Expense Ratio History

TQCCX expense ratio history

Touchstone Dividend Equity Fund, Class C

Fund company
Touchstone
Type
Mutual fund

1.78%

In basis points
178 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$178
Prospectus dated
28 January 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 1.76% on 26 January 2024

Fee over time

TQCCX expense ratio: 1.80% until 28 Jan 2022, then 1.77%; 1.77% until 27 Jan 2023, then 1.76%; 1.76% until 26 Jan 2024, then 1.78%; read at 1.78% on 28 Jan 2026.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%Apr 2021Feb 2022Dec 2022Oct 2023Aug 2024Jun 20251.80% before1.78% from 26 Jan 2024
TQCCX expense ratio: 1.80% until 28 Jan 2022, then 1.77%; 1.77% until 27 Jan 2023, then 1.76%; 1.76% until 26 Jan 2024, then 1.78%; read at 1.78% on 28 Jan 2026.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%Apr 2021Dec 2022Aug 20241.80% before1.78% from 26 Jan 2024
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 5 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
TQCCX (this page) Class C 1.78% 1.69% 28 Jan 2026
TQCAX Class A 1.01% 0.99% 28 Jan 2026
TQCYX Class Y 0.76% — 28 Jan 2026
TQCIX Institutional Class 0.88% 0.65% 28 Jan 2026
TQCRX Class R6 0.78% 0.64% 28 Jan 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
28 Jan 2026 1.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-01-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Jan 2025 1.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-01-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
26 Jan 2024 1.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-01-26 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
26 Jan 2024 1.78% Raised from 1.76% to 1.78%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-01-25
27 Jan 2023 1.76% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-01-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Jan 2023 1.76% Cut from 1.77% to 1.76%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-01-26
28 Jan 2022 1.77% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-01-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Jan 2022 1.77% Cut from 1.80% to 1.77%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-01-27
20 Apr 2021 1.80% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-04-20 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 1.78% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$2,109 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $13,670.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$182
3 years$565
5 years$972
10 years$2,109

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 6 prospectuses for this share class since 2021. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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