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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, 2017

 

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,”  “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth 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)

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company o

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

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, 2017, 455,868,020 units of limited liability company interest were outstanding.

 

 

 



 

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC

 

QUARTERLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 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

 

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,

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in commodity trading accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash (including restricted cash of $55,484,453 for 2017 and $87,747,552 for 2016)

 

$

673,768,947

 

$

889,963,089

 

Unrealized profit on open futures contracts

 

17,042,605

 

22,615,031

 

Unrealized profit on open forwards contracts

 

1,427,889

 

4,887,369

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

483,049

 

515,711

 

Other assets

 

520,444

 

260,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

693,242,934

 

$

918,241,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL:

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage commissions payable

 

$

5,870

 

$

7,521

 

Sponsor and Advisory fees payable

 

1,233,539

 

2,472,295

 

Redemptions payable

 

12,320,104

 

11,747,492

 

Unrealized loss on open futures contracts

 

18,718,535

 

12,781,752

 

Unrealized loss on open forwards contracts

 

4,071,279

 

3,746,400

 

Other liabilities

 

475,261

 

583,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

36,824,588

 

31,338,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEMBERS’ CAPITAL:

 

 

 

 

 

Members’ Capital (455,868,020 Units and 588,474,702 Units outstanding; unlimited Units authorized)

 

656,418,346

 

886,903,211

 

Total Members’ Capital

 

656,418,346

 

886,903,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL

 

$

693,242,934

 

$

918,241,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

$

1.8043

 

$

1.8617

 

Class C

 

$

1.5912

 

$

1.6543

 

Class D

 

$

2.0089

 

$

2.0509

 

Class I

 

$

1.8832

 

$

1.9373

 

Class M

 

$

1.1295

 

$

1.1524

 

Class F

 

$

1.1378

 

$

1.1531

 

Class F1

 

$

1.1659

 

$

1.1816

 

Class DI

 

$

0.9437

 

$

0.9629

 

 

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,

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

 

TRADING PROFIT (LOSS):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized, net

 

$

(2,110,499

)

$

33,927,767

 

$

10,228,150

 

$

34,468,735

 

Change in unrealized, net

 

7,234,806

 

(45,681,674

)

(15,293,568

)

1,169,788

 

Brokerage commissions

 

(191,943

)

(213,063

)

(610,260

)

(676,801

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total trading profit (loss), net

 

4,932,364

 

(11,966,970

)

(5,675,678

)

34,961,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

1,712,408

 

468,707

 

4,200,578

 

1,279,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fee

 

2,719,050

 

4,625,633

 

10,365,071

 

14,254,306

 

Sponsor fee

 

2,211,097

 

3,383,512

 

7,495,074

 

10,414,975

 

Performance fee

 

 

 

 

8,312

 

Other

 

431,447

 

581,070

 

1,456,891

 

1,640,456

 

Total expenses

 

5,361,594

 

8,590,215

 

19,317,036

 

26,318,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

 

(3,649,186

)

(8,121,508

)

(15,116,458

)

(25,038,280

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

1,283,178

 

$

(20,088,478

)

$

(20,792,136

)

$

9,923,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER UNIT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of Units outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

52,581,871

 

62,532,324

 

56,879,205

 

62,915,117

 

Class C

 

169,728,481

 

256,599,562

 

192,442,450

 

263,312,411

 

Class D

 

30,485,712

 

35,491,087

 

33,505,573

 

33,285,163

 

Class I

 

22,218,491

 

27,617,969

 

24,443,412

 

28,069,091

 

Class M

 

95,494,124

 

104,330,489

 

99,936,946

 

101,558,626

 

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

 

29,186,436

 

56,142,619

 

33,474,353

 

75,233,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per weighted average Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

$

0.0017

 

$

(0.0410

)

$

(0.0556

)

$

0.0150

 

Class C

 

$

(0.0019

)

$

(0.0407

)

$

(0.0585

)

$

0.0021

 

Class D

 

$

0.0099

 

$

(0.0369

)

$

(0.0376

)

$

0.0391

 

Class I

 

$

0.0049

 

$

(0.0394

)

$

(0.0497

)

$

0.0254

 

Class M

 

$

0.0046

 

$

(0.0215

)

$

(0.0208

)

$

0.0226

 

Class F

 

$

0.0067

 

$

(0.0177

)

$

(0.0153

)

$

0.0304

 

Class F1

 

$

0.0069

 

$

(0.0181

)

$

(0.0157

)

$

0.0311

 

Class DI

 

$

0.0047

 

$

(0.0182

)

$

(0.0178

)

$

0.0227

 

 

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, 2017 AND 2016

(unaudited) (in Units)

 

 

 

Members’ Units
December 31, 2015

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

Members’ Units
September 30, 2016

 

Members’ Units
December 31, 2016

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

Members’ Units
September 30, 2017

 

Class A

 

63,179,258

 

4,040,611

 

(5,404,483

)

61,815,386

 

61,945,513

 

1,413,458

 

(13,781,003

)

49,577,968

 

