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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, 2016

 

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 10281

(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, 2016, 610,040,543 units of limited liability company interest were outstanding.

 

 

 



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

 

QUARTERLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 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

17

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

27

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

32

 

 

 

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

32

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

32

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

32

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

35

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

35

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

35

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

35

 



 

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,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in commodity trading accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash (including restricted cash of $92,529,997 for 2016 and $96,102,994 for 2015)

 

$

947,217,109

 

$

1,040,573,314

 

Unrealized profit on open futures contracts

 

19,718,708

 

22,033,208

 

Unrealized profit on open forwards contracts

 

3,415,582

 

4,751,569

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

560,360

 

518,196

 

Other assets

 

151,254

 

64,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

971,063,013

 

$

1,067,940,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL:

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage commissions payable

 

$

14,353

 

$

7,009

 

Sponsor and Advisory fees payable

 

2,604,527

 

2,846,826

 

Redemptions payable

 

4,942,931

 

18,980,515

 

Unrealized loss on open futures contracts

 

15,187,754

 

14,613,804

 

Unrealized loss on open forwards contracts

 

1,286,049

 

6,680,274

 

Other liabilities

 

533,139

 

669,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

24,568,753

 

43,797,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEMBERS’ CAPITAL:

 

 

 

 

 

Members’ Capital (610,040,543 Units and 679,544,349 Units outstanding; unlimited Units authorized)

 

946,494,260

 

1,024,143,098

 

Total Members’ Capital

 

946,494,260

 

1,024,143,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL

 

$

971,063,013

 

$

1,067,940,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

$

1.9189

 

$

1.9048

 

Class C

 

$

1.7094

 

$

1.7095

 

Class D

 

$

2.1060

 

$

2.0671

 

Class I

 

$

1.9948

 

$

1.9742

 

Class M

 

$

1.1834

 

$

1.1615

 

Class F

 

$

1.1812

 

$

1.1508

 

Class F1

 

$

1.2103

 

$

1.1792

 

Class DI

 

$

0.9887

 

$

0.9704

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

1



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

For the three

 

For the three

 

For the nine

 

For the nine

 

 

 

months ended

 

months ended

 

months ended

 

months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

TRADING PROFIT (LOSS):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized, net

 

$

33,927,767

 

$

(1,077,283

)

$

34,468,735

 

$

21,378,286

 

Change in unrealized, net

 

(45,681,674

)

28,966,892

 

1,169,788

 

548,709

 

Brokerage commissions

 

(213,063

)

(287,423

)

(676,801

)

(853,394

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total trading profit (loss), net

 

(11,966,970

)

27,602,186

 

34,961,722

 

21,073,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

468,707

 

(14,741

)

1,279,769

 

(27,209

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fee

 

4,625,633

 

5,063,243

 

14,254,306

 

15,406,168

 

Sponsor fee

 

3,383,512

 

3,627,982

 

10,414,975

 

10,897,366

 

Performance fee

 

 

 

8,312

 

11,590,474

 

Other

 

581,070

 

685,386

 

1,640,456

 

1,995,481

 

Total expenses

 

8,590,215

 

9,376,611

 

26,318,049

 

39,889,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

 

(8,121,508

)

(9,391,352

)

(25,038,280

)

(39,916,698

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

(20,088,478

)

$

18,210,834

 

$

9,923,442

 

$

(18,843,097

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER UNIT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of Units outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

62,532,324

 

64,558,660

 

62,915,117

 

64,276,194

 

Class C

 

256,599,562

 

280,658,211

 

263,312,411

 

273,113,179

 

Class D

 

35,491,087

 

36,680,840

 

33,285,163

 

36,085,398

 

Class I

 

27,617,969

 

30,953,000

 

28,069,091

 

31,375,273

 

Class DS*

 

 

 

 

20,935,317

 

Class DT**

 

 

5,114,642

 

 

5,169,635

 

Class M

 

