# EDGAR Filing Document

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## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-166214

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497K

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000711080

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 311276717
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497K
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 002-80859
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251154998

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 303 BROADWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1100
- **CITY:** CINCINNATI
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 45202-4203
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 5133628000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 303 BROADWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1100
- **CITY:** CINCINNATI
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 45202-4203

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** COUNTRYWIDE STRATEGIC TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19970303

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MIDWEST STRATEGIC TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19900604

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Touchstone Flexible Income Fund (Series ID: S000038009)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000117280 | Class A             | FFSAX           |
| C000117281 | Class C             | FRACX           |
| C000117282 | Class Y             | MXIIX           |
| C000117283 | Institutional Class | TFSLX           |

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Summary Prospectus

Touchstone Flexible Income Fund July 29, 2025

**Class A Ticker: FFSAX Class C Ticker: FRACX**

**Class Y Ticker: MXIIX Institutional Class: TFSLX**

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated July 29, 2025, as amended from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus. For free paper or electronic copies of the Fund's prospectus and other information about the Fund, go to TouchstoneInvestments.com/Resources, call 1.800.543.0407, or ask any financial adviser, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund.

**Touchstone Flexible Income Fund Summary**

**<u>The Fund's Investment Goal</u>**

The Touchstone Flexible Income Fund (the "Fund") seeks total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation.

**<u>The Fund's Fees and Expenses</u>**

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. **You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.** You may qualify for sales charge discounts for Class A shares of Touchstone equity funds and Touchstone fixed income funds if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 or $50,000, respectively, in Touchstone funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, in the section titled "Choosing a Class of Shares" in the Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information on pages 68 and 70, respectively, and in Appendix A–Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts to the Fund's prospectus.

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|  | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class Y** | **Institutional** <br> **Class**<br>|
| **Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering <br> price)<br>| 3.25% |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or <br> the amount redeemed, whichever is less)<br>|  | 1.00% |  |  |
| Wire Redemption Fee | $15 | $15 | $15 | $15 |

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| **Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a** <br> **percentage of the value of your investment)**<br>|  |  |  |  |
| Management Fees | 0.53% | 0.53% | 0.53% | 0.53% |
| Distribution and/or Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.25% | 1.00% |  |  |
| Other Expenses | 0.29% | 0.31% | 0.25% | 0.24% |
| Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses<sup>(1)</sup> <br>| 1.10% | 1.87% | 0.81% | 0.80% |
| Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement<sup>(2)</sup> <br>| (0.03)% | (0.05)% | 0.00% | (0.08)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense <br> Reimbursement<sup>(1)</sup><sup>(2)</sup> <br>| 1.07% | 1.82% | 0.81%<sup>(3)</sup> <br>| 0.72% |

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<sup>(1)</sup>

*Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and will differ from the ratios of expenses to average net assets that are included in the Fund's Form N-CSR filing for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.*

<sup>(2)</sup>

*Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "Touchstone Advisors") and Touchstone Strategic Trust (the "Trust") have* 

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*entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement whereby Touchstone Advisors will waive a portion of its fees or reimburse certain Fund expenses (excluding dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales; interest; taxes; brokerage commissions and other transaction costs; portfolio transaction and investment related expenses, including expenses associated with the Fund's liquidity providers; other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; the cost of "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses", if any; and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of business) in order to limit annual Fund operating expenses to 1.04%, 1.79%, 0.79%, and 0.69% of average daily net assets for Classes A, C, Y, and Institutional Class shares, respectively. This contractual expense limitation is effective through July 29, 2026, but can be terminated by a vote of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") if it deems the termination to be beneficial to the Fund's shareholders. The terms of the contractual expense limitation agreement provide that Touchstone Advisors is entitled to recoup, subject to approval by the Board, such amounts waived or reimbursed for a period of up to three years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Fund will make repayments to the Adviser only if such repayment does not cause the annual Fund operating expenses (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed both (1) the expense cap in place when such amounts were waived or reimbursed and (2) the Fund's current expense limitation.*

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*Expenses shown above do not reflect Touchstone Advisors' recoupment of previously waived and/or reimbursed expenses and will differ from the net expenses shown in the Fund's Form N-CSR filing for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.*

