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, 2010
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 February 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: 173
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,021,425 (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
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO CL A 002896207 2737 47500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 47500 0 0
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO CL A 002896207 940 16300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 16300 0 0
ABOVENET INC COM 00374N107 5320 91000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 91000 0 0
ACME PACKET INC COM 004764106 86 1600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 1600 0 0
ACME PACKET INC COM 004764106 250 4700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 4700 0 0
ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 1074 38200 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 38200 0 0
ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 3142 111800 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 111800 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 2988 285875 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 285875 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 227287 21750002 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 21750002 0 0
ALLIED HEALTHCARE INTL INC COM 01923A109 1885 748245 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 748245 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 1811 10200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10200 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 5290 29800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 29800 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 87782 11611511 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 11611511 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 6622 875997 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 875997 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 1916 25153 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 25153 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 1874 24600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 24600 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 4745 62300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 62300 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 5137 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
ANSWERS CORP COM 03662X100 1918 247505 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 247505 0 0
APACHE CORP COM 037411105 1550 13000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 13000 0 0
APACHE CORP COM 037411105 536 4500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 4500 0 0
AUTONAVI HLDGS LTD SPONSORED ADR 05330F106 4001 249614 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 249614 0 0
AUTONAVI HLDGS LTD SPONSORED ADR 05330F106 1370 85489 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 85489 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 22721 1703200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 1703200 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 66391 4976800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 4976800 0 0
BMC SOFTWARE INC COM 055921100 1302 29600 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 29600 0 0
BMC SOFTWARE INC COM 055921100 3825 87000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 87000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 376684 17593826 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17593826 0 0
CAMELOT INFORMATION SYS INC ADS RP ORD SHS 13322V105 624 26086 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 26086 0 0
CAMELOT INFORMATION SYS INC ADS RP ORD SHS 13322V105 1828 76414 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 76414 0 0
CHEMTURA CORP COM NEW 163893209 202 12646 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 12646 0 0
CHEMTURA CORP COM NEW 163893209 1051 65791 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 65791 0 0
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 2643 102000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 102000 0 0
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 7721 298000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 298000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 29041 6139700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6139700 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 37249 7875000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 7875000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 84858 17940300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 17940300 0 0
CON-WAY INC COM 205944101 794 21700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 21700 0 0
CON-WAY INC COM 205944101 2315 63300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 63300 0 0
CORNING INC COM 219350105 1070 55400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 55400 0 0
CORNING INC COM 219350105 3122 161619 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 161619 0 0
CVR ENERGY INC COM 12662P108 2549 167900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 167900 0 0
CVR ENERGY INC COM 12662P108 981 64600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 64600 0 0
CVR ENERGY INC COM 12662P108 1025 67500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 67500 0 0
D R HORTON INC COM 23331A109 11440 1100000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 1100000 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 918 11700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 11700 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 3525 44900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 44900 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 1052 13400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 13400 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 2071 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
DIRECTV COM CL A 25490A101 2990 68800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 68800 0 0
DIRECTV COM CL A 25490A101 8744 201200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 201200 0 0
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER C 25470F302 888 24200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 24200 0 0
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER C 25470F302 300 8200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8200 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 1277 59000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 59000 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 3765 173800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 173800 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 5037 300000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 300000 0 0
FRONTIER OIL CORP COM 35914P105 372 20655 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 20655 0 0
FRONTIER OIL CORP COM 35914P105 1450 80500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 80500 0 0
FRONTIER OIL CORP COM 35914P105 423 23514 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 23514 0 0
FRONTLINE LTD SHS G3682E127 748 29500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 29500 0 0
FRONTLINE LTD SHS G3682E127 2879 113500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 113500 0 0
FRONTLINE LTD SHS G3682E127 863 34000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 34000 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW COM 370023103 485 31338 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 31338 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 1635 44352 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 44352 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 22693 615648 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 615648 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO JR PFD CNV SRB 37045V209 2164 40000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 40000 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 3663 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBR CO COM 382550101 9398 890000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 890000 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 505 850 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 850 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 1455 2450 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 2450 0 0
GSI COMMERCE INC COM 36238G102 1898 77200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 77200 0 0
GSI COMMERCE INC COM 36238G102 5599 227800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 227800 0 0
HESS CORP COM 42809H107 926 12100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 12100 0 0
HESS CORP COM 42809H107 804 10500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10500 0 0
HESS CORP COM 42809H107 3092 40400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 40400 0 0
HOWARD HUGHES CORP COM 44267D107 168 3081 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3081 0 0
IGO INC COM 449593102 1028 267680 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 267680 0 0
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 23232 331500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 331500 0 0
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 67872 968500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 968500 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 99 12680 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 12680 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 1376 176016 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 176016 0 0
JANUS CAP GROUP INC COM 47102X105 1323 102000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 102000 0 0
JANUS CAP GROUP INC COM 47102X105 3865 298000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 298000 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 9744 229700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 229700 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 28477 671300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 671300 0 0
