UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013
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 May 13, 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: 125
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5,821,225 (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
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
ALKERMES PLC SHS G01767105 1639 69100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 69100 0 0
ALKERMES PLC SHS G01767105 595 25100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 25100 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 222972 5743726 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5743726 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 24368 627733 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 627733 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 3750 96600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 96600 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 1864 48027 SH DEFINED 2 2 3 4 48027 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 3454 39500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 39500 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 7040 80500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 80500 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 2458 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 104334 0 0
APPLE INC COM 037833100 4560 10300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10300 0 0
APPLE INC COM 037833100 20583 46500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 46500 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 490516 17593826 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17593826 0 0
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D CL A NEW 16117M305 520900 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 5000 0 0
CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A 18538Q105 539 166358 SH DEFINED 2 2 3 4 166358 0 0
CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A 18538Q105 7629 2354642 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 2354642 0 0
CLIFFS NAT RES INC COM 18683K101 479 25200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 25200 0 0
CLIFFS NAT RES INC COM 18683K101 191 10000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10000 0 0
COMMONWEALTH REIT COM SH BEN INT 203233101 11957 532847 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 532847 0 0
COMMONWEALTH REIT COM SH BEN INT 203233101 845 37653 SH DEFINED 2 2 3 4 37653 0 0
COMVERSE INC COM 20585P105 2635 94 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 94 0 0
COVANTA HLDG CORP COM 22282E102 1974 98 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 98 0 0
CREDIT SUISSE NASSAU BRH INVRS VIX STERM 22542D795 1888 81000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 81000 0 0
CREDIT SUISSE NASSAU BRH INVRS VIX STERM 22542D795 1202 51600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 51600 0 0
CYRUSONE INC COM 23283R100 372 16300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 16300 0 0
CYRUSONE INC COM 23283R100 27 1200 SH DEFINED 2 2 3 4 1200 0 0
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC SHS G27823106 333 7500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 7500 0 0
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC SHS G27823106 519 11700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 11700 0 0
DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL COM NEW 247361702 6838 414200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 414200 0 0
DEX ONE CORP COM 25212W100 99826 58378 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 58378 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 2155 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 1437 25300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 25300 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 6885 121200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 121200 0 0
DORCHESTER MINERALS LP COM UNIT 25820R105 97440 4200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4200 0 0
EATON CORP PLC SHS G29183103 918 15000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 15000 0 0
EATON CORP PLC SHS G29183103 6746 110140 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 110140 0 0
EBAY INC COM 278642103 3698 68200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 68200 0 0
EBAY INC COM 278642103 9234 170300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 170300 0 0
F5 NETWORKS INC COM 315616102 606 6800 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6800 0 0
F5 NETWORKS INC COM 315616102 3848 43200 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 43200 0 0
FOREST LABS INC COM 345838106 1601 42100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 42100 0 0
FOREST LABS INC COM 345838106 4409 115900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 115900 0 0
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 332 4700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 4700 0 0
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 13171 186800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 186800 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW COM 370023103 639 32160 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 32160 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 375291 13490 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 13490 0 0
GOLAR LNG PARTNERS LP COM UNIT LPI Y2745C102 13684 414682 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 414682 0 0
GOLAR LNG PARTNERS LP COM UNIT LPI Y2745C102 1052 31884 SH DEFINED 2 2 3 4 31884 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 1566 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 202000 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 754 950 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 950 0 0
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 3334 4200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 4200 0 0
HOWARD HUGHES CORP COM 44267D107 258 3081 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 3081 0 0
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC SHS G47791101 963 17500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17500 0 0
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC SHS G47791101 16999 309000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 309000 0 0
INTL PAPER CO COM 460146103 14533 312000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 312000 0 0
ISHARES TR HIGH YLD CORP 464288513 1500 15900 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 15900 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 1356 31700 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 31700 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 8697 203300 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 203300 0 0
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 1273 13500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 13500 0 0
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 8153 86500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 86500 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 1099 100862 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 100862 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 138 12680 SH DEFINED 2 2 3 4 12680 0 0
JOHNSON CTLS INC COM 478366107 4033 115000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 115000 0 0
