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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

 

OR

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                  to                 

 

Commission File Number 0-51084

 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

20-1227904

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

c/o Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC

250 Vesey Street, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10080

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

609-274-5838

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer x

 

Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  No x

 

As of September 30, 2015, 695,950,723 units of limited liability company interest were outstanding.

 

 

 



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

 

QUARTERLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 ON FORM 10-Q

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

PAGE

 

 

 

 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

1

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

18

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

27

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

32

 

 

 

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

33

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

33

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

33

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

35

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

36

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

36

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

36

 



 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.         Financial Statements

 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(unaudited)

 

 

 

September, 30

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in commodity trading accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash (including restricted cash of $85,765,697 for 2015 and $70,036,099 for 2014)

 

$

1,035,051,755

 

$

980,824,673

 

Unrealized profit on open futures contracts

 

40,839,609

 

44,175,968

 

Unrealized profit on open forwards contracts

 

4,633,751

 

4,533,927

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

404,150

 

704,200

 

Other assets

 

304

 

32,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

1,080,929,569

 

$

1,030,271,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL:

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage commissions payable

 

$

7,170

 

$

6,232

 

Sponsor and Performance fees payable

 

2,863,948

 

23,352,515

 

Redemptions payable

 

4,986,187

 

2,759,503

 

Unrealized loss on open futures contracts

 

7,320,861

 

13,528,343

 

Unrealized loss on open forwards contracts

 

11,501,766

 

9,079,528

 

Other liabilities

 

630,159

 

460,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

27,310,091

 

49,186,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEMBERS’ CAPITAL:

 

 

 

 

 

Members’ Capital (695,950,723 Units and 593,821,837 Units outstanding; unlimited Units authorized)

 

1,053,619,478

 

981,085,057

 

Total members’ capital

 

1,053,619,478

 

981,085,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL

 

$

1,080,929,569

 

$

1,030,271,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

$

1.9076

 

$

1.9392

 

Class C

 

$

1.7164

 

$

1.7580

 

Class D

 

$

2.0625

 

$

2.0732

 

Class I

 

$

1.9751

 

$

2.0018

 

Class DS*

 

$

 

$

2.0706

 

Class DT

 

$

2.2152

 

$

2.2127

 

Class M

 

$

1.1589

 

$

1.1649

 

Class F

 

$

1.1453

 

$

1.1433

 

Class F1

 

$

1.1736

 

$

1.1715

 

Class DI

 

$

0.9683

 

$

 

 


**Units fully redeemed as of April 30, 2015.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

1



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

 

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2015

 

September 30, 2014

 

TRADING PROFIT (LOSS):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized, net

 

$

(1,077,283

)

$

24,293,879

 

$

21,378,286

 

$

85,587,976

 

Change in unrealized, net

 

28,966,892

 

(11,136,259

)

548,709

 

(24,714,036

)

Brokerage commissions

 

(287,423

)

(294,442

)

(853,394

)

(908,716

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total trading profit (loss), net

 

27,602,186

 

12,863,178

 

21,073,601

 

59,965,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

(14,741

)

(110,961

)

(27,209

)

(423,094

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fee

 

5,063,243

 

4,409,461

 

15,406,168

 

13,610,204

 

Sponsor fee

 

3,627,982

 

3,394,610

 

10,897,366

 

10,474,840

 

Performance fee

 

 

1,629,893

 

11,590,474

 

9,038,560

 

Other

 

685,386

 

476,851

 

1,995,481

 

1,524,611

 

Total expenses

 

9,376,611

 

9,910,815

 

39,889,489

 

34,648,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

 

(9,391,352

)

(10,021,776

)

(39,916,698

)

(35,071,309

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

18,210,834

 

$

2,841,402

 

$

(18,843,097

)

$

24,893,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER UNIT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of Units outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

64,558,660

 

71,673,094

 

64,276,194

 

78,724,785

 

