UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2011
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
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 November 14, 2011
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: 132
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,381,117 (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
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
ABOVENET INC COM 00374N107 4877 91000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 91000 0 0
ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 2155 82500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 82500 0 0
ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 10383 397500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 397500 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 2721 285875 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 285875 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 159460 16750002 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 16750002 0 0
AMERICAN AXLE & MFG HLDGS IN COM 024061103 1610 211000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 211000 0 0
AMERICAN AXLE & MFG HLDGS IN COM 024061103 6104 800000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 800000 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 122791 18029806 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 18029806 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 28928 4241600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 4241600 0 0
AMERISTAR CASINOS INC COM 03070Q101 1882 117200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 117200 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 4315 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT LLC CL A SHS 037612306 72 6940 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6940 0 0
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT LLC CL A SHS 037612306 529 51687 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 51687 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 2050 335000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 335000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 220626 17593826 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17593826 0 0
CAMECO CORP COM 13321L108 2674 146000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 146000 0 0
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT ORD M22465104 9597 181900 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 181900 0 0
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT ORD M22465104 1630 30900 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30900 0 0
CHEMTURA CORP COM NEW 163893209 63 6305 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 6305 0 0
CHEMTURA CORP COM NEW 163893209 37 3683 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 3683 0 0
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V N Y REGISTRY SH 167250109 1002 35000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 35000 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 2752 45880 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 45880 0 0
CIT GROUP INC COM NEW 125581801 47668 1475000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 1475000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC CALL 172967904 7172 280000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 280000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 5123 200000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 200000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 2562 100000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 100000 0 0
COACH INC COM 189754104 1871 36100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 36100 0 0
COACH INC COM 189754104 9013 173900 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 173900 0 0
CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC COM 21925Y103 525 41897 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 41897 0 0
CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC COM 21925Y103 3187 254200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 254200 0 0
DANAHER CORP DEL COM 235851102 1017 24242 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 24242 0 0
DANAHER CORP DEL COM 235851102 15147 361161 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 361161 0 0
DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL COM NEW 247361702 358 47797 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 47797 0 0
DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL COM NEW 247361702 1875 250000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 250000 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 1696 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK CO COM 277461109 2290 500000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 500000 0 0
EBAY INC COM 278642103 2246 65300 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 65300 0 0
EBAY INC COM 278642103 10823 314700 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 314700 0 0
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC COM 285512109 645 31555 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 31555 0 0
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC COM 285512109 3136 153345 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 153345 0 0
EMBRAER S A SP ADR REP 4 COM 29082A107 2156 85000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 85000 0 0
ENSCO PLC SPONSORED ADR 29358Q109 1306 32300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 32300 0 0
ENSCO PLC SPONSORED ADR 29358Q109 942 23300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 23300 0 0
ENSCO PLC SPONSORED ADR 29358Q109 3065 75800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 75800 0 0
EQUINIX INC COM NEW 29444U502 1075 12100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 12100 0 0
EQUINIX INC COM NEW 29444U502 6920 77900 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 77900 0 0
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 1464 44000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 44000 0 0
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 1965 194580 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 194580 0 0
FLOWSERVE CORP COM 34354P105 1887 20000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 20000 0 0
FUSION-IO INC COM 36112J107 42 2200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 2200 0 0
FUSION-IO INC COM 36112J107 12 600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 600 0 0
FXCM INC COM CL A 302693106 1262 90000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 90000 0 0
GAFISA S A SPONS ADR 362607301 923 160000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 160000 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW COM 370023103 389 32160 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32160 0 0
GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR UNIT 99/99/9999 37951D201 542 53937 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 53937 0 0
GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR UNIT 99/99/9999 37951D201 8076 803563 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 803563 0 0
GLOBAL X FDS GLB X URANIUM 37950E754 546 69000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 69000 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 3094 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
HOWARD HUGHES CORP COM 44267D107 130 3081 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3081 0 0
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC COM 446150104 2399 499800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 499800 0 0
IGO INC COM 449593102 342 267680 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 267680 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 4078 23300 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 23300 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 19288 110200 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 110200 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 74 12680 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 12680 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 821 141113 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 141113 0 0
