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, 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 February 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: 95
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,447,157 (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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ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 4048 72000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 72000 0 0
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 1012 18000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 18000 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 213060 16750002 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 16750002 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 121057 17987604 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17987604 0 0
AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 25578 3800631 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 3800631 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 4429 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT LLC CL A SHS 037612306 43 3470 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3470 0 0
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT LLC CL A SHS 037612306 641 51687 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 51687 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 7.25%CNV PFD L 060505682 276 351 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 351 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 7.25%CNV PFD L 060505682 4440 5649 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 5649 0 0
BOEING CO COM 097023105 3521 48000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 48000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 305957 17593826 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17593826 0 0
C&J ENERGY SVCS INC COM 12467B304 81 3900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 3900 0 0
C&J ENERGY SVCS INC COM 12467B304 23 1100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 1100 0 0
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 3443 38000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 38000 0 0
CIT GROUP INC COM NEW 125581801 13839 396875 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 396875 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 11413 433793 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 433793 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 36997 1406207 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 1406207 0 0
COOPER INDUSTRIES PLC SHS G24140108 1949 36000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 36000 0 0
CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC COM 21925Y103 117 6397 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6397 0 0
CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC COM 21925Y103 430 23603 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 23603 0 0
DANAHER CORP DEL COM 235851102 1976 42000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 42000 0 0
DANAHER CORP DEL COM 235851102 16989 361161 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 361161 0 0
DANAHER CORP DEL COM 235851102 1140 24242 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 24242 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 1712 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
DOVER CORP COM 260003108 2380 41000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 41000 0 0
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC COM 285512109 397 19300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 19300 0 0
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC COM 285512109 2692 130700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 130700 0 0
EQUINIX INC COM NEW 29444U502 1359 13400 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 13400 0 0
EQUINIX INC COM NEW 29444U502 9340 92100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 92100 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW COM 370023103 483 32160 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32160 0 0
GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR UNIT 99/99/9999 37951D201 543 53937 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 53937 0 0
GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR UNIT 99/99/9999 37951D201 8108 803563 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 803563 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 3080 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 2929 4536 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 4536 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 16460 25483 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 25483 0 0
HARMAN INTL INDS INC COM 413086109 1560 41000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 41000 0 0
HOLLYFRONTIER CORP COM 436106108 2048 87500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 87500 0 0
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 3533 65000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 65000 0 0
HOWARD HUGHES CORP COM 44267D107 136 3081 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3081 0 0
ISHARES TR FTSE CHINA25 IDX 464287184 1538 44100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 44100 0 0
ISHARES TR FTSE CHINA25 IDX 464287184 10423 298900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 298900 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 67 12680 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 12680 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 746 141113 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 141113 0 0
JIVE SOFTWARE INC COM 47760A108 71 4400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 4400 0 0
JIVE SOFTWARE INC COM 47760A108 249 15600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 15600 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 19059 573200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 573200 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 5879 176800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 176800 0 0
KKR & CO L P DEL COM UNITS 48248M102 6851 534000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 534000 0 0
KLA-TENCOR CORP COM 482480100 651 13500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 13500 0 0
KLA-TENCOR CORP COM 482480100 4415 91500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 91500 0 0
LIMELIGHT NETWORKS INC COM 53261M104 31 10600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10600 0 0
LIMELIGHT NETWORKS INC COM 53261M104 117 39400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 39400 0 0
MEADWESTVACO CORP COM 583334107 2097 70000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 70000 0 0
MERITAGE HOMES CORP COM 59001A102 397 17100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17100 0 0
MERITAGE HOMES CORP COM 59001A102 1575 67900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 67900 0 0
MPG OFFICE TR INC COM 553274101 10 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5000 0 0
MPG OFFICE TR INC COM 553274101 150 75285 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 75285 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 4770 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 891 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
NOVELLUS SYS INC COM 670008101 10739 260100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 260100 0 0
NOVELLUS SYS INC COM 670008101 1586 38400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 38400 0 0
ON TRACK INNOVATION LTD SHS M8791A109 142 121429 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 121429 0 0
PACCAR INC COM 693718108 2473 66000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 66000 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 6008 157823 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157823 0 0
PRIMORIS SVCS CORP COM 74164F103 671 44923 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 44923 0 0
RAILAMERICA INC COM 750753402 451911 30350000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30350000 0 0
SERVICESOURCE INTL LLC COM 81763U100 47 3000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3000 0 0
SERVICESOURCE INTL LLC COM 81763U100 165 10500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 10500 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 265 32028 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32028 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 4364 526993 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 526993 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 7922 956712 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 956712 0 0
SPX CORP COM 784635104 1929 32000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 32000 0 0
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC COM 854502101 2386 35300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 35300 0 0
TERADATA CORP DEL COM 88076W103 1156 29600 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 29600 0 0
TERADATA CORP DEL COM 88076W103 5877 150400 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 150400 0 0
TERADYNE INC COM 880770102 384 28200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 28200 0 0
TERADYNE INC COM 880770102 2614 191800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 191800 0 0
TIME WARNER CABLE INC COM 88732J207 947 14897 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14897 0 0
TIME WARNER CABLE INC COM 88732J207 9033 142103 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 142103 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD SHS H89128104 3550 76000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 76000 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 3178 30000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 30000 0 0
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 2870 106100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 106100 0 0
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 9302 343900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 343900 0 0
VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 5087 50100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 50100 0 0
VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 1006 9900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9900 0 0
WCA WASTE CORP COM 92926K103 395 60600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 60600 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 2924 106100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 106100 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 9478 343900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 343900 0 0
WESCO INTL INC COM 95082P105 2332 44000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 44000 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 166 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 3197 198200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 198200 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 430 26677 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 26677 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 2948 182766 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 182766 0 0
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 469 29100 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 29100 0 0