Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund Class C (TOECX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of mid-cap growth companies. The fund focuses on U.S. companies with market capitalizations typically between $2 billion and $10 billion, emphasizing firms demonstrating strong earnings growth potential, innovative business models, and competitive advantages in sectors such as technology, healthcare, consumer discretionary, and industrials; it employs a growth-oriented investment style with a portfolio of 50 to 80 holdings, maintaining sector diversification and liquidity. Managed actively by the Touchstone investment team, the fund offers Class C shares characterized by a contingent deferred sales charge structure, higher expense ratios reflective of distribution and service fees (12b-1), and no front-end load, targeting long-term investors comfortable with mid-cap volatility and growth equity risks.
Independent of the broader Touchstone Funds complex, which is distributed by Touchstone Securities, Inc. and sub-advised by Associated Advisers, LLC (an affiliate of Fort Washington Investment Advisors), TOECX operates within the U.S. mutual fund market with no international geographic focus; founded as part of the Touchstone family in the early 2000s (with the Mid Cap Growth strategy launched around 2004), it is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, under the oversight of Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
In recent developments, the fund experienced portfolio manager transitions in 2024, with key changes to enhance growth stock selection amid market rotations; it also benefited from Touchstone's strategic alignment with parent company Western & Southern Financial Group, including expanded sub-advisory resources and no major mergers, acquisitions, or share class restructurings reported in the last 1-2 years as of December 2025.