TSMGX Fees and Costs — Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.39%: a 0.87% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.61% other expenses, less a 0.34% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $3.2M in broker commissions, 0.1622% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 51%.
TSMGX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TSMGX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.87% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.61% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.73% |
| Fee waiver | −0.34% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.39% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
TSMGX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TSMGX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,550 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.68% 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 | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.39%) | $139 | $430 | $742 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $16 | $50 | $87 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $25 | $103 | $222 |
| Total costs | $680 | $1,083 | $1,550 |
| Value after costs | $9,820 | $10,493 | $11,212 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.80% | 3.38% | 2.68% |
TSMGX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1622%
- Total broker commissions: $3.2M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 51%
- Securities on loan, average value: $881K
- Net income from securities lending: $30K (0.002% of average net assets)
TSMGX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $519K | 17.05% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $515K | 16.94% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $426K | 13.99% |
| Jefferies LLC | $373K | 12.25% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $260K | 8.53% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $248K | 8.16% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $243K | 7.99% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $203K | 6.68% |
| BOFA Securities, Inc. | $168K | 5.51% |
| Kotak Mahindra, Inc. | $88K | 2.89% |
Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSRMX | Class R6 | 1.00% | none |
| TSEGX | Institutional Class | 1.04% | none |
| TSEMX | Class Y | 1.15% | none |
| TSMGX | Class A | 1.39% | 5.00% |
| TEGCX | Class C | 2.13% | 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.