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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS |
Brokerage Commission | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | Nine months | ​ | ​ | Nine months | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ended | ​ | ​ | ended | ​ | ​
​ |  | September 30, 2020 |  | September 30, 2019 | ​ | ​
Total commissions accrued to brokers | ​ | $ | 5,462,795 | ​ | $ | 1,895,834 | ​ | ​
Total commissions as annualized percentage of average total net assets | ​ |  | 0.22 | % |  | 0.17 | % | ​
Commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing | ​ | $ | 4,508,991 | ​ | $ | 1,602,426 | ​ | ​
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing | ​ |  | 82.54 | % |  | 84.52 | % | ​
Commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity | ​ | $ | 953,804 | ​ | $ | 293,408 | ​ | ​
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity | ​ |  | 17.46 | % |  | 15.48 | % | ​

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