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

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|  | **Assuming Redemption at End of Period** | **Assuming Redemption at End of Period** | **Assuming Redemption at End of Period** | **Assuming Redemption at End of Period** | **Assuming**<br> **No** <br> **Redemption**<br>|
|  | **Class A** | **Class C** | **Class Y** | **Institutional**<br> **Class**<br>| **Class C** |
| 1 Year | &nbsp;&nbsp; $431 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $285 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $83 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $74 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $185 |
| 3 Years | &nbsp;&nbsp; $660 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $583 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $259 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $247 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $583 |
| 5 Years | &nbsp;&nbsp; $909 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1006 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $450 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $436 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1006 |
| 10 Years | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1619 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $2186 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $1002 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $982 | &nbsp;&nbsp; $2186 |

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**Portfolio Turnover.** The Fund pays transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 52% of the average value of the Fund's portfolio.

**<u>The Fund's Principal Investment Strategies</u>**

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in income-producing securities such as investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds (i.e., junk bonds), preferred stocks, municipal bonds, and U.S. Treasuries. The Fund's 80% policy is a non-fundamental investment policy that can be changed by the Fund upon 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders.

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The Fund's sub-adviser, Bramshill Investments LLC ("Bramshill" or the "Sub-Adviser"), implements a tactical fixed-income strategy, actively managing the portfolio by rotating among asset classes and tactically hedging during various interest rate and market environments. Bramshill seeks to identify relative value across asset classes and capture opportunities primarily within the corporate, U.S. Treasury, municipal and preferred security markets. The Fund focuses on liquid securities with transparent pricing and actively-traded capital structures.

Bramshill seeks to maintain the Fund's portfolio at an average credit rating of investment grade, but may invest up to 40% of Fund assets in high yield bonds (i.e., junk bonds), which are defined as debt securities rated below Baa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), or equivalently rated by S&P Global Ratings ("S&P") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch"), or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of Fund assets in fixed income exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and foreign issuers of U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities.

The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any duration or maturity. The Fund may also invest in fixed income closed-end funds, dividend-paying equities and other debt securities, including but not limited to U.S. government securities, variable- and floating-rate instruments, and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. Bramshill periodically shifts the portfolio's duration opportunistically seeking to generate alpha in both falling and rising interest rate environments. In order to hedge certain risks, the Fund may invest in futures contracts, which are a type of derivative instrument.

The Fund may engage in frequent and active trading as part of its principal investment strategies.

**<u>The Fund's Principal Risks</u>**

The Fund's share price will fluctuate. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund and the Fund could also return less than other investments. Investments in the Fund are not bank guaranteed, are not deposits, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other federal government agency. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. You can find more information about the Fund's investments and risks under the "Principal Investment Strategies and Risks" section of the Fund's prospectus. The Fund is subject to the principal risks summarized below.

**Fixed-Income Risk:** The market value of the Fund's fixed-income securities responds to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, the Fund's fixed-income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall. Normally, the longer the maturity or duration of the fixed-income securities the Fund owns, the more sensitive the value of the Fund's shares will be to changes in interest rates.

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**Asset-Backed Securities Risk:** Asset-backed securities are fixed-income securities backed by other assets such as credit card, automobile or consumer loan receivables, retail installment loans, or participations in pools of leases. The values of these securities are sensitive to changes in the credit quality of the underlying collateral, the credit strength of any credit enhancement feature, changes in interest rates, and, at times, the financial condition of the issuer.

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**Corporate Loan Risk:** The corporate loans, commonly referred to as bank loans, in which the Fund invests may be rated below investment grade. As a result, such corporate loans will be considered speculative with respect to the borrowers' ability to make payments of interest and principal and will otherwise generally bear risks similar to those associated with non-investment grade securities. There is a high risk that the Fund could suffer a loss from investments in lower rated corporate loans as a result of a default by the borrower. Additionally, transactions in corporate loans may take longer than 7 days to settle which means it could take significant time for the Fund to receive its money after selling its investment. This longer settlement period could require the Fund to sell other securities holdings at a loss in order to pay shareholders that redeem their shares. Direct investments in loans may be illiquid and holding a loan could expose the Fund to the risks of being a direct lender.