104,330,489

 

101,676,238

 

101,558,626

 

98,789,242

 

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

 

56,142,619

 

106,503,582

 

75,233,667

 

105,819,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted average Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

$

(0.0410

)

$

0.0319

 

$

0.0150

 

$

(0.0316

)

Class C

 

$

(0.0407

)

$

0.0243

 

$

0.0021

 

$

(0.0431

)

Class D

 

$

(0.0369

)

$

0.0425

 

$

0.0391

 

$

(0.0103

)

Class I

 

$

(0.0394

)

$

0.0348

 

$

0.0254

 

$

(0.0308

)

Class DS*

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.0195

 

Class DT**

 

$

 

$

0.0602

 

$

 

$

0.0199

 

Class M

 

$

(0.0215

)

$

0.0216

 

$

0.0226

 

$

(0.0103

)

Class F

 

$

(0.0177

)

$

0.0262

 

$

0.0304

 

$

0.0020

 

Class F1

 

$

(0.0181

)

$

0.0268

 

$

0.0311

 

$

0.0021

 

Class DI

 

$

(0.0182

)

$

0.0199

 

$

0.0227

 

$

(0.0318

)

 


*Units fully redeemed as of April 30, 2015.

**Units fully redeemed as of December 31, 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, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited) (in Units)

 

 

 

Members’ Units
December 31, 2014

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

Members’ Units
September 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

Members’ Units
December 31, 2015

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

Members’ Units
September 30, 2016

 

Class A

 

64,145,923

 

5,124,158

 

(5,019,846

)

64,250,235

 

 

 

 

63,179,258

 

4,040,611

 

(5,404,483

)

61,815,386

 

Class C

 

265,575,955

 

29,167,199

 

(17,070,399

)

277,672,755

 

 

 

 

272,305,731

 

6,642,751

 

(26,582,035

)

252,366,447

 

Class D

 

35,322,377

 

3,372,398

 

(1,729,806

)

36,964,969

 

 

 

 

36,603,739

 

6,001,270

 

(7,127,915

)

35,477,094

 

Class I

 

31,155,649

 

3,182,620

 

(3,691,385

)

30,646,884

 

 

 

 

29,501,569

 

3,180,195

 

(5,229,408

)

27,452,356

 

Class DS**

 

21,211,500

 

217,903

 

(21,429,403

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class DT***

 

5,341,053

 

1,209,341

 

(1,051,449

)

5,498,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class M

 

92,200,321

 

18,596,898

 

(13,069,088

)

97,728,131

 

 

 

 

102,050,874

 

15,701,474

 

(11,957,494

)

105,794,854

 

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

 

 

 

 

97,034,119

 

 

(48,768,772

)

48,265,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Members’ Units

 

593,821,837

 

169,224,442

 

(67,095,556

)

695,950,723

 

 

 

 

679,544,349

 

35,566,301

 

(105,070,107

)

610,040,543

 

 


* Units issued on February 1, 2015.

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

***Units fully redeemed as of December 31, 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, 2016 AND 2015

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Members’ Capital
December 31, 2014

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

Members’ Capital
September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Members’ Capital
December 31, 2015

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

Members’ Capital
September 30, 2016

 

Class A

 

$

124,393,069

 

$

9,956,251

 

$

(9,751,003

)

$

(2,032,547

)

$

122,565,770

 

 

 

$

120,342,696

 

$

7,811,630

 

$

(10,481,038

)

$

945,991

 

$

118,619,279

 

Class C

 

466,870,415

 

51,303,065

 

(29,817,951

)

(11,761,646

)

476,593,883

 

 

 

465,517,528

 

11,577,099

 

(46,252,155

)

541,864

 

431,384,336

 

Class D

 

73,228,701

 

6,889,478

 

(3,507,874

)

(371,374

)

76,238,931

 

 

 

75,664,376

 

12,850,000

 

(15,098,991

)

1,300,546

 

