Touchstone Variable Series Trust-Touchstone Bond Fund
Touchstone Variable Series Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$47.87M
Holdings1
216
Category
Taxable Bond
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 24, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Touchstone Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. Capital appreciation is a secondary goal .

Strategy. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets (including borrowing for investment purposes) in bonds. This is a non-fundamental investment policy that the Fund can change upon 60 days prior written notice to shareholders. Bonds include mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, government securities (both U.S. government securities and foreign sovereign debt), and corporate debt securities. The Fund may engage in frequent and active trading as part of its principal investment strategy. In deciding which securities to buy and sell for the Fund, the Funds sub-adviser, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. (Fort Washington), analyzes the overall investment opportunities and risks in different sectors of the debt securities markets by focusing on maximizing total return while reducing volatility of … Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets (including borrowing for investment purposes) in bonds. This is a non-fundamental investment policy that the Fund can change upon 60 days prior written notice to shareholders. Bonds include mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, government securities (both U.S. government securities and foreign sovereign debt), and corporate debt securities. The Fund may engage in frequent and active trading as part of its principal investment strategy. In deciding which securities to buy and sell for the Fund, the Funds sub-adviser, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. (Fort Washington), analyzes the overall investment opportunities and risks in different sectors of the debt securities markets by focusing on maximizing total return while reducing volatility of the Funds portfolio. In building the Funds portfolio, Fort Washington primarily invests in investment-grade debt securities, but may invest up to 30% of the Funds total assets in non-investment-grade debt securities rated as low as B by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). Non-investment-grade debt securities are often referred to as junk bonds and are considered speculative. The Funds investment policies are based on credit ratings at the time of purchase. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign-issued debt denominated in either the U.S. dollar or a foreign currency. Foreign-issued debt may include debt securities of emerging market countries. Additionally, in order to implement its investment strategy, the Fund may invest in collateralized loan obligations, mortgage dollar-roll transactions and reverse repurchase agreements, and in derivatives including forwards and futures contracts, interest rate and credit default swap agreements, and options. Mortgage dollar rolls are transactions in which mortgage-backed securities are sold for delivery in the current month and the seller simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date. These investments may be used for both gaining and hedging market exposure, to adjust the Funds duration, to manage interest rate risk, and for any other purposes consistent with the Funds investment strategies and limitations.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
US TREASURY N/B $3.58M 7.47%
US TREASURY N/B $3.06M 6.39%
US TREASURY N/B $2.76M 5.77%
US TREASURY N/B $2.65M 5.54%
US TREASURY N/B $2.25M 4.71%
UNITED STATES TREASURY INFLATION INDEXED BONDS I/L 2.375% 02-15-56 $1.89M 3.95%
US TREASURY N/B $1.43M 2.98%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class $1.38M 2.87%
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF $1.36M 2.84%
US TREASURY N/B $745.44K 1.56%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
20
Exited
42
Increased
8
Decreased
55
Unchanged
133

How 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.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Touchstone Advisors, Inc. Adviser
Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. Sub-adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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