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Touchstone Dynamic International ETF Overview

Touchstone Dynamic International ETF (TDI) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Blend exchange-traded fund (ETF). Touchstone launched the ETF in 2005.

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of non-U.S. companies. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, depositary receipts such as American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”), and interests in other investment companies, including other exchange-traded funds that invest in equity securities.

About Touchstone Dynamic International ETF (TDI)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 2.58 years: Daniel Arche (2023), Edward Rackham (2023) and Hal Reynolds (2023). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: Bloomberg World ex-US Large-Mid TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Touchstone Dynamic International ETF has 124 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 24.2% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Touchstone Dynamic International ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity ETF group. Touchstone Dynamic International ETF has 96.2% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 1.4% There is 96.2% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Touchstone Dynamic International ETF has 2.5% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $407 million in total assets, which is below the $9 billion average for the Foreign Large Blend category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

TDI Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Touchstone Dynamic International ETF expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Foreign Large Blend category. Touchstone Dynamic International ETF has an expense ratio of 0.65%, which is 64% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a F. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Touchstone Dynamic International ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 67%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 38% for the Foreign Large Blend category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Touchstone Dynamic International ETF returned 2.4%, which earned it a grade of B, as the Foreign Large Blend category had an average return of 1.1%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.

Touchstone Dynamic International ETF has a trailing yield of 1.64%, which is below the 2.56% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Touchstone Dynamic International ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 17.8%, 5.7 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 37.0% over the past year (grade of A), 23.5% over the past three years (grade of A) and 11.8% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 10.1% per year over the past 10 years (grade of B).

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