About GIT

The Risk Investment Team, RIT,  was created in 2007 by the study association Risk. Over the years, we've grown, adapting to the different world phenomena and market opportunities. In 2021, the
student associations Risk and PM merged into FSG, where RIT was transferred. In 2023, FSG and VESTING collaborated resulting in the adoption of the name Groningen Investment Team. Our growth can be easily noticeable, starting with a single team and expanding to four teams, each under their own personal leaders, and with their own projects and portfolios, suited to the knowledge and financial interests of members.

GIT comprises ambitious students with a deep passion for the financial world and investing. We have a combined investment capital exceeding €40,000. Students can invest between € 350 - 750 for a position in the investment portfolio. We manage a diversified portfolio consisting of equities, derivatives, and other financial instruments. Our primary objective is twofold: to enhance understanding of investing and financial instruments through regular meetings featuring macroeconomic updates and educational components, and to maximize investment returns by anticipating market developments, benchmarking against the AEX and MSCI World Index.

After being accepted to the GIT, you will receive voting rights for the portfolio of your assigned team. You will be invited to a meeting, known as ‘investor’s meeting’, which is celebrated in iconic locations in the city of Groningen. In this meeting, you will meet other financially interested students with high ambitions, and will listen to a Macroeconomic update, given by a prepared speaker on the current market trends. After this, you will review and assess the portfolio, and will hear a pitch of a stock. Finally, voting will be done, and you can decide whether to open, close, or hold positions. After this, there will be free drinks for all members of the GIT in our networking event.

Interested?

As a GIT member, you'll engage every three weeks in meetings where we discuss portfolio performance and explore new investment opportunities. Theme groups dedicated to
non-equity, emerging markets, and sustainability conduct research to inform our decisions. Proposals are presented through pitches, providing insights into catalysts and risks associated
with potential investments. Every member has a voice in deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold positions.

GIT is proud of its students. Through a series of interviews, we assess applications of all interested students and select the best ones for our teams. Criterias ranging from personality,
GPA, and extracurriculars, we select only the best students. We are now proudly 4 teams, each with around 20 people, amounting to 80 students with GPA’s much higher than the institutional average. In addition, the GIT is often outperforming market returns and has a portfolio of over 40,000 euros. Our students come from the University of Groningen, mostly from MSc Finance, BSc Economics and Business Economics, and International Business, together with students from Econometrics. This allows for a highly diverse working environment, and advanced and enriching discussions in the ‘investor meetings’.