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Condensed Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 5) $ 3,107,848,328 $ 2,725,177,054
Equity in trading accounts:    
Cash and cash equivalents 239,891,625 551,734,919
Unrealized gain (loss) on open commodity futures contracts 131,531,240 (138,508,060)
Receivable for shares sold 0 38,584,910
Dividends receivable 175,795 8,930
Directors' fees and insurance receivable 15,931 0
Prepaid registration fees 1,364,654 726,055
ETF transaction fees receivable 5,000 5,000
Total assets 3,480,832,573 3,177,728,808
Liabilities and Partners' Capital    
Payable due to Broker 64,960,641 0
Payable for shares redeemed 16,099,440 52,855,674
General Partner management fees payable (Note 3) 1,153,658 1,179,092
Professional fees payable 1,211,749 1,205,862
Brokerage commissions payable 235,961 260,961
Directors' fees and insurance payable 0 42,863
License fees payable 150,214 114,603
Total liabilities 83,811,663 55,659,055
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 3, 4 and 5)
Partners' Capital    
General Partner 0 0
Limited Partners 3,397,020,910 3,122,069,753
Total Partners' Capital 3,397,020,910 3,122,069,753
Total liabilities and partners' capital $ 3,480,832,573 $ 3,177,728,808
Limited Partners' shares outstanding 308,700,000 283,200,000
Net asset value per share $ 11 $ 11.02
Market value per share $ 10.93 $ 11