UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Fortress Investment Group LLC
Address: 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 46th Flr.
New York, NY 10105
13F File Number: 028-12421
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: David Brooks
Title: Secretary, VP and General Counsel
Phone: 212-798-6100
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ David Brooks New York, NY February 16, 2010
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 8
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 120
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,661,848 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other
than the manager filing this report.
No. 13F File Number Name
1 28-12421 Fortress Investment Group LLC
2 28-12417 FIG Corp
3 28-12418 Fortress Operating Entity I LP
4 28-10806 FIG LLC
5 28-10807 Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC
6 28-11237 Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC
7 28-10162 FIG Advisors LLC
8 28-13249 Fortress Commodities Advisors LLC
9 28-13498 Fortress Macro Advisors LLC
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 33821 3900000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 3900000 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 35706 3625000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 3625000 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 214237 21750002 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 21750002 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 2816 285875 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 285875 0 0
AMERICAN TOWER CORP CL A 029912201 2545 58900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 58900 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 4193 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 6966 222500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 222500 0 0
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 2013 64300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 64300 0 0
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC *W EXP 11/07/201 042315119 90 500000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 500000 0 0
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 2461 87800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 87800 0 0
AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 11500 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 11500 0 0
AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 62100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 62100 0 0
AVON PRODS INC COM 054303102 1260 40000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 40000 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 563 14300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 14300 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 1945 49400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 49400 0 0
BJS WHOLESALE CLUB INC COM 05548J106 5947 181818 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 181818 0 0
BOYD GAMING CORP COM 103304101 1307 156200 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 156200 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 625196 34370292 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 34370292 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 1549 85176 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 85176 0 0
BRUNSWICK CORP COM 117043109 16946 1333300 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 1333300 0 0
BUNGE LIMITED COM G16962105 2968 46500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 46500 0 0
BUNGE LIMITED COM G16962105 855 13394 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 13394 0 0
CARNIVAL CORP PAIRED CTF 143658300 905 28550 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 28550 0 0
CARNIVAL CORP PAIRED CTF 143658300 951 30000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 30000 0 0
CARNIVAL CORP PAIRED CTF 143658300 3565 112500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 112500 0 0
CENTURYTEL INC COM 156700106 2404 66400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 66400 0 0
CONSOL ENERGY INC COM 20854P109 6265 125800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 125800 0 0
CONSOL ENERGY INC COM 20854P109 1807 36295 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 36295 0 0
CON-WAY INC COM 205944101 4398 134000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 134000 0 0
DANA HOLDING CORP COM 235825205 3526 325231 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 325231 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 3049 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
EBAY INC COM 278642103 6178 262426 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 262426 0 0
EOG RES INC COM 26875P101 7910 81300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 81300 0 0
EOG RES INC COM 26875P101 2277 23400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 23400 0 0
FEDEX CORP COM 31428X106 1377 16500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 16500 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 110 11000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 11000 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 3000 300000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 300000 0 0
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO COM 35671D857 2039 25400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 25400 0 0
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO COM 35671D857 594 7400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 7400 0 0
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 2345 300300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 300300 0 0
GAP INC DEL COM 364760108 6234 297580 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 297580 0 0
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD SHS Y2685T107 291 13000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 13000 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 4055 268000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 268000 0 0
GENESIS LEASE LTD ADR 37183T107 2011 225200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 225200 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 2648 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
GRAINGER W W INC COM 384802104 1259 13000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 13000 0 0
HASBRO INC COM 418056107 6774 211302 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 211302 0 0
HESS CORP COM 42809H107 26980 472500 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 472500 0 0
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC COM 45068B109 2207 23000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 23000 0 0
JOHNSON CTLS INC COM 478366107 3563 130800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 130800 0 0
JOHNSON CTLS INC COM 478366107 1027 37700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 37700 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 12918 310000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 310000 0 0
KOHLS CORP COM 500255104 5512 102200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 102200 0 0
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO *W EXP 12/12/201 53015Y115 236 336900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 336900 0 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 5314 115000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 115000 0 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 18456 399400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 399400 0 0
MASCO CORP COM 574599106 1933 140000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 140000 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 6556 104990 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 104990 0 0
METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 591708102 2802 367300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 367300 0 0
MGM MIRAGE COM 552953101 9558 1048000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 1048000 0 0
MGM MIRAGE COM 552953101 234 25700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 25700 0 0
MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 1666 35000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 35000 0 0
MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 745 15653 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 15653 0 0
MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 1570 19200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 19200 0 0
MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 2109 25800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 25800 0 0
MOSAIC CO COM 61945A107 1876 31400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 31400 0 0
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUIS CORP *W EXP 06/25/201 Y62159119 743 1250000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1250000 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 401 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 2144 1025729 SH DEFINED 01 1025729 0 0
NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 3592 262400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 262400 0 0
NORTHWESTERN CORP COM NEW 668074305 21996 845347 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 845347 0 0
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 1223 26217 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 26217 0 0
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NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 1749 37500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 37500 0 0
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION I COM 676118102 1143 810781 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 810781 0 0
OLD DOMINION FGHT LINES INC COM 679580100 2303 75000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 75000 0 0
PACCAR INC COM 693718108 2295 63000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 63000 0 0
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP COM 701094104 986 18300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 18300 0 0
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP COM 701094104 3432 63700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 63700 0 0
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 5118 113200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 113200 0 0
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 1469 32500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 32500 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 4291 157823 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157823 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 1009 9300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 9300 0 0
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN COM 749121109 2590 615300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 615300 0 0
RAILAMERICA INC COM 750753402 370270 30350000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30350000 0 0
RALCORP HLDGS INC NEW COM 751028101 5490 91948 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 91948 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PFD SER P 780097762 62 6050 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 6050 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PFD SER P 780097762 122 11950 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 11950 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PREF SER N 780097770 412 39850 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 39850 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PREF SER N 780097770 914 88308 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 88308 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PREF SHS Q 780097754 138 12566 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 12566 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PREF SHS R 780097747 169 16632 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 16632 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PREF SHS R 780097747 357 35133 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 35133 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP ADR PREF M 780097796 376 35800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 35800 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP ADR PREF S 780097739 4786 439875 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 439875 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP ADR PREF S 780097739 1947 178975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 178975 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP ADR PREF T 780097713 5689 478500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 478500 0 0
SAKS INC COM 79377W108 153 23294 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 23294 0 0
SAKS INC COM 79377W108 1312 200000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 200000 0 0
SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP *W EXP 01/17/201 80306T117 120 1000000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1000000 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-ENERGY 81369Y506 685 12010 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 12010 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI MATERIALS 81369Y100 11197 339300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 339300 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI MATERIALS 81369Y100 3224 97700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 97700 0 0
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 850 75400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 75400 0 0
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 832248108 7349 483800 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 483800 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 2207 62000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 62000 0 0
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP COM SER 1 852061100 2307 630200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 630200 0 0
TIFFANY & CO NEW COM 886547108 1118 26000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 26000 0 0
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 1846 42000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 42000 0 0
TRIAN ACQUISITION I CORP *W EXP 01/23/201 89582E116 223 798200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 798200 0 0
TWO HBRS INVT CORP *W EXP 07/13/201 90187B119 322 750000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 750000 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 1304 20400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 20400 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 4518 70700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 70700 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 1784 32370 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 32370 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 2438 73600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 73600 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 11925 223114 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 223114 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 10391 385000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 385000 0 0
WHX CORP COM PAR $.01 NEW 929248607 261 108733 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 108733 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 765 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0
WINDSTREAM CORP COM 97381W104 2549 231900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 231900 0 0