TOUCHSTONE
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Family of Funds
August 4, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Filing Desk
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Touchstone Strategic Trust
File No. 2-80859
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned
certifies that (i) the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not
have differed from that contained in the most recent amendment to Touchstone
Strategic Trust's registration statement on Form N-1A and (ii) the text
of the most recent amendment (Post-Effective Amendment No. 42) has been filed
electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Betsy Santen
Betsy Santen
Assistant Secretary
Distributed by Touchstone Securities, Inc. P.O. Box 5354 . Cincinnati,
Ohio 45201-5354 . 800-543.0407