Foster Thompson Hyde
Financial advisor at Welch Group, LLC · Birmingham, AL
Last updated 2026-10-10
Claim your profileFoster Thompson Hyde is a financial advisor at Welch Group, LLC in Birmingham, AL, CRD 5354267. Licenses and exams on the registration: Series 65. IAPD registration began 2012-04-26.
Registration
- CRD number
- 5354267
- Registration status
- Active
- IAPD registration
- 2012-04-26
- Industry Experience
- 14 years
- Work Experience
- 15 years
- States registered
- AL, TX
Licenses and exams
- Series 65
Designations
- CFP®
- Chartered Financial Analyst
Work history
- 2011-03 to 2018-01 · The Welch Group · Birmingham, AL
- 2018-01 to Present · The Welch Group · Birmingham, AL
Current employment
- The Welch Group, LLC · Birmingham, AL
Welch Group, LLC
- Regulatory AUM
- $3,682,452,369
- Registered advisors
- 28
- Offices
- 3
- Clients per advisor
- 51.8 (Low)
- Average AUM per client
- $2.5M (Low)
- High-net-worth client ratio
- 47.6% (Moderate)
Welch Group, LLC: advisors, services and reported ETF investments
About
Foster Thompson Hyde is a CFP®, Chartered Financial Analyst financial advisor at The Welch Group, LLC, operating as Welch Group, LLC in Birmingham, AL. Reported securities licenses include Series 65. The latest record indicates 14 years of industry experience and 15 years of reported work history. Reported roles include The Welch Group.
Welch Group, LLC's firm-level Form ADV reports 28 advisors across 3 offices; approximately 51.8 clients per advisor, average assets per client of $2,539,622, and regulatory AUM of $3.7B; client categories including Individuals (non-HNW), High net worth individuals, Pension and profit-sharing plans, Charitable organizations; services including Financial Planning Services, Portfolio Management: Individuals and Small Businesses, Portfolio Management: Businesses or Institutional Clients, Selection of Other Advisers, Other Advisory Service.
PortfolioFuture's firm-level 13F analysis covers $101.6M across 65 reported ETF positions for the 2026-06-30 reporting period. These are firm-level disclosures, not investments attributed to Foster Thompson Hyde personally.
Reported ETF positions
Welch Group reports 65 ETF positions worth $101.6M on Form 13F; the largest are listed.
| Fund | Reported value |
|---|---|
| PYLD — PIMCO Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund | $24.2M |
| IVV — iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $13.7M |
| VOO — Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | $5.8M |
| SPY — SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST | $5.5M |
| GLDM — SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | $4.5M |
Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.
Noteworthy reported investments
Welch Group's strongest reported position on each research ranking. Institution-level evidence, not this advisor's or any client's holding.
| Ranking | Fund | Reported value | Percentile | Key figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Similar Fund Ranking | TSPA — T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research ETF | $439.1K | Top 99.6% | Peer conviction 78.3% · Active return +3.29% |
| Addressable Market | TSPA — T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research ETF | $439.1K | Top 99.8% | Addressable AUM $13.3T · Peer conviction 78.3% |
| Residual Alpha | FNDX — Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF | $607.6K | Top 99.5% | Residual alpha +2.49% · Residual Sharpe 0.14 |
| Diversification Benefits | DXJ — WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund | $530.6K | Top 98.5% | Replicability (R²) 51.4% · Residual Sharpe 0.36 |
Historical comparisons from the published research release formed 2026-10-02; not forecasts or recommendations. Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.
What this firm offers
Filed by Welch Group, LLC on Form ADV.
Client services
- Financial Planning Services
- Individuals and Small Businesses
- Businesses or Institutional Clients
- Selection of Other Advisers
- Other Advisory Service
Fee options
- Percentage of Assets Under Management
- Hourly Charges
- Fixed Fees (Other Than Subscription)
Location
3940 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
27 advisors at this office.
Contact
The firm's filed contact details.
- Phone: 205-879-5001
- Website: welchgroup.com
- Youtube
Official record
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