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**Credit Risk:** The fixed-income securities in the Fund's portfolio are subject to the possibility that a deterioration, whether sudden or gradual, in the financial condition of an issuer, or a deterioration in general economic conditions, could cause an issuer to fail to make timely payments of principal or interest, when due. This may cause the issuer's securities to decline in value.

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**Interest Rate Risk:** In general, when interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities fall, and when interest rates fall, the prices of debt securities rise. The price volatility of a debt security also depends on its maturity. Longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the longer the average maturity or duration of these securities, the greater their price risk. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates that incorporates a security's yield, coupon, final maturity, and call features, among other characteristics. The longer a fixed-income security's duration, the more sensitive it will be to changes in interest rates. Maturity, on the other hand, is the date on which a fixed-income security becomes due for payment of principal. Recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.

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**Investment-Grade Debt Securities Risk:** Investment-grade debt securities may be downgraded by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO") to below-investment-grade status, which would increase the risk of holding these securities. Investment-grade debt securities rated in the lowest rating category by a NRSRO involve a higher degree of risk than fixed-income securities with higher credit ratings.

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**Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk:** Mortgage-backed securities are fixed-income securities representing an interest in a pool of underlying mortgage loans. Mortgage-backed securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates, but may respond to these changes differently from other fixed-income securities due to the possibility of prepayment of the underlying mortgage loans. Mortgage-backed securities may fluctuate in price based on deterioration in the value of the collateral underlying the pool of mortgage loans, which may result in the collateral being worth less than the remaining principal amount owed on the mortgages in the pool.

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**Non-Investment-Grade Debt Securities Risk:** Non-investment-grade debt securities are sometimes referred to as "junk bonds" and are considered speculative with respect to their issuers' ability to make payments of interest and principal. There is a high risk that the Fund could suffer a loss from investments in non-investment-grade debt securities caused by the default of an issuer of such securities. Non-investment-grade debt securities may also be less liquid than investment-grade debt securities.

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**Prepayment Risk:** The risk that a debt security may be paid off and proceeds reinvested earlier than anticipated. Prepayment impacts both the interest rate sensitivity of the underlying asset, such as an asset-backed or mortgage-backed security and its cash flow projections. Therefore, prepayment risk may make it difficult to calculate the average duration of the Fund's asset- or mortgage-backed securities which in turn would make it difficult to assess the interest rate risk of the Fund.

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**U.S. Government Securities Risk:** Certain U.S. government securities are backed by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury while others are supported only by the credit of the issuer or instrumentality. While the U.S. government is able to provide financial support to U.S. government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities, no assurance can be given that it will always do so. Such securities are generally neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury.

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**Equity Securities Risk:** The Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments, or as a result of irregular and/or unexpected trading activity among retail investors. The prices of securities issued by these companies may decline in response to such developments, which could result in a decline in the value of the Fund's shares.

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**Preferred Stock Risk:** In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred and common stock. If interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive, causing the price of preferred stocks to decline.

**Other Investment Companies Risk:** The Fund's investments in other investment companies, including ETFs, will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of the securities comprising the portfolios of such investment companies, and the value of the Fund's investment will fluctuate in response to the performance of such portfolios. In addition, if the Fund acquires shares of other investment companies or ETFs, shareholders of the Fund will bear both their proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the Fund (including management and advisory fees) and, indirectly, the fees expenses of the other investment companies or ETFs.

**Management Risk:** In managing the Fund's portfolio, the Adviser engages one or more sub-advisers to make investment decisions for a portion of or the entire portfolio. There is a risk that the Adviser may be unable to identify and retain sub-advisers who achieve superior investment returns relative to other similar sub-advisers.

**Convertible Securities Risk:** Convertible securities are subject to the risks of both debt securities and equity securities. The values of convertible securities tend to decline as interest rates rise and, due to the conversion feature, tend to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying security.

**Counterparty Risk:** The issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, a counterparty (the other party to a transaction or an agreement or the party with whom an underlying fund executes transactions) to a transaction with the Fund, or a borrower of the Fund's securities may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal, interest or settlement payments, or otherwise honor its obligations.