KKR & CO L P DEL COM UNITS 48248M102 7583 534000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 534000 0 0
KROGER CO COM 501044101 1064 47600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 47600 0 0
KROGER CO COM 501044101 3106 138900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 138900 0 0
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N SHS - A - N53745100 384 11150 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 11150 0 0
MACYS INC COM 55616P104 901 35600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 35600 0 0
MACYS INC COM 55616P104 2631 104000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 104000 0 0
MASCO CORP COM 574599106 3710 350000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 350000 0 0
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL COM 552953101 7661 513500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 513500 0 0
MPG OFFICE TR INC COM 553274101 14 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5000 0 0
MPG OFFICE TR INC COM 553274101 261 95000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 95000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORP COM 626717102 991 13300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 13300 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORP COM 626717102 3824 51300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 51300 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORP COM 626717102 1148 15400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 15400 0 0
NETFLIX INC COM 64110L106 1064 5500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5500 0 0
NETFLIX INC COM 64110L106 3172 16400 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 16400 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 6880 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 1284 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 2005 27800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 27800 0 0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 2315 32100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 32100 0 0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 4839 67100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 67100 0 0
NORTHWESTERN CORP COM NEW 668074305 0 0 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 0 0 0
NVIDIA CORP COM 67066G104 3206 266000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 266000 0 0
NVIDIA CORP COM 67066G104 9365 777200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 777200 0 0
OCLARO INC COM NEW 67555N206 3125 237608 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 237608 0 0
OIL SVC HOLDRS TR DEPOSTRY RCPT 678002106 7603 58400 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 58400 0 0
OIL SVC HOLDRS TR DEPOSTRY RCPT 678002106 29215 224400 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 224400 0 0
OIL SVC HOLDRS TR DEPOSTRY RCPT 678002106 8749 67200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 67200 0 0
ON TRACK INNOVATION LTD SHS M8791A109 3143 1016925 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 1016925 0 0
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 2074 67100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 67100 0 0
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 6055 195900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 195900 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 5548 157823 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157823 0 0
PIONEER NAT RES CO COM 723787107 1676 19300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 19300 0 0
PIONEER NAT RES CO COM 723787107 500 5762 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 5762 0 0
PIONEER NAT RES CO COM 723787107 434 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5000 0 0
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO COM 726505100 2472 76900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 76900 0 0
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO COM 726505100 739 23000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 23000 0 0
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO COM 726505100 1222 38000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 38000 0 0
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO COM 726505100 3600 112000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 112000 0 0
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO COM 726505100 646 20100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 20100 0 0
PRIMORIS SVCS CORP COM 74164F103 2751 288404 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 288404 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 752 15200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 15200 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 2217 44800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 44800 0 0
RAILAMERICA INC COM 750753402 393033 30350000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30350000 0 0
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP NEW COM 7591EP100 3145 500000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 500000 0 0
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY INC COM 768573107 264 7500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 7500 0 0
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY INC COM 768573107 88 2500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 2500 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y605 13420 841400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 841400 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y605 39215 2458600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 2458600 0 0
SEMICONDUCTOR HLDRS TR DEP RCPT 816636203 2607 79000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 79000 0 0
SEMICONDUCTOR HLDRS TR DEP RCPT 816636203 7623 231000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 231000 0 0
SINA CORP ORD G81477104 1718 25400 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 25400 0 0
SINA CORP ORD G81477104 5046 74600 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 74600 0 0
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC CL A 829226109 105 12800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 12800 0 0
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC CL A 829226109 304 37200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 37200 0 0
SOUFUN HLDGS LTD ADR 836034108 1080 15100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 15100 0 0
SOUFUN HLDGS LTD ADR 836034108 3168 44300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 44300 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 0 63085 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 63085 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 0 1380701 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1380701 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 18040 871475 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 871475 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 13565 280500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 280500 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 39631 819500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 819500 0 0
STANDARD PAC CORP NEW COM 85375C101 36 7895 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 7895 0 0
SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW COM 867224107 2803 73200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 73200 0 0
SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW COM 867224107 5525 144300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 144300 0 0
SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW COM 867224107 5648 147500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 147500 0 0
SYMANTEC CORP COM 871503108 1244 75600 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 75600 0 0
SYMANTEC CORP COM 871503108 3675 223400 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 223400 0 0
TERADYNE INC COM 880770102 806 57400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 57400 0 0
TERADYNE INC COM 880770102 2353 167600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 167600 0 0
TOTAL S A SPONSORED ADR 89151E109 2390 44700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 44700 0 0
TOTAL S A SPONSORED ADR 89151E109 5353 100100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 100100 0 0
TOTAL S A SPONSORED ADR 89151E109 4556 85200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 85200 0 0
TW TELECOM INC COM 87311L104 3853 226000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 226000 0 0
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UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 1075 18400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 18400 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 935 16000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 16000 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 3599 61600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 61600 0 0
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 1788 66300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 66300 0 0
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 5224 193700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 193700 0 0
VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMN COM 922207105 385 10400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10400 0 0
VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMN COM 922207105 1131 30600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 30600 0 0
WCA WASTE CORP COM 92926K103 987 204444 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 204444 0 0
WHX CORP COM PAR $.01 NEW 929248607 1415 108733 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 108733 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 445 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0
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YAHOO INC COM 984332106 1088 65400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 65400 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 3206 192800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 192800 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 2893 174000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 174000 0 0