Winton Absolute Return Futures Fund A Sub-Fund of Winton UCITS Funds ICAV (An umbrella open-ended Irish collective asset-management vehicle with segregated liability between sub-funds incorporated in Ireland under the Irish Collective Asset-Management Vehicles Act 2015 and authorised by the Central Bank as a UCITS pursuant to the UCITS Regulations). Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements For the year ended 29 February 2020 WINTON UCITS FUNDS ICAV - WINTON ABSOLUTE RETURN FUTURES FUND Audited Financial Statements For the year ended 29 February 2020 Table of Contents Page(s) General Information 2 - 4 Directors’ Report 5 - 7 Investment Manager’s Report 8 Depositary Report 9 Independent Auditor’s Report 10 - 12 Statement of Financial Position 13 Statement of Comprehensive Income 14 Statement of Changes in Equity 15 Statement of Cash Flows 16 Schedule of Investments 17 - 21 Notes to the Audited Financial Statements 22 - 47 Statement of Significant Purchases and Sales (Unaudited) 48 - 49 Remuneration Policy (Unaudited) 50 - 51 Other Information (Unaudited) 52 WINTON UCITS FUNDS ICAV - WINTON ABSOLUTE RETURN FUTURES FUND General Information Audited Financial Statements For the year ended 29 February 2020 Directors Dermot Butler 1 John Skelly 1 Rajeev Patel 1 Taavi Davies 1 Registered Office 32 Molesworth Street Dublin 2 Ireland Investment Manager and Distributor Winton Capital Management Limited Grove House 27 Hammersmith Grove London, W6 0NE United Kingdom Manager (From 1 July 2019) Winton Fund Management Ireland DAC 32 Molesworth Street Dublin 2 Ireland Depositary The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV (Dublin Branch)* Riverside Two Sir John Rogerson’s Quay Grand Canal Dock Dublin 2 Ireland Administrator and Transfer Agent Citco Fund Services (Ireland) Limited Custom House Plaza, Block 6 International Financial Services Centre Dublin 1 Ireland FX Prime Brokers and Clearing Brokers UBS AG, London Branch 5 Broadgate London, EC2M 2QS United Kingdom Societe Generale International Limited** One Bank Street Canary Wharf London, E14 4SG United Kingdom 1 All Directors of the ICAV are independent of the Investment Manager and of all Service Providers to the ICAV. * BNY Mellon Trust Company (Ireland) Limited merged into The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV (Dublin Branch) effective 1 December 2019. ** Change in address effective on 7 February 2020 2 WINTON UCITS FUNDS ICAV - WINTON ABSOLUTE RETURN FUTURES FUND General Information (continued) Audited Financial Statements For the year ended 29 February 2020 Company Secretary MFD Secretaries Limited 32 Molesworth Street Dublin 2 Ireland Independent Auditors KPMG Chartered Accountants, Statutory Audit Firm 1 Harbourmaster Place International Financial Services Centre Dublin 1 Ireland Legal Advisers in Ireland on Matters of Irish Law Maples and Calder 75 St. Stephen’s Green Dublin 2 Ireland Legal Advisers in the UK on Matters of English Law Simmons & Simmons LLP CityPoint One Ropemaker Street London, EC2Y 9SS United Kingdom Broker and EMIR Reporting Provider Goldman Sachs International*** Plumtree Court 25 Shoe Lane London, EC4A 4AU United Kingdom Global Registration Service Provider Maples and Calder 75 St. Stephen’s Green Dublin 2 Ireland Facilities Agent in the UK Winton Capital Management Limited Grove House 27 Hammersmith Grove London, W6 0NE United Kingdom *** Change in address effective on 2 September 2019. 3 WINTON UCITS FUNDS ICAV - WINTON ABSOLUTE RETURN FUTURES FUND General Information (continued) Audited Financial Statements For the year ended 29 February 2020 The latest Prospectus including the relevant Fund Supplement, the Instrument of Incorporation, the Key Investor Information Document (“KIID”), the annual and semi-annual reports as well as a list containing all purchases and sales which have been made during the reporting year can be obtained free of charge from the Investment Manager. The information contained in these financial statements is historical and not indicative of future performance. The performance data contained in these financial statements does not take account of any commissions or costs charged when subscribing for and redeeming shares. 