UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~ February 191, 2018

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-51084	20-1227904
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

c/o Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC
250 Vesey Street, 11^th Floor
New York, NY 10281
(Address and Zip Code of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 274-5838

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Item 51.~~03.~~01 Entry ~~Amendments~~into toa ~~Articles~~Material ofDefinitive ~~Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year~~Agreement.

(a)(1) On ML ~~January~~Winton ~~19,~~FuturesAccess ~~2018~~LLC (the ~~Sponsor~~“Registrant”), ~~adopted~~Merrill anLynch ~~amendment~~Alternative toInvestments ~~the~~LLC ~~Operating~~(“MLAI”), ~~Agreement~~WNTN FuturesAccess Ltd. (“WNTN”) and Winton Capital Management Limited (the “~~Amendment~~Trading Advisor”)~~. The~~ ~~effective~~are ~~date~~parties to an Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement dated as of February 27, 2015 as amended by an amendment to the ~~Amendment~~Advisory isAgreement ~~December~~dated ~~31,~~as ~~2017.~~of ~~The~~April ~~Amendment~~30, ~~and~~2015 (the ~~Operating~~“Advisory Agreement”). MLAI ~~are~~is ~~being~~the ~~filed~~sponsor asand ~~exhibits~~manager of the Registrant.

~~(2) The~~On ~~Amendment~~February ~~reflects recent changes in tax law relating to the audit of partnership tax returns (the “Revised Partnership Audit Procedures”) for taxable years beginning on or after January~~ 1, 2018., ~~The Revised Partnership Audit Procedures introduce~~ the ~~concept~~Registrant, ~~of a “partnership representative~~MLAI,” ~~which~~WNTN ~~replaces~~and the ~~role~~Trading ofAdvisor aentered ~~“tax matters partner”.~~into ~~The~~an ~~Amendment~~amendment ~~appoints~~to the ~~Sponsor~~Advisory asAgreement (the “~~partnership~~ ~~representative~~Amendment” of the Fund, effectively continuing the Sponsor’s role as the Fund’s representative in a tax audit as “tax matters partner,” but with the responsibilities and authorities provided by the Revised Partnership Audit Procedures). The ~~partnership~~Amendment ~~representative~~is ~~acts~~being onfiled ~~behalf~~as ~~of the Fund in the event of~~ an ~~audit~~exhibit ~~of the Fund by the Internal Revenue Service and the partnership representative has power~~ to ~~bind~~this ~~the Fund and its partners, including making an election to have any Fund tax adjustment taken into account directly by the persons who were investors in the year to which such adjustment relates~~report. Alternatively, the Fund may make any payments required under the Revised Partnership Audit Procedures directly, and the partnership representative, in its reasonable discretion, may allocate the cost of such payment among current or former investors.

The ~~Amendment~~effective ~~also~~date ~~clarifies~~of ~~that redemptions reduce~~ the ~~Tax~~Amendment ~~Account~~is ~~pertaining~~January to3, ~~the Units~~2018.

(2) The Amendment reflects recent changes under the European Union’s revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (commonly known as “MiFID II”), which was effective on and after January 3, 2018. MiFID II, among other things, governs investment advisory agreements and requires such agreements to contain certain provisions. The Amendment is intended to allow the Trading Advisor to comply with these new requirements under MiFID II.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
3.02(i)	Amendment dated January 19, 2018 to the Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of ML Winton FuturesAccess LLC
10.1	Amendment to Advisory Agreement dated as of February 1, 2018 among ML Winton FuturesAccess LLC, Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC, WNTN FuturesAccess Ltd. and Winton Capital Management Limited
3.02(ii)	Amendment dated October 12, 2017 to the Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of ML Winton FuturesAccess LLC
3.02(iii)	Amendment dated August 30, 2017 to the Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of ML Winton FuturesAccess LLC.
3.02(iv)	Amendment dated March 31, 2015 to the Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of ML Winton FuturesAccess LLC.
3.02(v)	Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of ML Winton FuturesAccess LLC dated as of January 31, 2015.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ML WINTON FUTURESACCESS LLC By: Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC, its manager By: /s/ Barbra E. Kocsis Name: Barbra E. Kocsis Position: Chief Financial Officer

Date: ~~January~~February 257, 2018

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