Class C

 

272,305,731

 

6,642,751

 

(26,582,035

)

252,366,447

 

232,428,092

 

430,907

 

(73,241,225

)

159,617,774

 

Class D

 

36,603,739

 

6,001,270

 

(7,127,915

)

35,477,094

 

36,734,074

 

54,607

 

(11,690,956

)

25,097,725

 

Class I

 

29,501,569

 

3,180,195

 

(5,229,408

)

27,452,356

 

28,092,830

 

712,812

 

(7,876,447

)

20,929,195

 

Class M

 

102,050,874

 

15,701,474

 

(11,957,494

)

105,794,854

 

108,834,546

 

16,284,683

 

(30,504,107

)

94,615,122

 

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

 

97,034,119

 

 

(48,768,772

)

48,265,347

 

41,570,588

 

1,772,674

 

(16,182,085

)

27,161,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Members’ Units

 

679,544,349

 

35,566,301

 

(105,070,107

)

610,040,543

 

588,474,702

 

20,669,141

 

(153,275,823

)

455,868,020

 

 

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, 2017 AND 2016

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Members’ Capital
December 31, 2015

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

Members’ Capital
September 30, 2016

 

Members’ Capital
December 31, 2016

 

Subscriptions

 

Redemptions

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

Members’ Capital
September 30, 2017

 

Class A

 

$

120,342,696

 

$

7,811,630

 

$

(10,481,038

)

$

945,991

 

$

118,619,279

 

$

115,326,344

 

$

2,605,159

 

$

(25,319,037

)

$

(3,159,682

)

$

89,452,784

 

Class C

 

465,517,528

 

11,577,099

 

(46,252,155

)

541,864

 

431,384,336

 

384,498,441

 

707,990

 

(119,955,707

)

(11,261,258

)

253,989,466

 

Class D

 

75,664,376

 

12,850,000

 

(15,098,991

)

1,300,546

 

74,715,931

 

75,339,626

 

113,000

 

(23,772,993

)

(1,260,819

)

50,418,814

 

Class I

 

58,240,855

 

6,391,617

 

(10,584,192

)

713,727

 

54,762,007

 

54,423,920

 

1,380,000

 

(15,176,477

)

(1,214,623

)

39,412,820

 

Class M

 

118,530,695

 

18,690,006

 

(14,325,550

)

2,297,464

 

125,192,615

 

125,421,076

 

18,723,194

 

(35,200,738

)

(2,077,525

)

106,866,007

 

Class F

 

53,536,345

 

 

 

1,412,102

 

54,948,447

 

53,645,210

 

 

 

(712,921

)

52,932,289

 

Class F1

 

38,144,532

 

 

 

1,006,120

 

39,150,652

 

38,222,098

 

 

 

(507,954

)

37,714,144

 

Class DI

 

94,166,071

 

 

(48,150,706

)

1,705,628

 

47,720,993

 

40,026,496

 

1,705,867

 

(15,502,987

)

(597,354

)

25,632,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Members’ Capital

 

$

1,024,143,098

 

$

57,320,352

 

$

(144,892,632

)

$

9,923,442

 

$

946,494,260

 

$

886,903,211

 

$

25,235,210

 

$

(234,927,939

)

$

(20,792,136

)

$

656,418,346

 

 

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, 2017 (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

 

$

1.8035

 

$

1.5945

 

$

2.0017

 

$

1.8804

 

$

1.1247

 

$

1.1311

 

$

1.1590

 

$

0.9397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

0.0122

 

0.0108

 

0.0136

 

0.0128

 

0.0076

 

0.0077

 

0.0078

 

0.0064

 

Brokerage commissions

 

(0.0005

)

(0.0004

)

(0.0006

)

(0.0005

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0003

)

(0.0003

)

Interest income, net

 

0.0045

 

0.0039

 

0.0049

 

0.0046

 

0.0028

 

0.0028

 

0.0029

 

0.0023

 

Expenses

 

(0.0154

)

(0.0176

)

(0.0107

)

(0.0141

)

(0.0053

)

(0.0035

)

(0.0035

)

(0.0044

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

1.8043

 

$

1.5912

 

$

2.0089

 

$

1.8832

 

$

1.1295

 

$

1.1378

 

$

1.1659

 

$

0.9437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return: (a) (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before Performance fees

 

0.04

%

-0.20

%

0.36

%

0.15

%

0.43

%

0.59

%

0.60

%

0.43

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Total return after Performance fees

 

0.04

%

-0.20

%

0.36

%

0.15

%

0.43

%

0.59

%

0.60

%

0.43

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Members’ Capital: (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (excluding Performance fees) (b)

 

0.85

%

1.10

%

0.53

%

0.75

%

0.47

%

0.30

%

0.30

%

0.47

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Expenses (including Performance fees)

 

0.85

%

1.10

%

0.53

%

0.75

%

0.47

%

0.30

%

0.30

%

0.47

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (excluding Performance fees)

 

-0.60

%

-0.85

%

-0.29

%

-0.50

%

-0.23

%

-0.05

%

-0.05

%

-0.23

%

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)

