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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS |
Brokerage Commission | ​
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​ |  | Three months ended | ​ | Three months ended |
​ |  | March 31, 2021 |  | March 31, 2020 | ​
Total commissions accrued to brokers | ​ | $ | 304,679 | ​ | $ | 973,154 | ​
Total commissions as annualized percentage of average total net assets | ​ |  | 0.04 | % |  | 0.26 | %
Commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing | ​ | $ | 210,197 | ​ | $ | 559,981 | ​
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing | ​ |  | 68.99 | % |  | 57.54 | %
Commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity | ​ | $ | 94,482 | ​ | $ | 413,173 | ​
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity | ​ |  | 31.01 | % |  | 42.46 | %

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