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, 2012
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, 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: 93
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $4,300,682 (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
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ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 2559 78900 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 78900 0 0
ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 684 21100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 21100 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 3089 12146 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 12146 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 9576 37654 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 37654 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 188833 5758839 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5758839 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 22799 695314 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 695314 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 2252 32200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32200 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 5900 84380 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 84380 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 3657 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
APACHE CORP COM 037411105 6900 79800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 79800 0 0
APACHE CORP COM 037411105 2785 32200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32200 0 0
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC COM 042315101 5266 687400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 687400 0 0
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC COM 042315101 14433 1884150 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 1884150 0 0
BRIGHTCOVE INC COM 10921T101 666 57000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 57000 0 0
BRIGHTCOVE INC COM 10921T101 2173 186000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 186000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 408529 17593826 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17593826 0 0
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D CL A NEW 16117M305 375 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 5000 0 0
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC COM PAR $0.10 205862402 6 940 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 940 0 0
CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC COM 21925Y103 1328 43300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 43300 0 0
CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC COM 21925Y103 4651 151700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 151700 0 0
COVANTA HLDG CORP COM 22282E102 2 98 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 98 0 0
CROWN HOLDINGS INC COM 228368106 4116 112000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 112000 0 0
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 8084 98000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 98000 0 0
DEX ONE CORP COM 25212W100 73 58378 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 58378 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 2038 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
DORCHESTER MINERALS LP COM UNIT 25820R105 93 4200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4200 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 532 19500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 19500 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 2198 80600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 80600 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 6018 265000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 265000 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW COM 370023103 626 32160 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32160 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 307 13490 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 13490 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 3094 136000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 136000 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO JR PFD CNV SRB 37045V209 685 18250 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 18250 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 541 53937 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 53937 0 0
GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR UNIT 99/99/9999 37951D201 1498 149341 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 149341 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 2596 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC COM 42805T105 2746 200000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 200000 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 5071 84000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 84000 0 0
HOWARD HUGHES CORP COM 44267D107 219 3081 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3081 0 0
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 1068 12800 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 12800 0 0
ISHARES TR TRANSP AVE IDX 464287192 15090 173300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 173300 0 0
ISHARES TR TRANSP AVE IDX 464287192 14085 161750 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 161750 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 105 12680 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 12680 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 901 108834 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 108834 0 0
LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER A 530555101 541 8900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 8900 0 0
LORILLARD INC COM 544147101 594 5100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 5100 0 0
LUFKIN INDS INC COM 549764108 2686 49900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 49900 0 0
MANITOWOC INC COM 563571108 3068 230000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 230000 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 303 3300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 3300 0 0
METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 591708102 198 16896 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 16896 0 0
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC COM 637071101 4086 51000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 51000 0 0
NATIONSTAR MTG HLDGS INC COM 63861C109 2242125 67574608 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 67574608 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 7724 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 1443 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V COM N6596X109 2589 103500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 103500 0 0
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V COM N6596X109 693 27700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 27700 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 6805 157823 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157823 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM 718172109 603 6700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 6700 0 0
PPG INDS INC COM 693506107 5742 50000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 50000 0 0
PRIMORIS SVCS CORP COM 74164F103 682 52280 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 52280 0 0
RACKSPACE HOSTING INC COM 750086100 251 3800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3800 0 0
RACKSPACE HOSTING INC COM 750086100 938 14200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 14200 0 0
RAILAMERICA INC COM 750753402 833715 30350000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30350000 0 0
RALPH LAUREN CORP CL A 751212101 302 2000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 2000 0 0
RAYTHEON CO COM NEW 755111507 6859 120000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 120000 0 0
ROUSE PPTYS INC COM 779287101 17 1206 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 1206 0 0
SALESFORCE COM INC COM 79466L302 5086 33300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 33300 0 0
SALESFORCE COM INC COM 79466L302 1358 8900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8900 0 0
SEACUBE CONTAINER LEASING LT SHS G79978105 157315 8390119 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8390119 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 10901 914518 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 914518 0 0
SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 48989 285000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 285000 0 0
SPX CORP COM 784635104 6083 93000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 93000 0 0
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC COM 854502101 6100 80000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 80000 0 0
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 309 6100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 6100 0 0
SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 5 2004 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 2004 0 0
SYNAPTICS INC COM 87157D109 507 21100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 21100 0 0
SYNAPTICS INC COM 87157D109 1895 78900 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 78900 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 873 31700 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 31700 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 3260 118300 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 118300 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD SHS H89128104 3953 143000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 143000 0 0
ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP INC COM 90385D107 1828 17900 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17900 0 0
ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP INC COM 90385D107 5524 54100 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 54100 0 0
UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INC CL B 913903100 2872 62800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 62800 0 0
UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INC CL B 913903100 7190 157200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 157200 0 0
VMWARE INC CL A COM 928563402 11846 122447 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 122447 0 0
VMWARE INC CL A COM 928563402 30874 319153 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 319153 0 0
WALKER & DUNLOP INC COM 93148P102 89509 5823628 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5823628 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 1132 32800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32800 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 2838 82200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 82200 0 0
WESTERN ASSET MTG CAP CORP COM 95790D105 5512 248300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 248300 0 0
WESTERN ASSET MTG CAP CORP COM 95790D105 14468 651700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 651700 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 244 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0