July 3, 2003 EDGAR Operations Branch Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Investment Management 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20549 Re: Touchstone Strategic Trust Accession No. 0000950149-03-001469 File No. 002-80859 Dear Sir or Madam: I am writing to withdraw the filing of the two (2) Forms N-14A filed on behalf of Registrant, Touchstone Strategic Trust (the "Fund") on June 27, 2003 under the Registrant's 002-80859 Registration Number which apparently was used as the file number on the EDGAR Submission Notification. In order to avoid any confusion regarding the filing, Registrant requests the withdrawal of those two filings pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933. Registrant will refile them. If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact me at (513) 362-8437 or contact Samuel Kornhauser at (415) 981-6281. Very truly yours, /s/ Michael Spangler Michael Spangler MS/vc cc: Samuel Kornhauser