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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

Brokerage Commission

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​	​	For the three months		​	For the three months
​	​	ended		​	ended
​		March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
Total commissions accrued to brokers	​	$	973,154	​	$	697,934	​
Total commissions as annualized percentage of average total net assets	​		0.26	%		0.17	%
Commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing	​	$	559,981	​	$	611,920	​
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing	​		57.54	%		87.68	%
Commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity	​	$	413,173	​	$	86,014	​
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity	​		42.46	%		12.32	%

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