UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2012
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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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 May 15, 2012
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: 129
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,999,489 (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
1 028-12421 Fortress Investment Group LLC
2 028-12417 FIG Corp
3 028-12418 Fortress Operating Entity I LP
4 028-10806 FIG LLC
5 028-10807 Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC
6 028-11237 Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC
7 028-10162 FIG Advisors LLC
8 028-13249 Fortress Commodities Advisors LLC
9 028-13498 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 143820 11750002 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 11750002 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 2572 12700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 12700 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 2572 12700 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 12700 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 154919 17847852 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17847852 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 15854 1826499 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1826499 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 3852 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT LLC CL A SHS 037612306 576 40347 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 40347 0 0
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT LLC CL A SHS 037612306 44 3060 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3060 0 0
BAIDU INC SPON ADR REP A 056752108 18272 130000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 130000 0 0
BOEING CO COM 097023105 3049 41000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 41000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 329356 17593826 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17593826 0 0
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP COM 13342B105 3275 62000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 62000 0 0
CBS CORP NEW CL B 124857202 5833 172000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 172000 0 0
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D CL A NEW 16117M305 317 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 5000 0 0
CHEMTURA CORP COM NEW 163893209 187 11062 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 11062 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 22789 623500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 623500 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 60000 1641600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 1641600 0 0
COVANTA HLDG CORP COM 22282E102 2 98 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 98 0 0
DANAHER CORP DEL COM 235851102 1358 24242 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 24242 0 0
DANAHER CORP DEL COM 235851102 15636 279214 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 279214 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 4651 65400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 65400 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 2283 32100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 32100 0 0
DEX ONE CORP COM 25212W100 83 58378 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 58378 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 3236 48475 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 48475 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 574 8600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 8600 0 0
DORCHESTER MINERALS LP COM UNIT 25820R105 110 4200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4200 0 0
DYNEGY INC DEL COM 26817G300 0 5 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 5 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 5139 172000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 172000 0 0
EATON CORP COM 278058102 2093 42000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 42000 0 0
EMBRAER S A SP ADR REP 4 COM 29082A107 3102 97000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 97000 0 0
ENSCO PLC SPONSORED ADR 29358Q109 1366 25800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 25800 0 0
ENSCO PLC SPONSORED ADR 29358Q109 2784 52600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 52600 0 0
FABRINET SHS G3323L100 1151 65000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 65000 0 0
FOSTER WHEELER AG COM H27178104 2793 122700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 122700 0 0
FOSTER WHEELER AG COM H27178104 1370 60200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 60200 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 3011 150000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 150000 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW COM 370023103 546 32160 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32160 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 347 13531 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 13531 0 0
GENON ENERGY INC COM 37244E107 0 28 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 28 0 0
GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR UNIT 99/99/9999 37951D201 547 53937 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 53937 0 0
GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR UNIT 99/99/9999 37951D201 6309 621592 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 621592 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 2807 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 14789 445600 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 445600 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 6857 206600 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 206600 0 0
HERCULES OFFSHORE INC COM 427093109 494 104400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 104400 0 0
HERCULES OFFSHORE INC COM 427093109 242 51242 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 51242 0 0
HOLLYFRONTIER CORP COM 436106108 1466 45600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 45600 0 0
HOLLYFRONTIER CORP COM 436106108 2984 92800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 92800 0 0
HOWARD HUGHES CORP COM 44267D107 197 3081 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3081 0 0
IMAX CORP COM 45245E109 4563 186700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 186700 0 0
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC SHS G47791101 5045 122000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 122000 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 5642 131400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 131400 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 2770 64500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 64500 0 0
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 870 10500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10500 0 0
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 29371 354500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 354500 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 92 12680 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 12680 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 789 108834 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 108834 0 0
JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC DEL COM 469814107 1349 30400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 30400 0 0
JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC DEL COM 469814107 2747 61900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 61900 0 0
KBR INC COM 48242W106 2805 78900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 78900 0 0
KBR INC COM 48242W106 1376 38700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 38700 0 0
KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP COM 50015Q100 1403 140900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 140900 0 0
KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP COM 50015Q100 688 69100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 69100 0 0
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP COM 517834107 4605 100000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 100000 0 0
LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC COM NEW 521863308 1746 200000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 200000 0 0
LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC COM NEW 521863308 1746 200000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 200000 0 0
MARRIOTT INTL INC NEW CL A 571903202 2536 67000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 67000 0 0
METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 591708102 152 16896 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 16896 0 0
MICROSTRATEGY INC CL A NEW 594972408 448 3200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3200 0 0
MICROSTRATEGY INC CL A NEW 594972408 6731 48080 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 48080 0 0
MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 1595 20000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 20000 0 0
MPG OFFICE TR INC COM 553274101 12 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5000 0 0
MPG OFFICE TR INC COM 553274101 176 75285 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 75285 0 0
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC COM 637071101 3815 48000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 48000 0 0
NATIONSTAR MTG HLDGS INC COM 63861C109 971708 67667695 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 67667695 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 6442 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 1204 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 1977 57000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 57000 0 0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 971 28000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 28000 0 0
NVIDIA CORP COM 67066G104 13920 790000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 790000 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 6783 157823 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157823 0 0
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 3026 17500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17500 0 0
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 3389 19600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 19600 0 0
PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 6078 12500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 12500 0 0
PRIMORIS SVCS CORP COM 74164F103 721 44923 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 44923 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 5105 75000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 75000 0 0
RAILAMERICA INC COM 750753402 651311 30350000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30350000 0 0
RAYTHEON CO COM NEW 755111507 6070 115000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 115000 0 0
ROUSE PPTYS INC COM 779287101 16 1206 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 1206 0 0
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 515 65800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 65800 0 0
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 1051 134200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 134200 0 0
SCORPIO TANKERS INC SHS Y7542C106 2368 335408 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 335408 0 0
SCORPIO TANKERS INC SHS Y7542C106 1162 164592 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 164592 0 0
SEACUBE CONTAINER LEASING LT SHS G79978105 144233 8385643 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8385643 0 0
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC COM 83088M102 2419 87500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 87500 0 0
SONIC CORP COM 835451105 809 105300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 105300 0 0
SONIC CORP COM 835451105 3034 394950 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 394950 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 11708 961271 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 961271 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 258 21208 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 21208 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 3099 254402 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 254402 0 0
SPX CORP COM 784635104 5117 66000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 66000 0 0
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC COM 854502101 5002 65000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 65000 0 0
SUPERIOR ENERGY SVCS INC COM 868157108 477 18100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 18100 0 0
SUPERIOR ENERGY SVCS INC COM 868157108 973 36900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 36900 0 0
SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 5 2004 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 2004 0 0
TENARIS S A SPONSORED ADR 88031M109 1426 37300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 37300 0 0
TENARIS S A SPONSORED ADR 88031M109 2902 75900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 75900 0 0
TESORO CORP COM 881609101 16619 619200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 619200 0 0
TESORO CORP COM 881609101 8157 303900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 303900 0 0
TIME WARNER CABLE INC COM 88732J207 1214 14897 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14897 0 0
TIME WARNER CABLE INC COM 88732J207 9133 112060 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 112060 0 0
TIMKEN CO COM 887389104 3942 77700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 77700 0 0
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP SP ADR REP2COM 892331307 6512 75000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 75000 0 0
TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 26114 477400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 477400 0 0
TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 24254 443400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 443400 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD SHS H89128104 4101 73000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 73000 0 0
U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC COM 90341W108 1442 190000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 190000 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 4009 37300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 37300 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 2085 71000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 71000 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 34028 1158600 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 1158600 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 4420 150500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 150500 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 15778 537200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 537200 0 0
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 15253 591900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 591900 0 0
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 7383 286500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 286500 0 0
WABCO HLDGS INC COM 92927K102 2026 33500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 33500 0 0
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LT REG SHS H27013103 2645 175300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 175300 0 0
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LT REG SHS H27013103 1298 86000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 86000 0 0
WESCO INTL INC COM 95082P105 4964 76000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 76000 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 147 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0