KKR & CO L P DEL COM UNITS 48248M102 276 26563 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 26563 0 0
KKR & CO L P DEL COM UNITS 48248M102 3984 383071 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 383071 0 0
KKR & CO L P DEL COM UNITS 48248M102 5553 534000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 534000 0 0
LEAR CORP COM NEW 521865204 1888 44000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 44000 0 0
LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORP COM NEW 535919203 24 3400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3400 0 0
LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORP COM NEW 535919203 80 11600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 11600 0 0
LIZ CLAIBORNE INC COM 539320101 2498 499500 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 499500 0 0
LORILLARD INC COM 544147101 6642 60000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 60000 0 0
LORILLARD INC COM 544147101 686 6200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 6200 0 0
MPG OFFICE TR INC COM 553274101 11 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5000 0 0
MPG OFFICE TR INC COM 553274101 159 75285 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 75285 0 0
MSC INDL DIRECT INC CL A 553530106 1468 26000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 26000 0 0
NETAPP INC COM 64110D104 3593 73800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 73800 0 0
NETAPP INC COM 64110D104 17343 356200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 356200 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 4175 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 780 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
ON TRACK INNOVATION LTD SHS M8791A109 1097 731525 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 731525 0 0
PACCAR INC COM 693718108 338 10000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 10000 0 0
PACKAGING CORP AMER COM 695156109 1841 79000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 79000 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 5253 157823 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157823 0 0
PHH CORP COM NEW 693320202 3216 200000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 200000 0 0
POPULAR INC COM 733174106 1500 1000000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 1000000 0 0
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 3109 20000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 20000 0 0
PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 746 1660 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 1660 0 0
PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 4962 11040 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 11040 0 0
PRIMORIS SVCS CORP COM 74164F103 470 44923 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 44923 0 0
QUANTA SVCS INC COM 74762E102 1353 72000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 72000 0 0
RAILAMERICA INC COM 750753402 395460 30350000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30350000 0 0
ROCK-TENN CO CL A 772739207 1460 30000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 30000 0 0
SAKS INC COM 79377W108 1750 200000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 200000 0 0
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP NEW COM 808513105 2482 200000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 200000 0 0
SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED SHS G81276100 1039 30746 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30746 0 0
SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED SHS G81276100 3640 107700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 107700 0 0
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 2534 200000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 200000 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 5231 443392 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 443392 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 342 28054 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 28054 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 11351 928880 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 928880 0 0
SYNOVUS FINL CORP COM 87161C105 321 300000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 300000 0 0
TEMPLE INLAND INC COM 879868107 12040 500000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 500000 0 0
TERADATA CORP DEL COM 88076W103 1215 31100 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 31100 0 0
TERADATA CORP DEL COM 88076W103 7173 183600 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 183600 0 0
TERADYNE INC COM 880770102 10861 606100 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 606100 0 0
TERADYNE INC COM 880770102 1846 103000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 103000 0 0
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC COM 88632Q103 609 27200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 27200 0 0
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC COM 88632Q103 3643 162700 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 162700 0 0
TIME WARNER CABLE INC COM 88732J207 934 14897 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14897 0 0
TIME WARNER CABLE INC COM 88732J207 8905 142103 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 142103 0 0
TIMKEN CO COM 887389104 1510 46000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 46000 0 0
TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 1165 24400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 24400 0 0
TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 840 17600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17600 0 0
TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 2736 57300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 57300 0 0
TW TELECOM INC COM 87311L104 2481 150201 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 150201 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD SHS H89128104 2893 71000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 71000 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD SHS H89128104 510 12500 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 12500 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD SHS H89128104 1935 47500 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 47500 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 2858 35000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 35000 0 0
WCA WASTE CORP COM 92926K103 257 60600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 60600 0 0
WESCO AIRCRAFT HLDGS INC COM 950814103 125 11400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 11400 0 0
WESCO AIRCRAFT HLDGS INC COM 950814103 39 3600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3600 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 189 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0
WYNN RESORTS LTD COM 983134107 4580 39800 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 39800 0 0
WYNN RESORTS LTD COM 983134107 943 8200 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8200 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 1710 108100 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 108100 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 26112 1651600 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 1651600 0 0
YOUKU COM INC SPONSORED ADR 98742U100 3063 83200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 83200 0 0
YOUKU COM INC SPONSORED ADR 98742U100 14754 400800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 400800 0 0
ZIONS BANCORPORATION COM 989701107 1126 80000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 80000 0 0