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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

Brokerage Commission

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​	​	For the nine months		​	For the nine months
​	​	ended		​	ended
​		September 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
Total commissions accrued to brokers	​	$	1,895,834	​	$	1,916,737	​
Total commissions as annualized percentage of average total net assets	​		0.17	%		0.14	%
Commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing	​	$	1,602,426	​	$	1,651,071	​
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing	​		84.52	%		86.14	%
Commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity	​	$	293,408	​	$	265,666	​
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity	​		15.48	%		13.86	%

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