Touchstone Funds Group Trust

01/28/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/28/2022 16:12

Summary Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497K)

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Summary Prospectus
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund January 28, 2022

Class A Ticker: TVOAX Class C Ticker: TVOCX
Class Y Ticker: TVOYX Institutional Class: TVOIX

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated January 28, 2022, as amended from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus. For free paper or electronic copies of the Fund's prospectus and other information about the Fund, go to TouchstoneInvestments.com/Resources, call 1.800.543.0407, or ask any financial advisor, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund.

TOUCHSTONE SMALL CAP VALUE FUND SUMMARY
The Fund's Investment Goal
The Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital growth.
The Fund's Fees and Expenses
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 ("SAI") on pages 102 and 108, respectively, and in Appendix A-Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts to the Fund's prospectus.
Class A Class C Class Y Institutional
Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.00% None None None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or the amount redeemed, whichever is less) None 1.00% None None
Wire Redemption Fee Up to $15 Up to $15 Up to $15 Up to $15
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees 0.85% 0.85% 0.85% 0.85%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% None None
Other Expenses 0.45% 1.86% 0.41% 0.40%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.55% 3.71% 1.26% 1.25%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(1)
(0.17)% (1.58)% (0.13)% (0.27)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(1)
1.38% 2.13% 1.13% 0.98%
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Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund
(1)Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor" or "Touchstone Advisors") and Touchstone Funds Group Trust (the "Trust") have entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement whereby Touchstone Advisors will waive a portion of its fees or reimburse certain Fund expenses (excluding dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales; interest; taxes; brokerage commissions and other transaction costs; portfolio transaction and investment related expenses, including expenses associated with the Fund's liquidity providers; other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; the cost of "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses," if any; and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of business) in order to limit annual Fund operating expenses to 1.38%, 2.13%, 1.13%, and 0.98% of average daily net assets for Classes A, C, Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively. This contractual expense limitation is effective through January 29, 2023, 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 Advisor reduced its compensation or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Fund will make repayments to the Advisor only if such repayment does not cause the annual Fund operating expenses (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed both (1) the expense cap in place when such amounts were waived or reimbursed and (2) the Fund's current expense limitation.

Example. This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same and that all fee waivers or expense limits for the Fund will expire after one year. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Assuming Redemption at End of Period Assuming No Redemption
Class A Class C Class Y Institutional Class Class C
1 Year $ 633 $ 316 $ 115 $ 100 $ 216
3 Years $ 949 $ 989 $ 387 $ 370 $ 989
5 Years $ 1,287 $ 1,782 $ 679 $ 660 $ 1,782
10 Years $ 2,240 $ 3,857 $ 1,511 $ 1,488 $ 3,857

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 29% of the average value of its portfolio.
The Fund's Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of companies with small market capitalizations. This is a non-fundamental investment policy that can be changed by the Fund upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders. For purposes of the Fund, a small capitalization company has a market capitalization at the time of purchase within the range represented in the Russell 2000® Value Index (between approximately $34 million to $14 billion as of December 31, 2021) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range of the Russell 2000® Value Index will change with market conditions. The Fund will hold approximately 80 to 115 securities.

The Fund's sub-advisor, LMCG Investments, LLC ("LMCG"), employs a fundamental investment process which seeks to identify companies which it believes are selling at a discount to their intrinsic value. In evaluating and selecting potential investments for the Fund, LMCG completes in-depth research and analysis on the securities in the investable universe in an effort to identify leading companies selling at attractive
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valuations. The research and analysis include an examination of financial statements and assessments of the management team, the company's competitive strategy and its current market position. The Fund may invest in other investment companies in pursuing its strategy.
The Fund's Principal Risks
The Fund's share price will fluctuate. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund and the Fund could also return less than other investments. Investments in the Fund are not bank guaranteed, are not deposits, and are not insured by the FDIC or any other federal government agency. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. You can find more information about the Fund's investments and risks under the "Principal Investment Strategies and Risks" section of the Fund's prospectus. The Fund is subject to the principal risks summarized below.

Equity Securities Risk: The Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments, 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.
•Small-Cap Risk: Stocks of smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than stocks of larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited product lines or financial resources and may be dependent upon a small or inexperienced management group.

