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Schedule of Investments	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Number of Contracts	32,136
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts	$ 114,437,224	$ 401,443,958
Cash Equivalents | United States Money Market Funds
Market Value	$ 1,544,534,000	$ 418,534,000
% of Partners' Capital	65.06%	11.55%
Cash Equivalents | United States Money Market Funds | Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.01%
Shares/Principal Amount		$ 10,002,000
Market Value		$ 10,002,000
% of Partners' Capital		0.28%
Cash Equivalents | United States Money Market Funds | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.03%#
Shares/Principal Amount	$ 31,002,000
Market Value	$ 31,002,000
% of Partners' Capital	1.31%
Cash Equivalents | United States Money Market Funds | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 0.03%#
Shares/Principal Amount	$ 1,079,000,000
Market Value	$ 1,079,000,000
% of Partners' Capital	45.45%
Cash Equivalents | United States Money Market Funds | RBC U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Share Class, 0.03%
Shares/Principal Amount	$ 434,532,000
Market Value	$ 434,532,000
% of Partners' Capital	18.30%
Cash Equivalents | United States Money Market Funds | RBC U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Share Class, 0.02%
Shares/Principal Amount		$ 408,532,000
Market Value		$ 408,532,000
% of Partners' Capital		11.27%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts
Notional Amount	$ 2,259,487,936	$ 3,223,668,812
Number of Contracts	32,136	74,708
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts	$ 114,437,224	$ 401,443,958
% of Partners' Capital	4.82%	11.07%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures May 2022 contracts, expiring April 2022
Notional Amount	$ 338,534,160
Number of Contracts	4,816
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts	$ 17,560,880
% of Partners' Capital	0.74%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures July 2022 contracts, expiring June 2022
Notional Amount	$ 111,497,360
Number of Contracts	1,631
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts	$ 7,206,820
% of Partners' Capital	0.30%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | Nymex WTI Crude Oil Futures December 2022 Contracts Expiring November 2022
Notional Amount	$ 240,133,253
Number of Contracts	3,399
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts	$ (2,781,083)
% of Partners' Capital	(0.12%)
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures February 2021 contracts, expiring January 2021
Notional Amount		$ 632,796,307
Number of Contracts		14,943
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts		$ 92,238,053
% of Partners' Capital		2.54%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures March 2021 contracts, expiring February 2021
Notional Amount		$ 645,421,542
Number of Contracts		14,909
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts		$ 79,603,128
% of Partners' Capital		2.19%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures April 2021 contracts, expiring March 2021
Notional Amount		$ 465,961,140
Number of Contracts		11,168
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts		$ 77,808,780
% of Partners' Capital		2.15%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures May 2021 contracts, expiring April 2021
Notional Amount		$ 504,602,270
Number of Contracts		11,168
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts		$ 39,167,650
% of Partners' Capital		1.08%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures June 2021 contracts, expiring May 2021
Notional Amount		$ 475,568,503
Number of Contracts		11,182
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts		$ 68,212,157
% of Partners' Capital		1.88%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures July 2021 contracts, expiring June 2021
Notional Amount		$ 172,979,880
Number of Contracts		3,735
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts		$ 8,242,320
% of Partners' Capital		0.23%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures December 2021 contracts, expiring November 2021
Notional Amount		$ 326,339,170
Number of Contracts		7,603
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts		$ 36,171,870
% of Partners' Capital		1.00%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures February 2022 contracts, expiring January 2022
Notional Amount	$ 450,997,278
Number of Contracts	6,313
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts	$ 23,803,452
% of Partners' Capital	1.00%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures March 2022 contracts, expiring February 2022
Notional Amount	$ 447,523,600
Number of Contracts	6,341
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts	$ 27,290,480
% of Partners' Capital	1.15%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures April 2022 contracts, expiring March 2022
Notional Amount	$ 353,136,644
Number of Contracts	4,783
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts	$ 2,957,706
% of Partners' Capital	0.13%
Open Futures Contracts, Long | United States Contracts | NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures June 2022 contracts, expiring May 2022
Notional Amount	$ 317,665,641
Number of Contracts	4,853
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts	$ 38,398,969
% of Partners' Capital	1.62%

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