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, 2009
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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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: 28-12421
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 16, 2009
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
Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 113
Form13F Information Table Value Total: $1,627,928 (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
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 2764 285875 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 285875 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 210323 21750002 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 21750002 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 35054 3625000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 3625000 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 37712 3900000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 3900000 0 0
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 853 65000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 65000 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 4253 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
AVIS BUDGET GROUP COM 053774105 1336 100000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 100000 0 0
AVON PRODS INC COM 054303102 968 28500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 28500 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 8750 500000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 500000 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 1690 44600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 44600 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 6269 165400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 165400 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 17055 450000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 450000 0 0
BJS WHOLESALE CLUB INC COM 05548J106 6969 192400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 192400 0 0
BOYD GAMING CORP COM 103304101 1854 156200 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 156200 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 937487 51709177 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 51709177 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 2267 125000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 125000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 14981 826292 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 7 826292 0 0
BRUNSWICK CORP COM 117043109 149 12412 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 12412 0 0
BRUNSWICK CORP COM 117043109 15973 1333300 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 1333300 0 0
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC COM NEW 12541W209 982 17000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 17000 0 0
CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP DEL *W EXP 11/08/201 14055E112 450 750000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 750000 0 0
CARNIVAL CORP PAIRED CTF 143658300 666 20000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 20000 0 0
CARNIVAL CORP PAIRED CTF 143658300 5325 160000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 160000 0 0
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 2272 80000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 80000 0 0
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 2272 80000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 80000 0 0
CHINA HLDGS ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/16/201 16942N114 318 990000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 990000 0 0
DANA HOLDING CORP COM 235825205 6624 972625 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 972625 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 2959 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
EBAY INC COM 278642103 6556 277700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 277700 0 0
ENTERPRISE ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/07/201 29365R116 150 500000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 500000 0 0
FEDEX CORP COM 31428X106 2256 29500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 29500 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 123 17000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 17000 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 2163 300000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 300000 0 0
GAP INC DEL COM 364760108 6739 314900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 314900 0 0
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD SHS Y2685T107 312 15000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 15000 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 4401 268000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 268000 0 0
GENESIS LEASE LTD ADR 37183T107 2015 225200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 225200 0 0
GLOBAL BRANDS ACQUISITION CO *W EXP 12/06/201 378982110 300 1500000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1500000 0 0
GLOBAL CONSUMER ACQST CORP *W EXP 11/27/201 378983118 418 575500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 575500 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 2783 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
GOLDEN POND HEALTHCARE INC *W EXP 11/06/201 38116J117 3 750000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 750000 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 7438 15000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 15000 0 0
GRAINGER W W INC COM 384802104 18766 210000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 210000 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 336 12400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 12400 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 1427 52600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 52600 0 0
HASBRO INC COM 418056107 6205 223600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 223600 0 0
IDEATION ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/19/201 451665111 412 250000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 250000 0 0
INTL PAPER CO COM 460146103 489 22000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 22000 0 0
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC COM 45068B109 1380 12500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 12500 0 0
KB HOME COM 48666K109 1993 120000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 120000 0 0
KB HOME COM 48666K109 1593 95900 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 95900 0 0
KB HOME COM 48666K109 6712 404100 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 404100 0 0
KROGER CO COM 501044101 32797 1589000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 1589000 0 0
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO *W EXP 12/12/201 53015Y115 203 336900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 336900 0 0
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO COM 53015Y107 454 33191 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 33191 0 0
LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 6056 289200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 289200 0 0
MACYS INC COM 55616P104 1829 100000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 100000 0 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 2962 65400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 65400 0 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 10399 229600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 229600 0 0
MASCO CORP COM 574599106 996 77100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 77100 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 6340 111100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 111100 0 0
MGM MIRAGE COM 552953101 12613 1039000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 1039000 0 0
MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 477 10000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 10000 0 0
MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 1192 25000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 25000 0 0
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD SHS G6359F103 297 14200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 14200 0 0
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD SHS G6359F103 1208 57800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 57800 0 0
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUIS CORP *W EXP 06/25/201 Y62159119 912 1250000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1250000 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 3046 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 569 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 6684 557500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 557500 0 0
NORTHWESTERN CORP COM NEW 668074305 20652 845347 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 845347 0 0
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 1175 25000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 25000 0 0
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 1175 25000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 25000 0 0
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION I COM 676118102 1790 962502 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 962502 0 0
OIL SVC HOLDRS TR DEPOSTRY RCPT 678002106 1961 16700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 16700 0 0
OIL SVC HOLDRS TR DEPOSTRY RCPT 678002106 8020 68300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 68300 0 0
PACCAR INC COM 693718108 2278 60000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 60000 0 0
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP COM 701094104 389 7500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 7500 0 0
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP COM 701094104 1384 26700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 26700 0 0
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 726 25000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 25000 0 0
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 372 10000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 10000 0 0
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 1526 41000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 41000 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 4353 157377 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157377 0 0
POLARIS INDS INC COM 731068102 619 15000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 15000 0 0
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST UNIT SER 1 73935A104 510300 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 510300 0 0
PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/14/201 74347T111 569 924800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 924800 0 0
RALCORP HLDGS INC NEW COM 751028101 5689 97300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 97300 0 0
SAKS INC COM 79377W108 134 19600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 19600 0 0
SAKS INC COM 79377W108 1364 200000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 200000 0 0
SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP *W EXP 01/17/201 80306T117 416 1000000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1000000 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 811 13600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 13600 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 3361 56400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 56400 0 0
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 248 28400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 28400 0 0
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 24237 2779500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 2779500 0 0
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 832248108 8244 597400 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 597400 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 5841 170000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 170000 0 0
SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 78462F103 219000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 219000 0 0
SPX CORP COM 784635104 432 7050 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 7050 0 0
SPX CORP COM 784635104 1623 26495 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 26495 0 0
STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD COM 85590A401 727 22000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 22000 0 0
TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 1009 11800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 11800 0 0
TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 4123 48200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 48200 0 0
TREMISIS ENERGY ACQ CORP II *W EXP 12/05/201 89472N119 220 1100000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1100000 0 0
TRIAN ACQUISITION I CORP *W EXP 01/23/201 89582E116 371 798200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 798200 0 0
TRIPLECROWN ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 10/22/201 89677G117 243 2559500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 2559500 0 0
UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP *W EXP 12/11/201 911360113 448 1600000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1600000 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 471 10620 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 10620 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 1562 35200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 35200 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 2844 64100 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 64100 0 0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 11576 260900 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 260900 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 5699 116100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 116100 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 691 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0
YUM BRANDS INC COM 988498101 5976 177000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 177000 0 0