 

-0.60

%

-0.85

%

-0.29

%

-0.50

%

-0.23

%

-0.05

%

-0.05

%

-0.23

%

 


(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, 2017 (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

 

$

1.8617

 

$

1.6543

 

$

2.0509

 

$

1.9373

 

$

1.1524

 

$

1.1531

 

$

1.1816

 

$

0.9629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(0.0160

)

(0.0141

)

(0.0179

)

(0.0167

)

(0.0101

)

(0.0101

)

(0.0104

)

(0.0084

)

Brokerage commissions

 

(0.0015

)

(0.0013

)

(0.0016

)

(0.0015

)

(0.0009

)

(0.0009

)

(0.0009

)

(0.0008

)

Interest income, net

 

0.0102

 

0.0091

 

0.0113

 

0.0107

 

0.0064

 

0.0064

 

0.0066

 

0.0053

 

Expenses

 

(0.0501

)

(0.0568

)

(0.0338

)

(0.0466

)

(0.0183

)

(0.0107

)

(0.0110

)

(0.0153

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

1.8043

 

$

1.5912

 

$

2.0089

 

$

1.8832

 

$

1.1295

 

$

1.1378

 

$

1.1659

 

$

0.9437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return: (a) (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before Performance fees

 

-3.09

%

-3.81

%

-2.05

%

-2.79

%

-1.99

%

-1.33

%

-1.33

%

-1.99

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Total return after Performance fees

 

-3.09

%

-3.81

%

-2.05

%

-2.79

%

-1.99

%

-1.33

%

-1.33

%

-1.99

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Members’ Capital: (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (excluding Performance fees) (b)

 

2.73

%

3.48

%

1.66

%

2.43

%

1.60

%

0.93

%

0.93

%

1.60

%

Performance fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Expenses (including Performance fees)

 

2.73

%

3.48

%

1.66

%

2.43

%

1.60

%

0.93

%

0.93

%

1.60

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (excluding Performance fees)

 

-2.17

%

-2.92

%

-1.10

%

-1.87

%

-1.04

%

-0.37

%

-0.37

%

-1.04

%

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)

 

-2.17

%

-2.92

%

-1.10

%

-1.87

%

-1.04

%

-0.37

%

-0.37

%

-1.04

%

 

(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, 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.

 

7


 


 

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.

 

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. 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, 2017, the Fund held no 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, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and the results of its operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  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, 2016.

 

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.

 

10


 


 

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, 2017 and December 31, 2016, are as follows:

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

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

 

683

 

$

(440,089

)

-0.07

%

(2,868

)

$

1,433,019

 

0.22

%

$

992,930

 

0.15

%

October 2017 - April 2018

Currencies - Futures

 

2,449

 

(2,931,643

)

-0.45

%

(1,699

)

3,327,969

 

0.51

%

396,326

 

0.06

%

December 2017

Currencies - Forwards*

 

329,098,467

 

(3,730,138

)

-0.57

%

(176,575,584

)

1,086,748

 

0.17

%

(2,643,390

)

-0.40

%

October 2017 - December 2017

Energy

 

546

 

621,335

 

0.09

%

(558

)

(228,520

)

-0.03

%

392,815

 

0.06

%

October 2017 - December 2017

Interest rates

 

11,487

 

(6,345,766

)

-0.97

%

(632

)

309,347

 

0.05

%

(6,036,419

)

-0.92

%

December 2017 - September 2020

Metals

 

814

 

(1,570,581

)

-0.24

%

(243

)

133,118

 

0.02

%

(1,437,463

)

-0.22

%

November 2017 - January 2018

Stock indices

 

6,060

 

8,457,171

 

1.29

%

(1,160

)

(4,441,290

)

-0.68

%

4,015,881

 

0.61

%

October 2017 - December 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

(5,939,711

)

-0.92

%

 

 

$

1,620,391

 

0.26

%

$

(4,319,320

)

-0.66

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 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

 

1,343

 

$

(829,500

)

-0.09

%

(2,577

)

$

3,088,279

 

0.35

%

$

2,258,779

 

0.26

%

January 2017 - May 2017

Currencies - Futures

 

 

 

0.00

%

(4,246

)

4,263,986

 

0.48

%

4,263,986

 

0.48

%

March 2017

Currencies - Forwards*

 

375,072,969

 

2,624,303

 

0.30

%

(228,896,545

)

(1,483,334

)

-0.17

%

1,140,969

 

0.13

%

January 2017 - March 2017

Energy

 

545

 

587,351

 

0.07

%

(210

)

(425,312

)

-0.05

%

162,039

 

0.02

%

January 2017 - March 2017

Interest rates

 

3,943

 

924,684

 

0.10

%

(7,799

)

891,077

 

0.10

%

1,815,761

 

0.20

%

March 2017 - December 2019

Metals

 

1,245

 

(1,075,952

)

-0.12

%

(1,533

)

(490,328

)

-0.06

%

(1,566,280

)

-0.18

%