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, 2010
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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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 14, 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: 110
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,740,075 (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 36933 3900000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 3900000 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 205973 21750002 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 21750002 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 2707 285875 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 285875 0 0
ALLIED HEALTHCARE INTL INC COM 01923A109 2561 941445 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 941445 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 849 167137 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 167137 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 22222 4374364 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 4374364 0 0
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 539 9000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 9000 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 2 93700 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 0 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 1 26000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 0 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 3960 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
ANSWERS CORP COM 03662X100 3009 359905 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 359905 0 0
ARCH COAL INC COM 039380100 425 18600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 18600 0 0
ARCH COAL INC COM 039380100 1531 67000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 67000 0 0
BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 1100 23479 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 23479 0 0
BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 304 6500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 6500 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 15 153900 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 0 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 4 42700 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 0 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 715933 34370292 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 34370292 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 1775 85176 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 85176 0 0
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC COM 218352102 1857 651286 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 651286 0 0
DENBURY RES INC COM NEW 247916208 1694 100400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 100400 0 0
DENBURY RES INC COM NEW 247916208 471 27900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 27900 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 3660 56800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 56800 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 16513 256300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 256300 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 2707 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 72 176300 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 0 0 0
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 261 635600 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 0 0 0
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 550 18600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 18600 0 0
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 1981 67000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 67000 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK CO COM 277461109 191 33000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 33000 0 0
EBAY INC COM 278642103 4659 172876 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 172876 0 0
EMULEX CORP COM NEW 292475209 514 38700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 38700 0 0
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 297425100 554 11200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 11200 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 23 300000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 300000 0 0
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO COM 35671D857 3918 46900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 46900 0 0
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO COM 35671D857 1086 13000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 13000 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC COM 370021107 504 31338 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 31338 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 2549 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 23 936700 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 0 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 6 259800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 0 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 298 9900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 9900 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 1077 35740 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 35740 0 0
HEXCEL CORP NEW COM 428291108 599 41500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 41500 0 0
HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC COM 447462102 434 21400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 21400 0 0
IGO INC COM 449593102 538 267680 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 267680 0 0
ISHARES TR INDEX FTSE XNHUA IDX 464287184 48 736000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 736000 0 0
ISHARES TR INDEX FTSE XNHUA IDX 464287184 13 204200 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 204200 0 0
ISHARES TR INDEX FTSE XNHUA IDX 464287184 939 22300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 22300 0 0
ISHARES TR INDEX FTSE XNHUA IDX 464287184 3381 80300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 80300 0 0
ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL 2000 464287655 3131 2734400 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 2734400 0 0
MAGUIRE PPTYS INC COM 559775101 64 20755 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 20755 0 0
MAGUIRE PPTYS INC COM 559775101 1215 394353 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 394353 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 7005 104990 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 104990 0 0
MGM MIRAGE COM 552953101 30 273500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 273500 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY COM NEW 617446448 513 17500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 17500 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 618 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 3313 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 1395 26800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 26800 0 0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 3238 62200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 62200 0 0
NOBLE ENERGY INC COM 655044105 3176 43500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 43500 0 0
NOBLE ENERGY INC COM 655044105 7804 106900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 106900 0 0
NORTH AMERN PALLADIUM LTD COM 656912102 493 120800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 120800 0 0
NORTHWESTERN CORP COM NEW 668074305 22664 845347 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 845347 0 0
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 62936P103 1559 309425 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 309425 0 0
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 5 25000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 0 0 0
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 4 37500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 37500 0 0
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 18387 217500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 217500 0 0
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 9731 115100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 115100 0 0
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION I COM 676118102 616 470362 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 470362 0 0
PAETEC HOLDING CORP COM 695459107 564 120500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 120500 0 0
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 379 8300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 8300 0 0
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 1416 30994 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 30994 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 4389 157823 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157823 0 0
PETROHAWK ENERGY CORP COM 716495106 1562 77000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 77000 0 0
PETROHAWK ENERGY CORP COM 716495106 434 21400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 21400 0 0
RAILAMERICA INC COM 750753402 358130 30350000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30350000 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PFD SER P 780097762 142 11250 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 11250 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PFD SER P 780097762 2699 213750 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 213750 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PREF SHS R 780097747 130 10375 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10375 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR PREF SHS R 780097747 2476 197125 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 197125 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP ADR L RP PF 780097788 1075 66965 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 66965 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP ADR L RP PF 780097788 485 30210 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 30210 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP ADR L RP PF 780097788 57 3525 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3525 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP ADR PREF M 780097796 2413 190000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 190000 0 0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP ADR PREF M 780097796 127 10000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10000 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 1117 17600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 17600 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 305 4800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 4800 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI CONS STPLS 81369Y308 12102 433600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 433600 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI HEALTHCARE 81369Y209 31112 969839 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 969839 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y605 109901 6881700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 6881700 0 0
SILICON IMAGE INC COM 82705T102 608 201400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 201400 0 0
SOFTWARE HOLDRS TR DEPOSITRY RCPT 83404B103 9654 227200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 227200 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 788 1185000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 1185000 0 0
SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS INC COM 847788106 465 29800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 29800 0 0
SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW COM 867224107 7289 224000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 224000 0 0
SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW COM 867224107 10019 307900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 307900 0 0
SUNOCO INC COM 86764P109 3705 124700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 124700 0 0
SUNOCO INC COM 86764P109 11373 382805 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 382805 0 0
TENNECO INC COM 880349105 2850 120500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 120500 0 0
TENNECO INC COM 880349105 790 33400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 33400 0 0
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HLDGS CORP COM 87264S106 2678 93700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 93700 0 0
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HLDGS CORP COM 87264S106 429 15000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 15000 0 0
VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMN COM 922207105 5607 169300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 169300 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 12405 223114 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 223114 0 0
WCA WASTE CORP COM 92926K103 1041 204444 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 204444 0 0
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LT REG H27013103 314 19814 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 19814 0 0
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LT REG H27013103 1134 71500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 71500 0 0
WHX CORP COM PAR $.01 NEW 929248607 267 108733 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 108733 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 545 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 1175 71100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 71100 0 0