74,715,931

 

Class I

 

62,368,274

 

6,371,333

 

(7,240,157

)

(967,542

)

60,531,908

 

 

 

58,240,855

 

6,391,617

 

(10,584,192

)

713,727

 

54,762,007

 

Class DS**

 

43,919,926

 

463,567

 

(44,791,393

)

407,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class DT***

 

11,818,184

 

2,598,982

 

(2,339,090

)

102,986

 

12,181,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class M

 

107,401,709

 

21,762,359

 

(14,888,721

)

(1,021,301

)

113,254,046

 

 

 

118,530,695

 

18,690,006

 

(14,325,550

)

2,297,464

 

125,192,615

 

Class F

 

53,188,258

 

 

 

93,988

 

53,282,246

 

 

 

53,536,345

 

 

 

1,412,102

 

54,948,447

 

Class F1

 

37,896,521

 

 

 

66,966

 

37,963,487

 

 

 

38,144,532

 

 

 

1,006,120

 

39,150,652

 

Class DI*

 

 

108,299,930

 

(3,931,258

)

(3,360,527

)

101,008,145

 

 

 

94,166,071

 

 

(48,150,706

)

1,705,628

 

47,720,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Members’ Capital

 

$

981,085,057

 

$

207,644,965

 

$

(116,267,447

)

$

(18,843,097

)

$

1,053,619,478

 

 

 

$

1,024,143,098

 

$

57,320,352

 

$

(144,892,632

)

$

9,923,442

 

$

946,494,260

 

 


* Units issued on February 1, 2015.

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

***Units fully redeemed as of December 31, 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, 2016 (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 M

 

Class F

 

Class F1

 

Class DI

 

Per Unit Operating Performance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

1.9599

 

$

1.7502

 

$

2.1429

 

$

2.0353

 

$

1.2041

 

$

1.1988

 

$

1.2284

 

$

1.0060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(0.0233

)

(0.0208

)

(0.0255

)

(0.0242

)

(0.0144

)

(0.0143

)

(0.0147

)

(0.0120

)

Brokerage commissions

 

(0.0004

)

(0.0004

)

(0.0005

)

(0.0004

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0002

)

Interest income, net

 

0.0009

 

0.0008

 

0.0010

 

0.0010

 

0.0006

 

0.0006

 

0.0006

 

0.0005

 

Expenses

 

(0.0182

)

(0.0204

)

(0.0119

)

(0.0169

)

(0.0066

)

(0.0036

)

(0.0037

)

(0.0056

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

1.9189

 

$

1.7094

 

$

2.1060

 

$

1.9948

 

$

1.1834

 

$

1.1812

 

$

1.2103

 

$

0.9887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return: (a) (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before Performance fees

 

-2.09

%

-2.33

%

-1.72

%

-1.99

%

-1.72

%

-1.47

%

-1.47

%

-1.72

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Total return after Performance fees

 

-2.09

%

-2.33

%

-1.72

%

-1.99

%

-1.72

%

-1.47

%

-1.47

%

-1.72

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Members’ Capital: (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (excluding Performance fees) (b)

 

0.94

%

1.19

%

0.56

%

0.84

%

0.56

%

0.31

%

0.31

%

0.56

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Expenses (including Performance fees)

 

0.94

%

1.19

%

0.56

%

0.84

%

0.56

%

0.31

%

0.31

%

0.56

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (excluding Performance fees)

 

-0.89

%

-1.14

%

-0.51

%

-0.79

%

-0.51

%

-0.26

%

-0.26

%

-0.51

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Net investment income (loss) (including Performance fees)

 

-0.89

%

-1.14

%

-0.51

%

-0.79

%

-0.51

%

-0.26

%

-0.26

%

-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) The expense ratios do not include brokerage commissions.