**Derivatives Risk:** The use of derivatives may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives. Risks associated with derivatives may include the risk that the derivative does not correlate well with the security, index, or currency to which it relates, the risk that the Fund will be unable to sell or close out the derivative due to an illiquid market, the risk that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to meet its obligations, and the risk that the derivative could expose the Fund to the risk of magnified losses resulting from leverage. These additional risks could cause the Fund to experience losses to which it would otherwise not be subject.

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**Leverage Risk:** Leverage occurs when the Fund uses borrowings, derivatives (such as futures or options), or similar instruments or techniques to gain exposure to investments in an amount that exceeds the Fund's initial investment. The use of leverage magnifies changes in the Fund's net asset value and thus may result in increased portfolio volatility and increased risk of loss. Leverage can create an interest expense that may lower the Fund's overall returns. There can be no guarantee that a leveraging strategy will be successful.

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**Futures Contracts Risk:** The risks associated with the Fund's futures positions include liquidity and counterparty risks associated with derivative instruments.

**Economic and Market Events Risk:** Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times, and for varying periods of time, result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact the Fund's performance and cause the Fund to experience illiquidity, shareholder redemptions, or other potentially adverse effects. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets could negatively affect issuers worldwide. Financial

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institutions could suffer losses as interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate. In addition, the Fund's service providers are susceptible to operational and information or cyber security risks that could result in losses to a Fund and its shareholders.

**Foreign Securities Risk:** Investing in foreign securities poses additional risks since political and economic events unique in a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers, while such events may not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or issuers located in the United States. In addition, investments in foreign securities are generally denominated in foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of the Fund's investments. There are also risks associated with foreign accounting standards, government regulation, market information, and clearance and settlement procedures. To the extent that the securities held by the Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the U.S. market is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current price of the securities held by the Fund and their last quoted price or the securities' quote from the closed foreign market. Foreign markets may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets and offer less protection to investors. To the extent a Fund focuses its investments in a single country or only a few countries in a particular geographic region, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions affecting such country or region may have a greater impact on Fund performance relative to a more geographically diversified fund.

**Municipal Securities Risk:** The value of municipal securities may be affected by uncertainties in the municipal market related to legislation or litigation involving the taxation of municipal securities or the rights of municipal securities holders in the event of bankruptcy. In addition, a downturn in the national economy may negatively impact the economic performance of issuers of municipal securities, and may increase the likelihood that issuers of securities in which the Fund may invest may be unable to meet their obligations. Also, some municipal obligations may be backed by a letter of credit issued by a bank or other financial institution. Adverse developments affecting banks or other financial institutions could have a negative effect on the value of the Fund's portfolio securities.

**Portfolio Turnover Risk:** Frequent and active trading may result in greater expenses to the Fund, which may lower the Fund's performance and may result in the realization of substantial capital gains, including net short-term capital gains. As a result, high portfolio turnover may reduce the Fund's returns.

**Cybersecurity Risk:** Cyber security breaches are either intentional or unintentional events that allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, customer data, or proprietary information, or cause a Fund or Fund service provider to suffer data corruption or lose operational functionality. A cyber security breach could result in the loss or theft of customer data or funds, loss or theft of proprietary information or corporate data, physical damage to a computer or network system, or costs associated with system repairs, any of which could have a substantial impact on the Fund. Such incidents could affect issuers in which a Fund invests, thereby causing the Fund's investments to lose value. The Fund has established risk management systems reasonably designed to seek to reduce the risks associated with cyber-events. However, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to prevent or mitigate the impact of any or all cyber-events.

**<u>The Fund's Performance</u>**

The bar chart and performance table below illustrate some indication of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from calendar year to calendar year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for one year, five years, and ten years compare with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The bar chart does not reflect any sales charges, which would reduce your return. The performance table reflects any applicable sales charges. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. More recent performance information is available at no cost by visiting TouchstoneInvestments.com or by calling 1.800.543.0407.

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On November 30, 2018, the Fund changed its principal investment strategies and sub-adviser. Performance presented prior to such date should not be attributed to the Fund's current sub-adviser, Bramshill. The Fund's performance shown below might have differed materially if Bramshill had managed the Fund pursuant to its current strategies prior to November 30, 2018.

