UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 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 August 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: 116
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,395,910 (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
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
ABOVENET INC COM 00374N107 2784 59000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 59000 0 0
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COM 007903107 856 116940 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 116940 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 2244 285875 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 285875 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 30615 3900000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 3900000 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 170737 21750002 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 21750002 0 0
ALLIED HEALTHCARE INTL INC COM 01923A109 1785 769645 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 769645 0 0
AMERICAN AXLE & MFG HLDGS IN COM 024061103 799 109000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 109000 0 0
AMERICAN AXLE & MFG HLDGS IN COM 024061103 1906 260000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 260000 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 254 52642 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 52642 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 80149 16614434 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 16614434 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 4505 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
ANSWERS CORP COM 03662X100 1947 266005 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 266005 0 0
APPLE INC COM 037833100 6574 26138 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 26138 0 0
APPLE INC COM 037833100 770 3062 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3062 0 0
BAIDU INC SPON ADR REP A 056752108 693 10175 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10175 0 0
BAIDU INC SPON ADR REP A 056752108 5637 82795 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 82795 0 0
BARCLAYS BK PLC IPATH S&P ST ETN 06740C527 2504 80200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 80200 0 0
BARCLAYS BK PLC IPATH S&P ST ETN 06740C527 3444 110300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 110300 0 0
BARCLAYS BK PLC IPATH S&P ST ETN 06740C527 12707 407000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 407000 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 5724 133300 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 133300 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 7910 184200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 184200 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 29156 679000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 679000 0 0
BEAZER HOMES USA INC COM 07556Q105 1763 485600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 485600 0 0
BOYD GAMING CORP COM 103304101 386 45500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 45500 0 0
BROADWIND ENERGY INC COM 11161T108 949 339028 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 339028 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 414821 27654762 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 27605962 0 0
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC COM 163072101 97 4373 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 4373 0 0
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC COM 163072101 1672 75127 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 75127 0 0
CLEARWATER PAPER CORP COM 18538R103 936 17084 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17084 0 0
CLEARWATER PAPER CORP COM 18538R103 17774 324587 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 324587 0 0
COLDWATER CREEK INC COM 193068103 79 23500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 23500 0 0
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC COM 218352102 1888 605086 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 605086 0 0
CROSSTEX ENERGY INC COM 22765Y104 99 15400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 15400 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 621 10200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10200 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 5008 82200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 82200 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 1926 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER A 25470F104 145 4050 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 4050 0 0
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER A 25470F104 1116 31250 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 31250 0 0
EL PASO CORP COM 28336L109 1000 90000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 90000 0 0
EMULEX CORP COM NEW 292475209 95 10400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 10400 0 0
EXCO RESOURCES INC COM 269279402 1942 132900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 132900 0 0
EXCO RESOURCES INC COM 269279402 379 26000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 26000 0 0
EXCO RESOURCES INC COM 269279402 527 36100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 36100 0 0
EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES COM NEW 302051206 620 119124 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 119124 0 0
FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 7644 285000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 285000 0 0
FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 402 15000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 15000 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 3024 300000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 300000 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC COM 370021107 416 31338 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 31338 0 0
GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL SVCS INC COM 37946S107 91 13000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 13000 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 2701 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 356 800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 800 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 2447 5500 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5500 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 3204 7200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 7200 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 21091 47400 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 47400 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 216 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5000 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 1671 38600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 38600 0 0
HOLLY CORP COM PAR $0.01 435758305 553 20800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 20800 0 0
HOLLY CORP COM PAR $0.01 435758305 2039 76700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 76700 0 0
HOLLY CORP COM PAR $0.01 435758305 399 15000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 15000 0 0
HORIZON LINES INC COM 44044K101 97 23000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 23000 0 0
IGO INC COM 449593102 402 267680 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 267680 0 0
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC COM 460690100 86 12000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 12000 0 0
ITAU UNIBANCO HLDG SA SPON ADR REP PFD 465562106 281 15600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 15600 0 0
ITAU UNIBANCO HLDG SA SPON ADR REP PFD 465562106 2421 134400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 134400 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORP COM 512807108 99 2600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 2600 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORP COM 512807108 807 21200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 21200 0 0
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP COM 517834107 582 26300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 26300 0 0
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP COM 517834107 4687 211700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 211700 0 0
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO *W EXP 12/12/201 53015Y115 44 43115 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 43115 0 0
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO *W EXP 12/12/201 53015Y115 836 819185 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 819185 0 0
MARATHON OIL CORP COM 565849106 4667 150100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 150100 0 0
MARATHON OIL CORP COM 565849106 886 28500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 28500 0 0
MARATHON OIL CORP COM 565849106 1909 61400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 61400 0 0
MASCO CORP COM 574599106 1579 146773 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 146773 0 0
MCCLATCHY CO CL A 579489105 89 24500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 24500 0 0
MEMC ELECTR MATLS INC COM 552715104 791 80100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 80100 0 0
MEMC ELECTR MATLS INC COM 552715104 6348 642500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 642500 0 0
MGM MIRAGE COM 552953101 3413 273500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 273500 0 0
MPG OFFICE TR INC COM 553274101 15 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5000 0 0
MPG OFFICE TR INC COM 553274101 279 95000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 95000 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 513 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 2747 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NORTH AMERN PALLADIUM LTD COM 656912102 94 30100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 30100 0 0
NORTHWESTERN CORP COM NEW 668074305 22148 845347 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 845347 0 0
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 62936P103 1926 298925 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 298925 0 0
OCLARO INC COM NEW 67555N206 1699 153208 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 153208 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 3645 157823 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157823 0 0
PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 8244 46700 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 46700 0 0
PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 6885 39000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 39000 0 0
PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 1024 5800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5800 0 0
PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 830 4700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 4700 0 0
RAILAMERICA INC COM 750753402 301072 30350000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30350000 0 0
SALESFORCE COM INC COM 79466L302 283 3300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3300 0 0
SALESFORCE COM INC COM 79466L302 2188 25500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 25500 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-ENERGY 81369Y506 3115 62700 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 62700 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-ENERGY 81369Y506 24924 501700 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 501700 0 0
SILICON IMAGE INC COM 82705T102 108 30800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 30800 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 338 20731 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 20731 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 7899 484277 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 484277 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 10325 633101 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 633101 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 31689 888900 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 888900 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 3961 111100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 111100 0 0
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 105 4320 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 4320 0 0
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 1804 74230 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 74230 0 0
TRANSOCEAN INC NOTE 1.500%12/1 893830AW9 683 820000 PRN DEFINED 1 2 3 4 820000 0 0
TRANSOCEAN INC NOTE 1.500%12/1 893830AW9 12972 15580000 PRN DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 15580000 0 0
TW TELECOM INC COM 87311L104 1851 111000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 111000 0 0
VALE S A ADR 91912E105 4400 180700 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 180700 0 0
VALE S A ADR 91912E105 6075 249500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 249500 0 0
VALE S A ADR 91912E105 22397 919800 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 919800 0 0
WCA WASTE CORP COM 92926K103 912 204444 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 204444 0 0
WHX CORP COM PAR $.01 NEW 929248607 463 108733 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 108733 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 336 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 88 11000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 11000 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 3603 260500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 260500 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 449 32500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32500 0 0