Class C

 

280,658,211

 

273,326,706

 

273,113,179

 

279,183,129

 

Class D

 

36,680,840

 

35,495,844

 

36,085,398

 

40,390,998

 

Class I

 

30,953,000

 

33,256,655

 

31,375,273

 

38,738,789

 

Class DS**

 

 

22,691,891

 

20,935,317

 

24,576,245

 

Class DT

 

5,114,642

 

5,812,785

 

5,169,635

 

6,379,558

 

Class M

 

101,676,238

 

88,211,703

 

98,789,242

 

78,885,099

 

Class F

 

46,520,691

 

46,520,691

 

46,520,691

 

46,520,691

 

Class F1

 

32,348,368

 

32,348,368

 

32,348,368

 

32,348,368

 

Class DI*

 

106,503,582

 

 

105,819,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted average Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

$

0.0319

 

$

0.0040

 

$

(0.0316

)

$

0.0422

 

Class C

 

$

0.0243

 

$

0.0006

 

$

(0.0431

)

$

0.0283

 

Class D

 

$

0.0425

 

$

0.0139

 

$

(0.0103

)

$

0.0673

 

Class I

 

$

0.0348

 

$

0.0066

 

$

(0.0308

)

$

0.0447

 

Class DS**

 

$

 

$

0.0116

 

$

0.0195

 

$

0.0654

 

Class DT

 

$

0.0602

 

$

0.0154

 

$

0.0199

 

$

0.0789

 

Class M

 

$

0.0216

 

$

0.0064

 

$

(0.0103

)

$

0.0445

 

Class F

 

$

0.0262

 

$

0.0095

 

$

0.0020

 

$

0.0451

 

Class F1

 

$

0.0268

 

$

0.0097

 

$

0.0021

 

$

0.0462

 

Class DI*

 

$

0.0199

 

$

 

$

(0.0318

)

$

 

 


* Units issued on February 1, 2015. (Presentation of weighted average units outstanding and net income (loss) per weighted average units for this share class is for the period February 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015.)

**Units fully redeemed as of April 30, 2015. (Presentation of weighted average units outstanding and net income (loss) per weighted average units for this share class is for the period January 1, 2015 to April 30, 2015.)

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

2



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014

(unaudited) (in Units)

 

 

 

Members’ Capital

 

 

 

 

 

Members’ Capital

 

Members’ Capital

 

 

 

 

 

Members’ Capital

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

September 30, 2014

 

December 31, 2014

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

September 30, 2015

 

Class A

 

89,279,211

 

5,358,223

 

(28,247,611

)

66,389,823

 

64,145,923

 

5,124,158

 

(5,019,846

)

64,250,235

 

Class C

 

289,256,969

 

31,784,962

 

(52,714,633

)

268,327,298

 

265,575,955

 

29,167,199

 

(17,070,399

)

277,672,755

 

Class D

 

46,696,897

 

3,680,491

 

(14,606,721

)

35,770,667

 

35,322,377

 

3,372,398

 

(1,729,806

)

36,964,969

 

Class I

 

47,689,327

 

2,265,483

 

(17,685,004

)

32,269,806

 

31,155,649

 

3,182,620

 

(3,691,385

)

30,646,884

 

Class DS**

 

27,662,374

 

3,663,481

 

(8,793,003

)

22,532,852

 

21,211,500

 

217,903

 

(21,429,403

)

 

Class DT

 

7,308,839

 

 

(1,643,914

)

5,664,925

 

5,341,053

 

1,209,341

 

(1,051,449

)

5,498,945

 

Class M

 

46,183,286

 

53,432,510

 

(11,156,346

)

88,459,450

 

92,200,321

 

18,596,898

 

(13,069,088

)

97,728,131

 

Class F

 

46,520,691

 

 

 

46,520,691

 

46,520,691

 

 

 

46,520,691

 

Class F1

 

32,348,368

 

 

 

32,348,368

 

32,348,368

 

 

 

32,348,368

 

Class DI*

 

 

 

 

 

 

108,353,925

 

(4,034,180

)

104,319,745

 

Total Members’ Units

 

632,945,962

 

100,185,150

 

(134,847,232

)

598,283,880

 

593,821,837

 

169,224,442

 

(67,095,556

)

695,950,723

 

 


* Units issued on February 1, 2015.

