# Touchstone Balanced Fund Class A (SEBLX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/seblx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 1980-01-02 This fund aims to generate capital growth over time while also providing a consistent income stream. It pursues these objectives by primarily investing in a diversified mix of both equity and fixed-income assets. The investment strategy allocates 60% of its holdings to stocks and 40% to bond-based securities. For its equity exposure, the fund typically targets companies with market capitalizations exceeding $5 billion at the time of acquisition. The fixed-income portion predominantly consists of various bonds, including mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, government debt (... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $31.42 | | Expense Ratio | 0.99% | | Assets Under Management | $990.3M | | NAV | $31.42 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.31% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.41 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $28.05 – $32.11 | | Beta | 0.92 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0980 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-29 - Pay date: 2026-09-29 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does SEBLX invest in? This fund aims to generate capital growth over time while also providing a consistent income stream. It pursues these objectives by primarily investing in a diversified mix of both equity and fixed-income assets. The investment strategy allocates 60% of its holdings to stocks and 40% to bond-based securities. For its equity exposure, the fund typically targets companies with market capitalizations exceeding $5 billion at the time of acquisition. The fixed-income portion predominantly consists of various bonds, including mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, government debt (both domestic U.S. and international sovereign bonds), and corporate debt instruments. ### What is the expense ratio of SEBLX? Touchstone Balanced Fund Class A (SEBLX) charges an expense ratio of 0.99%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is SEBLX's dividend yield? SEBLX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.31%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of SEBLX? Effective duration measures SEBLX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. SEBLX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of SEBLX? SEBLX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of SEBLX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from SEBLX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. SEBLX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does SEBLX pay a dividend? Yes, Touchstone Balanced Fund Class A (SEBLX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.31%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does SEBLX pay dividends? Touchstone Balanced Fund Class A pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is SEBLX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for SEBLX was 2026-09-29. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will SEBLX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.99% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does SEBLX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from SEBLX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does SEBLX cost more than a fund like VOO? SEBLX's strategy (current expense ratio 0.99%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where SEBLX sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to SEBLX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as SEBLX (0.99%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/seblx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/seblx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/seblx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/seblx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/seblx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.