TPYCX Fees and Costs — Touchstone Sands Capital International Growth Equity Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.92%: a 0.65% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 1.61% other expenses, less a 1.35% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $64K in broker commissions, 0.1104% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 19%.
TPYCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TPYCX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 1.61% |
| Gross expense ratio | 3.27% |
| Fee waiver | −1.35% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.92% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
TPYCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TPYCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,244 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.13% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.92%) | $202 | $622 | $1,068 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $12 | $36 | $61 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $33 | $115 |
| Total costs | $316 | $691 | $1,244 |
| Value after costs | $10,184 | $10,885 | $11,519 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.16% | 2.13% | 2.13% |
TPYCX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1104%
- Total broker commissions: $64K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 19%
- Securities on loan, average value: $309K
- Net income from securities lending: $3K (0.006% of average net assets)
TPYCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $24K | 38.76% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $10K | 16.16% |
| Jefferies LLC | $5K | 7.51% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4K | 7.17% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $4K | 6.07% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $4K | 6.02% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $3K | 5.20% |
| BOFA Securities, Inc. | $3K | 4.64% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $3K | 4.50% |
| Peel Hunt Inc. | $2K | 3.96% |
Touchstone Sands Capital International Growth Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPYRX | Class R6 | 0.79% | none |
| TPYIX | Institutional Class | 0.85% | none |
| TPYYX | Class Y | 0.91% | none |
| TPYAX | Class A | 1.18% | 5.00% |
| TPYCX | Class C | 1.92% | none |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.