**Units fully redeemed as of April 30, 2015.

See notes to financial statements.

 

3



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Members’ Capital

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

Members’ Capital

 

Members’ Capital

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

Members’ Capital

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

(Loss)

 

September 30, 2014

 

December 31, 2014

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

(Loss)

 

September 30, 2015

 

Class A

 

$

155,214,109

 

$

9,326,388

 

$

(49,420,852

)

$

3,324,052

 

$

118,443,697

 

$

124,393,069

 

$

9,956,251

 

$

(9,751,003

)

$

(2,032,547

)

$

122,565,770

 

Class C

 

460,460,237

 

50,505,232

 

(83,818,041

)

7,905,922

 

435,053,350

 

466,870,415

 

51,303,065

 

(29,817,951

)

(11,761,646

)

476,593,883

 

Class D

 

85,498,186

 

6,729,000

 

(26,977,807

)

2,719,912

 

67,969,291

 

73,228,701

 

6,889,478

 

(3,507,874

)

(371,374

)

76,238,931

 

Class I

 

85,244,114

 

4,028,721

 

(31,633,165

)

1,731,039

 

59,370,709

 

62,368,274

 

6,371,333

 

(7,240,157

)

(967,542

)

60,531,908

 

Class DS**

 

50,584,682

 

6,685,510

 

(16,114,795

)

1,606,881

 

42,762,278

 

43,919,926

 

463,567

 

(44,791,393

)

407,900

 

 

Class DT

 

14,111,527

 

 

(3,200,237

)

503,551

 

11,414,841

 

11,818,184

 

2,598,982

 

(2,339,090

)

102,986

 

12,181,062

 

Class M

 

47,512,048

 

55,063,389

 

(11,643,724

)

3,512,855

 

94,444,568

 

107,401,709

 

21,762,359

 

(14,888,721

)

(1,021,301

)

113,254,046

 

Class F

 

46,554,511

 

 

 

2,096,180

 

48,650,691

 

53,188,258

 

 

 

93,988

 

53,282,246

 

Class F1

 

33,169,991

 

 

 

1,493,523

 

34,663,514

 

37,896,521

 

 

 

66,966

 

37,963,487

 

Class DI*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

108,299,930

 

(3,931,258

)

(3,360,527

)

101,008,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Members’ Capital

 

$

978,349,405

 

$

132,338,240

 

$

(222,808,621

)

$

24,893,915

 

$

912,772,939

 

$

981,085,057

 

$

207,644,965

 

$

(116,267,447

)

$

(18,843,097

)

$

1,053,619,478

 

 


* Units issued on February 1, 2015.

**Units fully redeemed as of April 30, 2015.

See notes to financial statements.

 

4



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

FINANCIAL DATA HIGHLIGHTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

The following per Unit data and ratios have been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class D

 

Class I

 

Class DT

 

Class M

 

Class F

 

Class F1

 

Class DI

 

Per Unit Operating Performance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period or at the time of offer

 

$

1.8757

 

$

1.6919

 

$

2.0204

 

$

1.9402

 

$

2.1672

 

$

1.1352

 

$

1.1192

 

$

1.1468

 

$

0.9485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized and net change in unrealized trading profit (loss)

 

0.0503

 

0.0453

 

0.0542

 

0.0520

 

0.0582

 

0.0305

 

0.0301

 

0.0308

 

0.0255

 

Brokerage commissions

 

(0.0005

)

(0.0005

)

(0.0006

)

