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Condensed Schedule of Investments | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
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Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ 353,430,717
Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long | United States Contracts |
Notional Amount | $ 2,588,728,213
Number of Contracts | 50,247
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ 353,430,717
% of Partners' Capital | 12.01%
Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures May 2021 contracts, expiring April 2021 |
Notional Amount | $ 492,784,625
Number of Contracts | 9,946
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ 95,620,735
% of Partners' Capital | 3.25%
Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures June 2021 contracts, expiring May 2021 |
Notional Amount | $ 467,873,814
Number of Contracts | 9,943
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ 120,552,926
% of Partners' Capital | 4.10%
Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures July 2021 contracts, expiring June 2021 |
Notional Amount | $ 390,458,197
Number of Contracts | 7,476
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ 50,850,083
% of Partners' Capital | 1.73%
Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures August 2021 contracts, expiring July 2021 |
Notional Amount | $ 424,282,024
Number of Contracts | 7,520
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ 17,066,776
% of Partners' Capital | 0.58%
Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures September 2021 contracts, expiring August 2021 |
Notional Amount | $ 294,990,478
Number of Contracts | 5,052
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ (761,998)
% of Partners' Capital | (0.03%)
Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures October 2021 contracts, expiring September 2021. |
Notional Amount | $ 155,068,630
Number of Contracts | 2,547
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ (7,953,910)
% of Partners' Capital | (0.27%)
Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures December 2021 contracts, expiring November 2021 |
Notional Amount | $ 363,270,445
Number of Contracts | 7,763
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ 78,056,105
% of Partners' Capital | 2.65%
Cash Equivalents |
Market Value | $ 2,167,525,444
% of Partners' Capital | 73.67%
Cash Equivalents | United States Money Market Funds |
Market Value | $ 1,947,534,000
% of Partners' Capital | 66.19%
Cash Equivalents | United States Money Market Funds | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.04%# |
Shares/Principal Amount | $ 314,002,000
Market Value | $ 314,002,000
% of Partners' Capital | 10.67%
Cash Equivalents | United States Money Market Funds | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 0.03%# |
Shares/Principal Amount | $ 1,400,000,000
Market Value | $ 1,400,000,000
% of Partners' Capital | 47.58%
Cash Equivalents | United States Money Market Funds | RBC U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.03%# |
Shares/Principal Amount | $ 233,532,000
Market Value | $ 233,532,000
% of Partners' Capital | 7.94%
Cash Equivalents | United States Treasury Obligations | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.04%, 5/06/2021 |
Shares/Principal Amount | $ 220,000,000
Market Value | $ 219,991,444
% of Partners' Capital | 7.48%

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