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, 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 February 12, 2013
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: 104
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $3,321,960 (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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ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 5294 153700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 153700 0 0
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 1790 52000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 52000 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 804 3200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3200 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 2410 9600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 9600 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 203286 5758814 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5758814 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 24545 695339 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 695339 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 1144 15400 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 15400 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 6643 89400 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 89400 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 3273 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
ARCH COAL INC COM 039380100 176 24000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 24000 0 0
ARCH COAL INC COM 039380100 288 39400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 39400 0 0
ARM HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 042068106 1184 31300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 31300 0 0
ARM HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 042068106 204 5400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5400 0 0
BRIGHTCOVE INC COM 10921T101 647 71600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 71600 0 0
BRIGHTCOVE INC COM 10921T101 2252 249100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 249100 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 445476 17593826 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17593826 0 0
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC COM 127387108 390 28900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 28900 0 0
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC COM 127387108 2263 167500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 167500 0 0
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 546 6100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6100 0 0
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 887 9900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 9900 0 0
CBS CORP NEW CL B 124857202 559 14700 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14700 0 0
CBS CORP NEW CL B 124857202 3246 85300 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 85300 0 0
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D CL A NEW 16117M305 381 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 5000 0 0
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC COM 18683K101 273 7100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 7100 0 0
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC COM 18683K101 783 20300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 20300 0 0
COMVERSE INC COM 20585P105 3 94 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 94 0 0
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC COM PAR $0.10 205862402 4 940 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 940 0 0
CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC COM 21925Y103 1957 66241 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 66241 0 0
CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC COM 21925Y103 7437 251859 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 251859 0 0
COVANTA HLDG CORP COM 22282E102 2 98 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 98 0 0
CROWN HOLDINGS INC COM 228368106 4933 134000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 134000 0 0
CUMMINS INC COM 231021106 3034 28000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 28000 0 0
DEX ONE CORP COM 25212W100 92 58378 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 58378 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 2105 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
DORCHESTER MINERALS LP COM UNIT 25820R105 85 4200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4200 0 0
EATON CORP PLC SHS G29183103 449 8300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8300 0 0
EATON CORP PLC SHS G29183103 5837 107700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 107700 0 0
EBAY INC COM 278642103 2031 39800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 39800 0 0
EBAY INC COM 278642103 352 6900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6900 0 0
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 560 8100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8100 0 0
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 907 13100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 13100 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW COM 370023103 638 32160 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32160 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 389 13490 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 13490 0 0
GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR UNIT 99/99/9999 37951D201 587 53937 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 53937 0 0
GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR UNIT 99/99/9999 37951D201 1626 149341 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 149341 0 0
GOLAR LNG PARTNERS LP COM UNIT LPI Y2745C102 952 31884 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 31884 0 0
GOLAR LNG PARTNERS LP COM UNIT LPI Y2745C102 13227 443116 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 443116 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 2523 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
GRAINGER W W INC COM 384802104 465 2300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 2300 0 0
GRAINGER W W INC COM 384802104 769 3800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 3800 0 0
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 552 8700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8700 0 0
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 3053 48100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 48100 0 0
HOWARD HUGHES CORP COM 44267D107 225 3081 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3081 0 0
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC SHS G47791101 446 9300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9300 0 0
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC SHS G47791101 6868 143200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 143200 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 103 12680 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 12680 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 887 108834 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 108834 0 0
LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 355 10000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10000 0 0
LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 579 16300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 16300 0 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR SEMICONDUCTOR 57060U233 512 15900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 15900 0 0
MERCADOLIBRE INC COM 58733R102 1155 14700 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14700 0 0
MERCADOLIBRE INC COM 58733R102 6700 85300 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 85300 0 0
METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 591708102 168 16896 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 16896 0 0
NATIONSTAR MTG HLDGS INC COM 63861C109 2040236 65856551 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 65856551 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 8903 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 1663 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
NRG ENERGY INC COM NEW 629377508 1 3 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 3 0 0
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 178 6700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6700 0 0
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 292 11000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 11000 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 7751 157823 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157823 0 0
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST UNIT SER 1 73935A104 2871 44100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 44100 0 0
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST UNIT SER 1 73935A104 16662 255900 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 255900 0 0
PRIMORIS SVCS CORP COM 74164F103 786 52280 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 52280 0 0
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC COM 773903109 3108 37000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 37000 0 0
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC COM 774341101 552 9500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9500 0 0
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC COM 774341101 4560 78400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 78400 0 0
ROUSE PPTYS INC COM 779287101 20 1206 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 1206 0 0
SEACUBE CONTAINER LEASING LT SHS G79978105 158154 8390119 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8390119 0 0
SEADRILL PARTNERS LLC COMUNIT REP LB Y7545W109 1197 46643 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 46643 0 0
SEADRILL PARTNERS LLC COMUNIT REP LB Y7545W109 86 3357 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3357 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI MATERIALS 81369Y100 739 19700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 19700 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI MATERIALS 81369Y100 1220 32500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 32500 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 12735 915518 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 915518 0 0
SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 46176 285000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 285000 0 0
SPLUNK INC COM 848637104 343 11800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 11800 0 0
SPLUNK INC COM 848637104 1175 40500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 40500 0 0
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 1421 26500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 26500 0 0
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 6574 122600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 122600 0 0
SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 7 2004 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 2004 0 0
TRONOX LTD SHS CL A Q9235V101 564 30900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 30900 0 0
TRONOX LTD SHS CL A Q9235V101 343 18800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 18800 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD SHS H89128104 3218 110000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 110000 0 0
UNITED CONTL HLDGS INC COM 910047109 3558 152200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 152200 0 0
UNITED CONTL HLDGS INC COM 910047109 315 13500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 13500 0 0
UNITED RENTALS INC COM 911363109 460 10100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10100 0 0
UNITED RENTALS INC COM 911363109 4939 108500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 108500 0 0
VMWARE INC CL A COM 928563402 766 8142 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8142 0 0
VMWARE INC CL A COM 928563402 5027 53403 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 53403 0 0
WALKER & DUNLOP INC COM 93148P102 194043 11647255 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 11647255 0 0
WESTERN ASSET MTG CAP CORP COM 95790D105 316 15971 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 15971 0 0
WESTERN ASSET MTG CAP CORP COM 95790D105 848 42928 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 42928 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 243 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0
YUM BRANDS INC COM 988498101 7337 110500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 110500 0 0
YUM BRANDS INC COM 988498101 1262 19000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 19000 0 0