 2017; Trustee, Dayton Region New Market Fund, LLC (private fund) since 2010; and Trustee, Entrepreneurs Center, Inc. (business incubator) since 2006.
William H. Zimmer III
c/o Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1953
Trustee Until retirement at age 75 or until he resigns or is removed Trustee since 2019 Independent Treasury Consultant since 2014. 36 Director, Deaconess Associations, Inc. (healthcare) since 2001; Trustee, Huntington Funds (mutual funds) from 2006 to 2015; and Director, National Association of Corporate Treasurers from 2011 to 2015.
(1) Ms. McGruder, as a director of the Advisor and the Distributor, and an officer of affiliates of the Advisor and the Distributor, is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Mr. Moore, as an officer of the Advisor and the Distributor, is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
(2) Each Trustee is elected to serve until the age of 75 or until he or she sooner resigns or is removed.
(3) As of September 30, 2021, the Touchstone Fund Complex consisted of 13 series of the Trust, 19 series of the Touchstone Strategic Trust, and 4 variable annuity series of Touchstone Variable Series Trust.
(4) Each Trustee is also a Trustee of Touchstone Strategic Trust and Touchstone Variable Series Trust.
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Management of the Trust (Unaudited) (Continued)
Principal Officers:
Name
Address
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
Trust(1)
Term of
Office And
Length of
Time Served
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
E. Blake Moore, Jr.
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1958
President and Trustee Until resignation, removal or disqualification
President since January 2021
See biography above.
Timothy D. Paulin
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1963
Vice President Until resignation, removal or disqualification
Vice President since 2010
Senior Vice President of Investment Research and Product Management of Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
Timothy S. Stearns
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1963
Chief Compliance Officer Until resignation, removal or disqualification
Chief Compliance Officer since 2013
Chief Compliance Officer of Touchstone Advisors, Inc. and Touchstone Securities, Inc.
Terrie A. Wiedenheft
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
303 Broadway
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1962
Controller and Treasurer Until resignation, removal or disqualification
Controller and Treasurer since 2006
Senior Vice President and Chief Administration Officer within the Office of the Chief Marketing Officer of Western & Southern Financial Group (since 2021); and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operations Officer of IFS Financial Services, Inc. (a holding company).
Meredyth A. Whitford-Schultz
Western & Southern
Financial Group
400 Broadway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Year of Birth: 1981
Secretary Until resignation, removal or disqualification
Secretary since 2018
Senior Counsel - Securities/Mutual Funds of Western & Southern Financial Group (since 2015); Associate at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP (law firm) (2014 to 2015); Associate at Bingham McCutchen LLP (law firm) (2008 to 2014).
(1)Each officer also holds the same office with Touchstone Strategic Trust and Touchstone Variable Series Trust.
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PRIVACY PROTECTION POLICY
We Respect Your Privacy
Thank you for your decision to invest with us. Touchstone and its affiliates have always placed a high value on the trust and confidence our clients place in us. We believe that confidence must be earned and validated through time. In today’s world, when technology allows the sharing of information at light speeds, trust must be reinforced by our sincere pledge to take the steps necessary to ensure that the information you share with us is treated with respect and confidentiality.
Our Pledge to Our Clients
•  We collect only the information we need to service your account and administer our business.
•  We are committed to keeping your information confidential and we place strict limits and controls on the use and sharing of your information.
•  We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of your information.
We Collect the Following Nonpublic Personal Information About You:
•  Information we receive from you on or in applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations, including, but not limited to, your name, address, phone number, social security number, assets, income and date of birth; and
•  Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others, including, but not limited to, your account number and balance, payment history, parties to transactions, cost basis information, and other financial information.
Categories of Information We Disclose and Parties to Whom We Disclose
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our current or former clients to nonaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law.
We Place Strict Limits and Controls on the Use and Sharing of Your Information
•  We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to authorized employees who need the information to administer your business.
•  We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to protect this information.
•  We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our current or former clients to anyone, except as required or permitted by law or as described in this document.
•  We will not sell your personal information to anyone.
We May Provide Information to Service Your Account
Sometimes it is necessary to provide information about you to various companies such as transfer agents, custodians, broker-dealers and marketing service firms to facilitate the servicing of your account. These organizations have a legitimate business need to see some of your personal information in order for us to provide service to you. We may disclose to these various companies the information that we collect as described above. We require that these companies, including our own subsidiaries and affiliates, strictly maintain the confidentiality of this information and abide by all applicable laws. Companies within our corporate family that may receive this information are financial service providers and insurance companies. We do not permit these associated companies to sell the information for their own purposes, and we never sell our customer information.
This policy is applicable to the following affiliated companies: Touchstone Funds Group Trust, Touchstone Strategic Trust, Touchstone Variable Series Trust, Touchstone Securities, Inc.,* and W&S Brokerage Services, Inc.
*Touchstone Securities, Inc. serves as the underwriter to the Touchstone Funds.
A Member of Western & Southern Financial Group®
The Privacy Protection Policy is not part of the Annual Report.
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Touchstone Investments
Distributor
Touchstone Securities, Inc.*
303 Broadway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203
800.638.8194
www.touchstoneinvestments.com
Investment Advisor
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.*
303 Broadway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
4400 Computer Drive
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
Shareholder Service
800.543.0407
* A Member of Western & Southern Financial Group
TSF-56-TFGT-AR-2110

 

(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 attached hereto as Exhibit 13(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)Audit fees for Touchstone Funds Group Trust totaled $267,300 and $259,000 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively, including fees associated with the annual audits and filings of Form N-1A and Form N-CEN.

 

 

 

 

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 $56,550 and $16,000 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The fees for 2021 and 2020 relate to review of N-1A and N-14 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 $74,950 and $82,705 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The fees relate to the preparation of federal income and excise tax returns, review of capital gains distribution calculations, tax agent services and out of scope tax 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 $25,567 and $11,660 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 2020, respectively. The fees relate to the PFIC analyzer and Global Withholding Tax Reporter subscriptions.

 

(e)(1)Disclose the audit committee's pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

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 for Touchstone Funds Group Trust and certain entities*, totaled approximately $465,691 and $913,405 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively.

 

*These include the advisors (excluding non-affiliated sub-advisors) and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the advisors that provides ongoing services to the registrant (Funds).

 

(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.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
   
(b)Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Code of ethics, and any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

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

 

(a)(2)(2)Letter from former accountant pursuant to Item 304(a) under Regulation S-K is attached hereto.

 

(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 Funds Group Trust  

 

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

 

Date November 30, 2021  

 

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

 

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

 

Date November 30, 2021  

 

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

 

Date November 30, 2021  

 

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