**Touchstone Flexible Income Fund — Class A Shares Total Return as of December 31**

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| Best Quarter: | 2nd Quarter 2020 | 8.31<br> %<br>|
| Worst Quarter: | 1st Quarter 2020 | &nbsp;&nbsp; (6.85)%<br>|
| Year-To-Date: | 6/30/2025 | 3.10<br> %<br>|

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

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br> **For the periods ended December 31, 2024**<br>| **1 Year** | **5 Years** | **10 Years** |
| **Touchstone Flexible Income Fund - Class A** |  |  |  |
| Return Before Taxes | 1.19<br> %<br>| 2.35<br> %<br>| 2.66<br> %<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (0.36)%<br>| 0.80<br> %<br>| 1.27<br> %<br>|
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 0.69<br> %<br>| 1.16<br> %<br>| 1.46<br> %<br>|
| **Touchstone Flexible Income Fund - Class C** |  |  |  |
| Return Before Taxes | 2.68<br> %<br>| 1.99<br> %<br>| 2.65<br> %<br>|
| **Touchstone Flexible Income Fund - Class Y** |  |  |  |
| Return Before Taxes | 4.81<br> %<br>| 3.01<br> %<br>| 3.52<br> %<br>|
| **Touchstone Flexible Income Fund - Institutional Class** |  |  |  |
| Return Before Taxes | 4.92<br> %<br>| 3.13<br> %<br>| 3.63<br> %<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index** (reflects no deduction for fees, <br> expenses or taxes)<br>| 1.25<br> %<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (0.33)%<br>| 1.35<br> %<br>|

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**<u>The Fund's Management</u>**

**Investment Adviser**

Touchstone Advisors, Inc. serves as the Fund's investment adviser.

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| **Sub-Adviser** | **Portfolio Managers** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Investment Experience** <br> **with the Fund**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Primary Title with** <br> **Sub-Adviser**<br>|
| Bramshill Investments, <br> LLC<br>| Art DeGaetano | Since November 2018 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Founder and Chief <br> Investment Officer<br>|
|  | Derek Pines | Since November 2018 | Co-Portfolio Manager |
|  | Paul van Lingen | Since November 2018 | Co-Portfolio Manager |

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**<u>Buying and Selling Fund Shares</u>**

Minimum Investment Requirements

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|  | **Classes A, C, and Y** | **Classes A, C, and Y** |
|  | **Initial** <br> **Investment**<br>| **Additional** <br> **Investment**<br>|
| Regular Account | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $2500 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $50 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retirement Account or Custodial Account under the Uniform Gifts/Transfers <br> to Minors Act<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $1000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $50 |
| Investments through the Automatic Investment Plan | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $100 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $50 |

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|  | **Institutional Class** | **Institutional Class** |
|  | **Initial**<br> **Investment**<br>| **Additional** <br> **Investment**<br>|
| Regular Account | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $500000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $50 |

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Touchstone Flexible Income Fund July 29, 2025

Fund shares may be purchased and sold on days that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Existing Class A, Class C and Institutional Class shareholders may purchase shares directly through Touchstone Funds via the transfer agent, BNY Mellon, or through their financial intermediary. Class Y shares are available only through financial institutions and financial intermediaries who have appropriate selling agreements in place with Touchstone Securities. Shares may be purchased or sold by writing to Touchstone Securities at P.O. Box 534467, Pittsburgh, PA 15253-4467, calling 1.800.543.0407, or visiting the Touchstone Funds' website: TouchstoneInvestments.com. You may only sell shares over the telephone or via the Internet if the value of the shares sold is less than or equal to $100,000. If your shares are held by a processing organization or financial intermediary you will need to follow its purchase and redemption procedures. For more information about buying and selling shares, see the "Investing with Touchstone" section of the Fund's prospectus or call 1.800.543.0407.

**<u>Tax Information</u>**

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains except when shares are held through a tax-advantaged account, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. Withdrawals from a tax-advantaged account, however, may be taxable.

**<u>Financial Intermediary Compensation</u>**

If you purchase shares in the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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