Value Investing Risk:Value investing presents the risk that the Fund's security holdings may never reach their full intrinsic value because the market fails to recognize what the portfolio managers consider the true business value or because the portfolio managers have misjudged those values.
Management Risk:In managing the Fund's portfolio, the Advisor engages one or more sub-advisors to make investment decisions for a portion of or the entire portfolio. There is a risk that the Advisor may be unable to identify and retain sub-advisors who achieve superior investment returns relative to other similar sub-advisors.

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. Banks and financial services companies could suffer losses if interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate.

Other Investment Companies Risk: The Fund's investments in other investment companies 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 investment companies, shareholders of the Fund will bear their proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the Fund and, indirectly, the fees and expenses of the investment companies.

The Fund's Performance
The bar chart and performance table below illustrate some indication of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from calendar year to calendar year
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and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for one year, five years, and ten years compare with the Russell 2000® Value 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.

On July 1, 2016, the Fund changed its sub-advisor. Performance presented prior to such date should not be attributed to the Fund's current sub-advisor, LMCG. The Fund's performance shown below might have differed materially if LMCG had managed the Fund pursuant to its current strategies prior to July 1, 2016.

Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund - Class A Total Return as of December 31
Best Quarter: Fourth Quarter 2020 30.00% Worst Quarter: First Quarter 2020 (33.82)%

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
For the periods ended December 31, 2021
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund - Class A
Return Before Taxes 23.68% 7.32% 9.93%
Return After Taxes on Distributions 23.57% 6.89% 9.35%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 14.09% 5.63% 8.01%
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund - Class C
Return Before Taxes 28.19% 7.78% 9.92%
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund - Class Y
Return Before Taxes 30.52% 8.87% 10.85%
Touchstone Small Cap Value Fund - Institutional Class
Return Before Taxes 30.70% 9.05% 11.03%
Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
28.27% 9.07% 12.03%

The Fund's Management
Investment Advisor

Touchstone Advisors, Inc. serves as the Fund's investment advisor.
Sub-Advisor Portfolio Manager Investment Experience
with the Fund
Primary Title with
Sub-Advisor
LMCG Investments, LLC* R. Todd Vingers, CFA Since 2016 Portfolio Manager and Managing Director, Value Equities
Jay Willadsen, CFA
Since January 2022
Portfolio Manager

*Effective on or about March 1, 2022, Leeward Investments, LLC ("Leeward") will replace LMCG Investments, LLC ("LMCG") as the Fund's sub-advisor. Leeward will be formed as a result of the reorganization of LMCG's U.S. value equity team into an employee-owned asset management firm and there will be no changes to the Fund's investment strategies or investment risks associated with the change in sub-advisor.

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Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Minimum Investment Requirements
Classes A, C, and Y
Initial
Investment
Additional
Investment
Regular Account $ 2,500 $ 50
Retirement Account or Custodial Account under the Uniform Gifts/Transfers to Minors Act $ 1,000 $ 50
Investments through the Automatic Investment Plan $ 100 $ 50
Institutional Class
Initial
Investment
Additional
Investment
Regular Account $ 500,000 $ 50
Fund shares may be purchased and sold on days that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Existing Class A, C and Institutional Class shareholders may purchase shares directly through Touchstone Funds via the transfer agent, BNY Mellon, or through their financial intermediary. Class Y shares are available only through financial institutions and financial intermediaries who have appropriate selling agreements in place with Touchstone Securities. Shares may be purchased or sold by writing to Touchstone Securities at P.O. Box 9878, Providence, Rhode Island 02940, calling 1.800.543.0407, or visiting the Touchstone Funds' website: TouchstoneInvestments.com. You may only sell shares over the telephone or via the Internet if the value of the shares sold is less than or equal to $100,000. Shares held in IRAs and qualified retirement plans cannot be sold via the Internet. If your shares are held by a processing organization or financial intermediary you will need to follow its purchase and redemption procedures. For more information about buying and selling shares, see the "Investing with Touchstone" section of the Fund's prospectus or call 1.800.543.0407.

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





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