(0.0005

)

(0.0006

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0003

)

Interest income, net (c)

 

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

Expenses

 

(0.0179

)

(0.0203

)

(0.0115

)

(0.0166

)

(0.0096

)

(0.0065

)

(0.0037

)

(0.0037

)

(0.0054

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

1.9076

 

$

1.7164

 

$

2.0625

 

$

1.9751

 

$

2.2152

 

$

1.1589

 

$

1.1453

 

$

1.1736

 

$

0.9683

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return: (a) (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before Performance fees

 

1.70

%

1.45

%

2.09

%

1.80

%

2.21

%

2.09

%

2.33

%

2.34

%

2.08

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Total return after Performance fees

 

1.70

%

1.45

%

2.09

%

1.80

%

2.21

%

2.09

%

2.33

%

2.34

%

2.08

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Member’s Capital: (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (excluding Performance fees) (b)

 

0.94

%

1.19

%

0.57

%

0.84

%

0.44

%

0.57

%

0.32

%

0.32

%

0.57

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Expenses (including Performance fees)

 

0.94

%

1.19

%

0.57

%

0.84

%

0.44

%

0.57

%

0.32

%

0.32

%

0.57

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (excluding Performance fees)

 

-0.94

%

-1.19

%

-0.57

%

-0.84

%

-0.44

%

-0.57

%

-0.32

%

-0.32

%

-0.57

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Net investment income (loss) (including Performance fees)

 

-0.94

%

-1.19

%

-0.57

%

-0.84

%

-0.44

%

-0.57

%

-0.32

%

-0.32

%

-0.57

%

 


(a) The total return is based on compounded monthly returns and is calculated for each class taken as a whole. An individual member’s return may vary from these returns based on timing of capital transactions.

(b) The expense ratios do not include brokerage commissions.

(c) Interest income, net is less than $0.0001 per Unit.

(d) The ratios and total return are not annualized.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

5



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

FINANCIAL DATA HIGHLIGHTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

The following per Unit data and ratios have been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class D

 

Class I

 

Class DS**

 

Class DT

 

Class M

 

Class F

 

Class F1

 

Class DI*

 

Per Unit Operating Performance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period or at the time of offer

 

$

1.9392

 

$

1.7580

 

$

2.0732

 

$

2.0018

 

$

2.0706

 

$

2.2127

 

$

1.1649

 

$

1.1433

 

$

1.1715

 

$

1.0000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized and net change in unrealized trading profit (loss)

 

0.0465

 

0.0422

 

0.0497

 

0.0480

 

0.0567

 

0.0529

 

0.0279

 

0.0274

 

0.0281

 

(0.0119

)

Brokerage commissions

 

(0.0015

)

(0.0014

)

(0.0017

)

(0.0016

)

(0.0007

)

(0.0018

)

(0.0009

)

(0.0009

)

(0.0009

)

(0.0007

)

Interest income, net

 

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0001

)

(0.0001

)

0.0000

 

(0.0001

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

(0.0000

)

Expenses

 

(0.0766

)

(0.0824

)

(0.0586

)

(0.0730

)

(0.0391

)

(0.0485

)

(0.0330

)

(0.0245

)

(0.0251

)

(0.0191

)

Net asset value, before full redemption

 

1.9076

 

1.7164

 

2.0625

 

1.9751

 

2.0875

 

2.2152

 

1.1589

 

1.1453

 

1.1736

 

0.9683

 

Less redemption

 

 

 

 

 

2.0875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

1.9076

 

$

1.7164

 

$

2.0625

 

$

1.9751

 

$

 

$

2.2152

 

$

1.1589

 

$

1.1453

 

$

1.1736

 

$

0.9683

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return: (a) (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before Performance fees

 

-0.50

%

-1.24

%

0.61

%

-0.20

%

1.95

%

0.98

%

0.61

%

1.37

%

1.37

%

-2.74

%

Performance fees

 