4 WINTON UCITS FUNDS ICAV - WINTON ABSOLUTE RETURN FUTURES FUND Directors’ Report Audited Financial Statements For the year ended 29 February 2020 The Board of Directors (the “Directors” or “Board”) of Winton UCITS Funds ICAV (the “ICAV”) herewith submit their report for the Winton Absolute Return Futures Fund (“WARF” or the “Fund”) together with the audited financial statements for the year ended 29 February 2020. Principal activities The ICAV was originally incorporated as an umbrella investment company with segregated liability between sub-funds on 8 July 2010. The ICAV converted from an umbrella investment company to an Irish collective asset-management vehicle pursuant to the Irish Collective Asset-Management Vehicles Act 2015 (the “ICAV Act”) on 26 July 2017. The ICAV is authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland in accordance with the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2011, (as amended) (the “UCITS Regulations”) and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland in accordance with the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2019 (the “Central Bank UCITS Regulations”). The financial statements comply with the UCITS Regulations and with the Central Bank UCITS Regulations. As at 29 February 2020, the ICAV has the following sub-funds: Name Launch date Year end date Winton Global Equity Fund (“WGEF”) 1 December 2010 31 December 2019 Winton European Equity Fund (“WEEF”)* 6 May 2014 Not applicable Winton US Equity Fund (“WUSEF”)** 6 May 2014 Not applicable Winton Absolute Return Futures Fund (“WARF”) 3 July 2017 29 February 2020 Winton Diversified Fund (UCITS) (“WDFU”) 3 July 2017 29 February 2020 Winton Trend Fund (UCITS) (“WTFU”) 2 July 2018 29 February 2020 * On 29 November 2019, the Directors resolved to terminate WEEF. Final termination accounts were prepared as at 31 December 2019. ** On 7 May 2019, the Directors resolved to terminate WUSEF. Final termination accounts were prepared as at 31 October 2019. These financial statements relate to WARF only. Segregated liability The ICAV is an umbrella fund with segregated liability between sub-funds. Directors’ responsibilities The Directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and financial statements, in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The ICAV Act, UCITS Regulations and Central Bank UCITS Regulations require the Directors to prepare an annual report and financial statements for each financial year. Under that law they have elected to prepare the annual report and financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as adopted by the European Union and applicable laws. The financial statements are required to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Fund at the end of the financial year and of the increase/decrease in net assets attributable to holders of redeemable participating shares in the Fund for the financial year. In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to: • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; • make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; • state whether IFRS have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements and ensure that they contain the additional information required by the ICAV Act; • assess the Fund’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern; and • use the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the Fund or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 5 WINTON UCITS FUNDS ICAV - WINTON ABSOLUTE RETURN FUTURES FUND Directors’ Report (continued) Audited Financial Statements For the year ended 29 February 2020 Directors’ responsibilities (continued) The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the assets, liabilities, financial position and increase/decrease in net assets attributable to holders of redeemable participating shares in the Fund and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the ICAV Act, the UCITS Regulations and the Central Bank UCITS Regulations. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the Fund. In this regard they have entrusted the assets of the Fund to a depositary for safe-keeping. They are responsible for such internal controls as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. The Directors are also responsible for preparing a Directors’ Report that complies with the requirements of the ICAV Act. Accounting Records The Directors ensure compliance with the ICAV’s obligation to maintain adequate accounting records for the Fund by appointing competent persons to be responsible for them. Since 1 March 2019, the accounting records have been kept by Citco Fund Services (Ireland) Limited, an experienced third party Administrator, at Custom House Plaza, Block 6 International Financial Services