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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Valuation of Securities Using Fair Value Hierarchy (Details) - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Short-Term Investments [Member] |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Securities, fair value | $ 418,959,876 | $ 272,193,228
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | United States Contracts [Member] |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Securities, fair value | (20,768,690) | (67,021,257)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Short-Term Investments [Member] |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Securities, fair value | 418,959,876 | 272,193,228
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | United States Contracts [Member] |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Securities, fair value | (20,768,690) | (67,021,257)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Short-Term Investments [Member] |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Securities, fair value | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | United States Contracts [Member] |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Securities, fair value | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Short-Term Investments [Member] |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Securities, fair value | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts [Member] | United States Contracts [Member] |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Securities, fair value | $ 0 | $ 0

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