-1.13

%

-1.12

%

-1.13

%

-1.13

%

-1.13

%

-0.87

%

-1.13

%

-1.19

%

-1.19

%

-0.43

%

Total return after Performance fees

 

-1.63

%

-2.36

%

-0.52

%

-1.33

%

0.82

%

0.11

%

-0.52

%

0.18

%

0.18

%

-3.17

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Member’s Capital: (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (excluding Performance fees) (b)

 

2.82

%

3.57

%

1.69

%

2.52

%

1.67

%

1.32

%

1.69

%

0.94

%

0.94

%

1.70

%

Performance fees

 

1.10

%

1.10

%

1.10

%

1.10

%

1.10

%

0.84

%

1.10

%

1.16

%

1.16

%

0.42

%

Expenses (including Performance fees)

 

3.92

%

4.67

%

2.79

%

3.62

%

2.77

%

2.16

%

2.79

%

2.10

%

2.10

%

2.12

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (excluding Performance fees)

 

-2.82

%

-3.57

%

-1.69

%

-2.52

%

-1.67

%

-1.32

%

-1.69

%

-0.94

%

-0.94

%

-1.70

%

Performance fees

 

-1.10

%

-1.10

%

-1.10

%

-1.10

%

-1.10

%

-0.84

%

-1.10

%

-1.16

%

-1.16

%

-0.42

%

Net investment income (loss) (including Performance fees)

 

-3.92

%

-4.67

%

-2.79

%

-3.62

%

-2.77

%

-2.16

%

-2.79

%

-2.10

%

-2.10

%

-2.12

%

 


(a) The total return is based on compounded monthly returns and is calculated for each class taken as a whole. An individual member’s return may vary from these returns based on timing of capital transactions.

(b) The expense ratios do not include brokerage commissions.

(c) The ratios and total return are not annualized.

 

* Units issued on February 1, 2015.

**Units fully redeemed as of April 30, 2015.

See notes to financial statements.

 

6



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

FINANCIAL DATA HIGHLIGHTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

The following per Unit data and ratios have been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class D

 

Class I

 

Class DS

 

Class DT

 

Class M

 

Class F

 

Class F1

 

Per Unit Operating Performance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period or at the time of offer

 

$

1.7787

 

$

1.6206

 

$

1.8874

 

$

1.8325

 

$

1.8850

 

$

1.9984

 

$

1.0605

 

$

1.0363

 

$

1.0619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized and net change in unrealized trading profit (loss)

 

0.0256

 

0.0233

 

0.0273

 

0.0264

 

0.0273

 

0.0289

 

0.0153

 

0.0150

 

0.0154

 

Brokerage commissions

 

(0.0006

)

(0.0005

)

(0.0006

)

(0.0006

)

(0.0006

)

(0.0006

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0003

)

Interest income, net

 

(0.0002

)

(0.0002

)

(0.0002

)

(0.0002

)

(0.0002

)

(0.0002

)

(0.0001

)

(0.0001

)

(0.0001

)

Expenses

 

(0.0194

)

(0.0218

)

(0.0138

)

(0.0183

)

(0.0137

)

(0.0115

)

(0.0077

)

(0.0051

)

(0.0053

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

1.7841

 

$

1.6214

 

$

1.9001

 

$

1.8398

 

$

1.8978

 

$

2.0150

 

$

1.0677

 

$

1.0458

 

$

1.0716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return: (a) (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before Performance fees

 

0.47

%

0.22

%

0.84

%

0.57

%

0.84

%

0.97

%

0.84

%

1.10

%

1.10

%

Performance fees/other (b)

 

-0.18

%

-0.18

%

-0.18

%

-0.18

%

-0.18

%

-0.15

%

-0.18

%

-0.20

%

-0.20

%

Total return after Performance fees

 

