- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 303 Broadway Cincinnati OH 45202-4203
- IPO Date
- Aug 17, 2016
- Business
- Touchstone International Growth Opportunities Fund Class C (TGGCX) is a mutual fund series of Touchstone Strategic Trust that seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities of non-U.S. companies, focusing on growth-oriented issuers with market capitalizations typically above $1 billion; the portfolio generally holds 25 to 50 securities selected via a bottom-up, idea-driven growth-style approach with a long-term investment horizon. The fund offers Class C shares with a deferred load structure, alongside Class A, Institutional, and Y share classes, and invests at least 80% of its assets in equity and equity-related securities of foreign companies, including those in emerging markets, across sectors such as technology, consumer cyclical, and communication services. It targets institutional and retail investors seeking exposure to international large-cap growth equities, with geographic operations spanning Europe ex-Eurozone, Eurozone, developed Asia, Japan, and other regions.
Touchstone Strategic Trust, of which this fund is a series, operates under Touchstone Investments, a subsidiary of Western & Southern Financial Group headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with funds management dating back to 1994. The fund itself traces its history through prior reorganizations, including a 2020 tax-free merger where Touchstone International Small Cap Fund acquired its assets, followed by continued operations under Touchstone oversight. Touchstone Investments provides a broad range of actively managed mutual funds and ETFs across equity, fixed income, and multi-asset strategies, sub-advised by specialist firms.
In recent developments, the Touchstone International Growth Opportunities Fund has not undergone direct mergers or sub-adviser changes in the past 1-2 years, unlike peer funds such as the Touchstone International Equity Fund, which in 2024 shifted from Fort Washington Investment Advisors to LSV Asset Management and adopted an international concentrated value strategy with amended investment objectives. Related international offerings, including the Touchstone Sands Capital International Growth Equity Fund, have pursued reorganizations, such as the May 2024 proposed merger of Touchstone International Growth Fund into it, reflecting Touchstone's ongoing portfolio rationalization efforts to address performance and asset efficiency. Touchstone Investments as a whole has expanded actively, launching three new ETFs in the first half of 2025, surpassing $250 million in ETF sales, and appointing new leadership for RIA channels, while lowering expense ratios on select funds amid a focus on distinctively active strategies.