(c) 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, 2016 (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 M

 

Class F

 

Class F1

 

Class DI

 

Per Unit Operating Performance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

1.9048

 

$

1.7095

 

$

2.0671

 

$

1.9742

 

$

1.1615

 

$

1.1508

 

$

1.1792

 

$

0.9704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

0.0671

 

0.0602

 

0.0729

 

0.0696

 

0.0410

 

0.0406

 

0.0416

 

0.0342

 

Brokerage commissions

 

(0.0013

)

(0.0012

)

(0.0014

)

(0.0014

)

(0.0008

)

(0.0008

)

(0.0008

)

(0.0007

)

Interest income, net

 

0.0025

 

0.0022

 

0.0027

 

0.0026

 

0.0015

 

0.0015

 

0.0016

 

0.0013

 

Expenses

 

(0.0542

)

(0.0613

)

(0.0353

)

(0.0502

)

(0.0198

)

(0.0109

)

(0.0113

)

(0.0165

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

1.9189

 

$

1.7094

 

$

2.1060

 

$

1.9948

 

$

1.1834

 

$

1.1812

 

$

1.2103

 

$

0.9887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return: (a) (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before Performance fees

 

0.74

%

-0.01

%

1.88

%

1.04

%

1.88

%

2.66

%

2.65

%

1.88

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

-0.01

%

-0.01

%

0.00

%

Total return after Performance fees

 

0.74

%

-0.01

%

1.88

%

1.04

%

1.88

%

2.65

%

2.64

%

1.88

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Members’ Capital: (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (excluding Performance fees) (b)

 

2.80

%

3.55

%

1.67

%

2.50

%

1.67

%

0.92

%

0.92

%

1.67

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.01

%

0.01

%

0.00

%

Expenses (including Performance fees)

 

2.80

%

3.55

%

1.67

%

2.50

%

1.67

%

0.93

%

0.93

%

1.67

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (excluding Performance fees)

 

-2.66

%

-3.41

%

-1.53

%

-2.36

%

-1.53

%

-0.79

%

-0.79

%

-1.53

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

-0.01

%

-0.01

%

0.00

%

Net investment income (loss) (including Performance fees)

 

-2.66

%

-3.41

%

-1.53

%

-2.36

%

-1.53

%

-0.80

%

-0.80

%

-1.53

%

 


(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.

 

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, 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 Members’ 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.

 

7



 

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 Members’ 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.

 

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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. MLAI 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. MLAI 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. 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 classified as Level II within the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 3. As of September 30, 2016, 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, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and the results of its operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.  However, the operating results for the interim periods may not be indicative of the results for the full year.

 

9



 

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, 2015.

 

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, 2016 and December 31, 2015, are as follows:

 

September 30, 2016

 

 

 

Long Positions

 

Short Positions

 

Net Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Industry

 

Number of

 

Unrealized

 

Percent of

 

Number of

 

Unrealized

 

Percent of

 

Profit (Loss)

 

Percent of

 

 

 

Sector

 

Contracts/Notional*

 

Profit (Loss)

 

Members’ Capital

 

Contracts/Notional*

 

Profit (Loss)

 

Members’ Capital

 

on Open Positions

 

Members’ Capital

 

Maturity Dates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agriculture

 

1,038

 

$

22,101

 

0.00

%

(2,524

)

$

1,111,745

 

0.12

%

$

1,133,846

 

0.12

%

October 2016 - April 2017

 

Currencies - Futures

 

1,684

 

1,026,588

 

0.11

%

(3,291

)

2,250,334

 

0.24

%

3,276,922

 

0.35

%

December 2016

 

Currencies - Forwards*

 

422,809,938

 

2,129,218

 

0.22

%

(225,817,464

)

315

 

0.00

%

2,129,533

 

0.22

%

October 2016 - December 2016

 

Energy

 

 

 

0.00

%

(1,551

)

(4,768,343

)

-0.50

%

(4,768,343

)

-0.50

%

October 2016 - December 2016

 

Interest rates

 

21,986

 

4,112,618

 

0.43

%

(1,361

)