0.29

%

0.04

%

0.66

%

0.39

%

0.66

%

0.82

%

0.66

%

0.90

%

0.90

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Member’s Capital: (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (excluding Performance fees) (c)

 

0.94

%

1.19

%

0.57

%

0.84

%

0.57

%

0.44

%

0.57

%

0.32

%

0.32

%

Performance fees (b)

 

0.17

%

0.17

%

0.17

%

0.17

%

0.17

%

0.15

%

0.17

%

0.19

%

0.19

%

Expenses (including Performance fees)

 

1.11

%

1.36

%

0.74

%

1.01

%

0.74

%

0.59

%

0.74

%

0.51

%

0.51

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (excluding Performance fees)

 

-0.94

%

-1.20

%

-0.57

%

-0.84

%

-0.57

%

-0.44

%

-0.57

%

-0.32

%

-0.32

%

Performance fees

 

-0.17

%

-0.17

%

-0.17

%

-0.17

%

-0.17

%

-0.15

%

-0.17

%

-0.19

%

-0.19

%

Net investment income (loss) (including Performance fees)

 

-1.11

%

-1.37

%

-0.74

%

-1.01

%

-0.74

%

-0.59

%

-0.74

%

-0.51

%

-0.51

%

 


(a) The total return is based on compounded monthly returns and is calculated for each class taken as a whole. An individual member’s return may vary from these returns based on timing of capital transactions.

(b) Performance fees include reimbursement of performance fees allocated to the share classes in accordance with offering documents.

(c) The expense ratios do not include brokerage commissions.

(d) The ratios and total return are not annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

7



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

FINANCIAL DATA HIGHLIGHTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

The following per Unit data and ratios have been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class D

 

Class I

 

Class DS

 

Class DT

 

Class M

 

Class F

 

Class F1

 

Per Unit Operating Performance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period or at the time of offer

 

$

1.7385

 

$

1.5919

 

$

1.8309

 

$

1.7875

 

$

1.8286

 

$

1.9307

 

$

1.0288

 

$

1.0007

 

$

1.0254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized and net change in unrealized trading profit (loss)

 

0.1135

 

0.1034

 

0.1203

 

0.1169

 

0.1202

 

0.1273

 

0.0676

 

0.0661

 

0.0677

 

Brokerage commissions

 

(0.0017

)

(0.0015

)

(0.0018

)

(0.0017

)

(0.0018

)

(0.0019

)

(0.0010

)

(0.0010

)

(0.0010

)

Interest income, net

 

(0.0008

)

(0.0007

)

(0.0008

)

(0.0008

)

(0.0008

)

(0.0009

)

(0.0005

)

(0.0005

)

(0.0005

)

Expenses

 

(0.0654

)

(0.0717

)

(0.0485

)

(0.0621

)

(0.0484

)

(0.0402

)

(0.0272

)

(0.0195

)

(0.0200

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

1.7841

 

$

1.6214

 

$

1.9001

 

$

1.8398

 

$

1.8978

 

$

2.0150

 

$

1.0677

 

$

1.0458

 

$

1.0716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return: (a) (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before Performance fees

 

3.58

%

2.81

%

4.75

%

3.89

%

4.75

%

5.15

%

4.75

%

5.55

%

5.55

%

Performance fees/other (b)

 

-0.96

%

-0.96

%

-0.96

%

-0.96

%

-0.96

%

-0.77

%

-0.96

%

-1.02

%

-1.02

%

Total return after Performance fees

 

2.62

%

1.85

%

3.79

%

2.93

%

3.79

%

4.38

%

3.79

%

4.53

%

4.53

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Member’s Capital: (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (excluding Performance fees) (c)

 

2.84

%

3.59

%

1.72

%

2.54

%

1.72

%

1.34

%

1.72

%

0.96

%

0.96

%

Performance fees (b)

 

0.95

%

0.95

%

0.95

%

0.95

%

0.95

%

0.76

%

0.95

%

1.01

%

1.01

%

Expenses (including Performance fees)