MANITOWOC INC COM 563571108 1974 96000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 96000 0 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 10977 290000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 290000 0 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR SEMICONDUCTOR 57060U233 1439 40500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 40500 0 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR SEMICONDUCTOR 57060U233 9220 259500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 259500 0 0
METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 591708102 184166 16896 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 16896 0 0
MICHAEL KORS HLDGS LTD SHS G60754101 3657 64397 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 64397 0 0
MICHAEL KORS HLDGS LTD SHS G60754101 15111 266091 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 266091 0 0
MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 9106 80500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 80500 0 0
NATIONSTAR MTG HLDGS INC COM 63861C109 2503639 67849307 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 67849307 0 0
NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECH GRP I SPON ADR 647581107 857 47600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 47600 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 11460 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 2140 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 191600 0 0
NRG ENERGY INC COM NEW 629377508 79 3 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 3 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 8591 157823 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157823 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 9044 135083 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 135083 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 25753 384650 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 384650 0 0
ROUSE PPTYS INC COM 779287101 22 1206 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 1206 0 0
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 795435106 558 10900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 10900 0 0
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 795435106 1541 30100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 30100 0 0
SANDISK CORP COM 80004C101 1939 35250 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 35250 0 0
SANDISK CORP COM 80004C101 6191 112550 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 112550 0 0
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 78388J106 1059 14700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14700 0 0
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 78388J106 6777 94100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 94100 0 0
SEACUBE CONTAINER LEASING LT SHS G79978105 192637 8390119 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8390119 0 0
SEADRILL PARTNERS LLC COMUNIT REP LB Y7545W109 1211 43650 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 43650 0 0
SEADRILL PARTNERS LLC COMUNIT REP LB Y7545W109 93 3357 SH DEFINED 2 2 3 4 3357 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI CONS STPLS 81369Y308 4155 104500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 104500 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI CONS STPLS 81369Y308 6530 164200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 164200 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-INDS 81369Y704 4874 116800 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 116800 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-INDS 81369Y704 7645 183200 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 183200 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-INDS 81369Y704 20473 490600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 490600 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-INDS 81369Y704 31272 749400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 749400 0 0
SIBANYE GOLD LTD SPONSORED ADR 825724206 286 50500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 50500 0 0
SINA CORP ORD G81477104 2580 53100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 53100 0 0
SINA CORP ORD G81477104 9568 196900 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 196900 0 0
SINA CORP ORD G81477104 15870 326600 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 326600 0 0
SINA CORP ORD G81477104 3567 73400 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 73400 0 0
SINA CORP ORD G81477104 10044 206722 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 206722 0 0
SINA CORP ORD G81477104 2687 55291 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 55291 0 0
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 6049 470000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 470000 0 0
SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 44024 285000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 285000 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 292473 1868000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1868000 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 20667 132000 SH PUT DEFINED 2 2 3 4 132000 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 4023 57200 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 57200 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 6317 89800 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 89800 0 0
SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS IN ADR 849415203 820 39999 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 39999 0 0
SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS IN ADR 849415203 3260 159001 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 159001 0 0
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 2409 42300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 42300 0 0
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 10173 178598 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 178598 0 0
SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 7755 2004 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 2004 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM NEW 887317303 1308 22700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 22700 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM NEW 887317303 6113 106100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 106100 0 0
UNITED RENTALS INC COM 911363109 6926 126000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 126000 0 0
UNITED RENTALS INC COM 911363109 968 17600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 17600 0 0
VERINT SYS INC COM 92343X100 4459 122 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 122 0 0
VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 6780 110100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 110100 0 0
VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 1515 24600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 24600 0 0
WALKER & DUNLOP INC COM 93148P102 104651 5823628 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5823628 0 0
WALKER & DUNLOP INC COM 93148P102 104651 5823627 SH DEFINED 2 2 3 4 5823627 0 0
WESCO INTL INC COM 95082P105 6027 83000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 83000 0 0
WHIRLPOOL CORP COM 963320106 332 2800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 2800 0 0
WHIRLPOOL CORP COM 963320106 533 4500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 9 4500 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC DEL COM 969203108 445 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 45350 0 0