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Condensed Schedule of Investments | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Contract
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Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ 131,531,240 |
Open Futures Contracts - Long [Member] | United States [Member] | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures CL November 2016 contracts, expiring October 2016 [Member] |  |
Number of Contracts | Contract | 70,420 | [1]
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ 131,531,240 | [1]
% of Partners' Capital | 3.87% | [1]
Cash Equivalent [Member] |  |
Market Value | $ 2,837,763,208 |
% of Partners' Capital | 83.54% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.34%, 10/06/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,996,510 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.21% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.35%, 10/13/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,991,375 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.21% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.34%, 10/20/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,986,542 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.21% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.39%, 10/27/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 100,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 99,971,653 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.94% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.37%, 11/03/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,974,391 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.21% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.36%, 11/10/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 70,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 69,972,389 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.06% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.39%, 11/17/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,961,812 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.21% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.46%, 11/25/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 170,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 169,881,826 |
% of Partners' Capital | 5.00% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.47%, 12/01/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,940,906 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.21% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.41%, 12/08/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,941,917 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.21% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.34%, 12/15/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,946,875 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.21% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.39%, 12/22/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,933,802 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.21% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.34%, 12/29/2016 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,937,885 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.21% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.34%, 1/05/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,932,000 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.20% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.38%, 1/12/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 50,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 49,945,639 |
% of Partners' Capital | 1.47% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.43%, 1/19/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 50,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 49,935,069 |
% of Partners' Capital | 1.47% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.36%, 1/26/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 100,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 99,883,000 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.94% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.40%, 2/02/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,896,667 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.20% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.42%, 2/09/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,885,375 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.20% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.45%, 2/16/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 100,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 99,827,500 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.94% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.45%, 2/23/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,865,573 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.20% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.45%, 3/02/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,857,500 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.20% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.47%, 3/09/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 100,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 99,792,417 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.94% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.50%, 3/16/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,826,219 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.20% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.45%, 3/23/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,839,615 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.20% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.43%, 3/30/2017 [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 75,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 74,838,750 |
% of Partners' Capital | 2.20% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |
Market Value | $ 2,087,763,207 |
% of Partners' Capital | 61.46% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |
Market Value | $ 750,000,001 |
% of Partners' Capital | 22.08% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 300,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 300,000,000 |
% of Partners' Capital | 8.83% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds - Government Fund - Class FS [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 200,000,001 |
Market Value | $ 200,000,001 |
% of Partners' Capital | 5.89% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 200,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 200,000,000 |
% of Partners' Capital | 5.89% |
Cash Equivalent [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund - Class I [Member] |  |
Principal Amount | $ 50,000,000 |
Market Value | $ 50,000,000 |
% of Partners' Capital | 1.47% |
[1] | Collateral amounted to $239,891,625 on open futures contracts.

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