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Foster Group, Inc.

West des Moines, IASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 107148

Filed as FOSTER GROUP, INC.

Foster Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in West des Moines, IA, registered since 1991, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

35 years
registered since 1991
$4,775,514,804
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Foster Group, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Foster Group, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Foster Group, Inc. located?

Foster Group, Inc.'s principal office is in West des Moines, IA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Foster Group, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Foster Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1991. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107148.

How much does Foster Group, Inc. manage?

Foster Group, Inc. reports $4,775,514,804 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (96% discretionary).

How have Foster Group, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Foster Group, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $2,639,308,984 in the October 2021 data and $4,775,514,804 in the October 2026 data, up 81%. Total employees: 59 in October 2021 and 93 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Foster Group, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,241); high net worth individuals (715); corporations or other businesses not listed above (60).

Which custodians does Foster Group, Inc. use?

Foster Group, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Foster Group, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/107148

What changed in Foster Group, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 47 to 45. Regulatory assets under management went from $3,542,998,153 to $4,775,514,804 (+35%). Registered or notice-filed in NC.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 25, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$4,775,514,804

$4,775,514,804 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $4,604,709,090.Non-discretionary: $170,805,714.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 1,241 Assets $872,065,024 (18%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 715 Assets $3,162,441,586 (66%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 45 Assets $271,349,914 (6%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 60 Assets $393,505,171 (8%)
Other
Clients 40 Assets $76,153,109 (2%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1991 (35 years)
Employees
Total: 93. Performing investment advisory functions: 45.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Omaha, NE
States registered or notice-filed
30 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$2.64B 2021 $3.39B 2022 $3.08B 2023 $3.24B 2024 $3.54B 2025 $4.78B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$4,775,514,80493March 27, 2026
October 2025$3,542,998,15385June 17, 2025
October 2024$3,238,513,16881March 27, 2024
October 2023$3,083,295,16375August 16, 2023
October 2022$3,393,383,52965March 31, 2022
October 2021$2,639,308,98459September 22, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,639,308,984 in the October 2021 data and $4,775,514,804 in the October 2026 data, up 81%.

Total employees: 59 in October 2021 and 93 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 47 to 45.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,542,998,153 to $4,775,514,804 (+35%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in NC.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
fostergrp.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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