Investment objective & strategy
As of April 27, 2023 · prospectusObjective. The Touchstone Anti-Benchmark US Core Equity Fund (the Fund) seeks capital appreciation.
Strategy. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in U.S. equity securities. The Funds 80% policy is a non-fundamental investment policy that can be changed by the Fund upon 60 days prior notice to shareholders. The Fund pursues its objective by seeking to track the total return, before fees and expenses, of the TOBAM Anti-Benchmark US Core Equity Index (the Index). The Index is a proprietary rulesbased index created by the Funds subadviser, TOBAM S.A.S. (TOBAM), that is designed to create a more diversified equity portfolio of U.S. equity securities relative to traditional market capitalization weighted benchmarks. The Fund intends to fully replicate the Index to achieve its investment objective, meaning the Fund will generally … The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in U.S. equity securities. The Funds 80% policy is a non-fundamental investment policy that can be changed by the Fund upon 60 days prior notice to shareholders. The Fund pursues its objective by seeking to track the total return, before fees and expenses, of the TOBAM Anti-Benchmark US Core Equity Index (the Index). The Index is a proprietary rulesbased index created by the Funds subadviser, TOBAM S.A.S. (TOBAM), that is designed to create a more diversified equity portfolio of U.S. equity securities relative to traditional market capitalization weighted benchmarks. The Fund intends to fully replicate the Index to achieve its investment objective, meaning the Fund will generally invest in all of the component securities of the Index in the same approximate proportions as the Index. The equity securities that comprise the Index include common stock and preferred stock. These securities may be listed on an exchange or traded over-the-counter. The Index is based on TOBAMs proprietary quantitative model, which selects and weights companies to maximize diversification. TOBAM quantitatively selects securities, subject to certain constraints, that maximize the portfolios patented Diversification Ratio , a proprietary mathematical metric based on the volatility of each Index constituent and its correlation to the other Index constituents. Such constraints include a minimum and maximum weight for any given stock. TOBAMs Anti-Benchmark strategy seeks to avoid the concentration risk that exists in traditional market capitalization-weighted indices through its quantitative approach to diversification. The Index typically is reconstituted (i.e., Index constituents are added or deleted and weights are reset) and rebalanced monthly. The Fund will be reconstituted and rebalanced following the same schedule as the Index. The Fund may engage in frequent and active trading as part of its principal investment strategies.
Top holdings
As of Sept. 30, 2023 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC | — | $469.84K | 3.06% |
| KROGER CO | — | $447.59K | 2.91% |
| MERCK & CO | — | $443.30K | 2.89% |
| KELLOGG CO | — | $442.93K | 2.88% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | — | $441.33K | 2.87% |
| JOHNSON&JOHNSON | — | $431.27K | 2.81% |
| LILLY ELI and CO | — | $429.70K | 2.80% |
| GENERAL MILLS INC | — | $429.37K | 2.80% |
| PFIZER INC | — | $412.63K | 2.69% |
| HUMANA INC | — | $409.65K | 2.67% |
Portfolio moves
Jun 30, 2023 → Sep 30, 2023How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| ASYMmetric Smart S&P 500 ETF | 26% | 0.99% |
| BlackRock Defensive Advantage U.S. Fund | 20% | 0.43% |
| Hartford Schroders ESG US Equity ETF | 19% | 0.39% |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of September 30, 2023, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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