About GIT

The Groningen Investment Team traces its origins to 2007, when it was founded as the Risk Investment Team (RIT) by the study association Risk. Over more than fifteen years, we have grown and evolved alongside shifting market landscapes and emerging investment opportunities. In 2021, the student associations Risk and PM merged to form FSG, bringing RIT under this new umbrella. Two years later, FSG's collaboration with VESTING marked another milestone, leading to our current identity as the Groningen Investment Team (GIT). This growth is reflected in our structure: what began as a single team has expanded to four specialized teams, each led by dedicated team leaders and managing distinct portfolios tailored to the expertise and investment interests of their members. From our founding principles to our present scale, GIT remains committed to providing students with rigorous, real-world investment experience.

GIT brings together ambitious students united by a genuine passion for investing and financial markets. With combined investment capital exceeding €40,000, members contribute between €350 and €750 to gain a position in their team's actively managed portfolio. We invest across equities, derivatives, and other financial instruments, constructing diversified portfolios that reflect real-world asset management. Our mission is dual-focused: first, to deepen members' understanding of investing through monthly meetings featuring macroeconomic analysis, market reviews, and collaborative learning; second, to generate superior returns by anticipating market developments and positioning ahead of trends. We benchmark our performance against the AEX and MSCI World Index, holding ourselves to institutional standards. GIT offers more than theoretical knowledge; it provides the rare opportunity to manage real capital, make consequential investment decisions, and develop skills that distinguish you in the competitive world of finance.

Upon joining GIT, you receive voting rights for your team's portfolio and are invited to monthly investor meetings held at notable venues across Groningen. Each session begins with a macroeconomic update delivered by a board member who has conducted thorough due diligence on current market conditions. The team then reviews existing positions through a control update before members present investment pitches with supporting research and analysis. Throughout the evening, active discussion is encouraged as we debate assumptions, challenge theses, and refine our collective understanding. After deliberation, the team votes on whether to open, close, or hold positions, with each member's input carrying equal weight. The evening concludes with drinks and networking, fostering the relationships that make GIT more than just an investment committee.

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As a GIT member, you'll experience investment management as practitioners do, not as observers. Every three weeks, teams convene for investor meetings where members analyze portfolio performance, debate market positioning, and evaluate new opportunities. Depending on your team, you'll engage with specialized coverage areas ranging from sector-specific research to thematic analysis including emerging markets, non-equity instruments, and sustainability-driven investments.

Members conduct proprietary research, develop investment theses, and present formal pitches complete with catalyst analysis, risk assessment, and valuation models. Every voice matters: investment decisions to buy, sell, or hold are made collectively, giving you real responsibility for capital allocation. This isn't a simulation: it's active portfolio management where your analysis directly impacts returns. GIT offers an unparalleled bridge between academic finance and professional investment practice, providing the kind of hands-on experience and intellectual rigor rarely available to students.

GIT comprises 70+ exceptional students from the University of Groningen's most rigorous programs, including MSc Finance, BSc and MSc Econometrics, BSc Economics and Business Economics, BSc International Business, and Pre-MSc Finance. Admission is highly selective: through comprehensive interviews, we evaluate candidates on motivation, field affinity, academic performance, and extracurricular achievement. Our members consistently maintain GPAs significantly above their respective program averages. Organized into four specialized teams, GIT manages a portfolio exceeding €40,000 and has consistently delivered returns that outperform market benchmarks. This multidisciplinary composition fosters advanced investor meetings where quantitative rigor, financial theory, and strategic business analysis converge.