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Condensed Schedule of Investments	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
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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