 

3.79

%

4.54

%

2.67

%

3.49

%

2.67

%

2.10

%

2.67

%

1.97

%

1.97

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (excluding Performance fees)

 

-2.84

%

-3.59

%

-1.71

%

-2.54

%

-1.71

%

-1.34

%

-1.71

%

-0.96

%

-0.96

%

Performance fees

 

-0.95

%

-0.95

%

-0.95

%

-0.95

%

-0.95

%

-0.76

%

-0.95

%

-1.01

%

-1.01

%

Net investment income (loss) (including Performance fees)

 

-3.79

%

-4.54

%

-2.66

%

-3.49

%

-2.66

%

-2.10

%

-2.66

%

-1.97

%

-1.97

%

 


(a) The total return is based on compounded monthly returns and is calculated for each class taken as a whole. An individual member’s return may vary from these returns based on timing of capital transactions.

(b) Performance fees include reimbursement of performance fees allocated to the share classes in accordance with offering documents.

(c) The expense ratios do not include brokerage commissions.

(d) The ratios and total return are not annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

8



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

1.              ORGANIZATION

 

ML Winton FuturesAccess LLC (the “Fund”), a FuturesAccessSM Program (“FuturesAccess”) fund, which is an investment company as defined by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) guidance, was organized under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act on May 17, 2004 and commenced trading activities on February 1, 2005. The Fund engages in the speculative trading of futures and forward contracts on a wide range of commodities. Winton Capital Management Limited (“Trading Advisor”) is the trading advisor of the Fund. The Trading Advisor trades the Winton Futures Program (the “Trading Program”) for the Fund.

 

Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC (“MLAI”, the “Sponsor” or the “Managing Member”) is the sponsor and manager of the Fund. MLAI is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Bank of America Corporation and its affiliates are referred to herein as “BofA Corp.”. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”) is currently the exclusive clearing broker for the Fund. The Sponsor may select other parties as clearing broker(s). Merrill Lynch International (“MLI”) is the primary foreign exchange (“F/X”) forward prime broker for the Fund. The Sponsor may select other of its affiliates, or third parties, as F/X or other over-the-counter (“OTC”) prime brokers. MLPF&S and MLI are BofA Corp. affiliates.

 

FuturesAccess is a group of managed futures funds sponsored by MLAI (“FuturesAccess Funds”).  FuturesAccess is exclusively available to investors that have investment accounts with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, U.S. Trust and other divisions or affiliates of BofA Corp.  FuturesAccess Funds currently are composed of direct-trading funds advised by a single trading advisor and a single fund of funds no longer offered to investors for which MLAI acts as the advisor and allocates capital among multiple trading advisors. Although redemption terms vary among FuturesAccess Funds, FuturesAccess applies, with some exceptions, the same minimum investment amounts, fees and other operational criteria across all FuturesAccess Funds.  Each trading advisor participating in FuturesAccess employs different technical, fundamental, systematic and/or discretionary trading strategies.

 

Interests in the Fund are not insured or otherwise protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government authority.  Interests are not deposits or other obligations of, and are not guaranteed by, BofA Corp. or by any bank.  Interests are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of the full amount invested.

 

The Fund considers all highly liquid investments, with a maturity of three months or less when acquired, to be cash equivalents. As of September 30, 2015 the Fund holds cash equivalents. Cash was held at a nationally recognized financial institution.

 

In the opinion of management, these interim financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and the results of its operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.  However, the operating results for the interim periods may not be indicative of the results for the full year.

 

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Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been omitted.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Fund’s report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

 

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2.              CONDENSED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

 

The Fund’s investments, defined as unrealized profit (loss) on open contracts on the Statements of Financial Condition, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, are as follows:

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Long Positions

 

Short Positions

 

Net Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Industry

 

Number of

 

Unrealized

 

Percent of

 

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