{
  "crd_number": 129612,
  "slug": "fortress-investment-group-new-york-ny-129612",
  "primary_business_name": "FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP",
  "legal_name": "FIG LLC",
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  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "35620",
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    "common_name": "New York",
    "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ",
    "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york"
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2004-04-27",
  "years_registered": 22,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-08-19",
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  "raum_band": "over_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion",
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  "compensation_types": [
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    "performance_based"
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    "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 4,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "CO",
    "GA",
    "NY",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://fortress.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/fortress-investment-group/about"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/129612",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.C(2)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.C(4)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.C(5)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.E(2)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "NEW YORK",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fortress-investment-group-new-york-ny-129612",
  "display_name": "Fortress Investment Group",
  "summary": "Fortress Investment Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2004, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 19, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Fortress Investment Group (CRD 129612): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees",
    "Other"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Other"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Fortress Investment Group compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Fortress Investment Group reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Fortress Investment Group located?",
      "a": "Fortress Investment Group's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 18 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Fortress Investment Group registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Fortress Investment Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 129612."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Fortress Investment Group manage?",
      "a": "Fortress Investment Group reports $87,301,970,629 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 19, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Fortress Investment Group's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Fortress Investment Group: Regulatory assets under management: $102,427,467,730 in the October 2021 data and $87,301,970,629 in the October 2026 data, down 15%. Total employees: 882 in October 2021 and 1,004 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Fortress Investment Group serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (353)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Fortress Investment Group use?",
      "a": "Fortress Investment Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Fortress Investment Group report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/129612"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Fortress Investment Group's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 406 to 432. Regulatory assets under management went from $76,858,889,090 to $87,301,970,629 (+14%). Added an office in Abu Dhabi. Added an office in Vail, CO. Registered or notice-filed in CO, GA."
    }
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  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 882,
      "filing_date": "2021-09-09"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 888,
      "filing_date": "2022-09-14"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 73629755489.0,
      "total_employees": 844,
      "filing_date": "2023-09-26"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 79958842906.0,
      "total_employees": 959,
      "filing_date": "2024-09-04"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 76858889090.0,
      "total_employees": 959,
      "filing_date": "2025-06-18"
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    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 87301970629.0,
      "total_employees": 1004,
      "filing_date": "2026-08-19"
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  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 406 to 432.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $76,858,889,090 to $87,301,970,629 (+14%).",
        "Added an office in Abu Dhabi.",
        "Added an office in Vail, CO.",
        "Registered or notice-filed in CO, GA."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-11-01",
      "period_label": "November 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.",
      "name_as_filed": "JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fortress-investment-group-new-york-ny-129612.md",
  "clients": [
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      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
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      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/129612",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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}