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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS |
Schedule of brokerage commissions | ​
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​ |  | Nine months |  | Nine months |
​ | ​ | ended | ​ | ended | ​
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30, | ​
​ | ​ | 2020 | ​ | 2019 | ​
Total commissions accrued to brokers | ​ | $ | 1,538,224 | ​ | $ | 812,893 | ​
Total commissions as annualized percentage of average total net assets |  | ​ | 0.51 | % | ​ | 0.37 | %
Commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing | ​ | $ | 1,370,685 | ​ | $ | 691,311 | ​
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing | ​ |  | 89.11 | % |  | 85.04 | %
Commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity | ​ | $ | 167,539 | ​ | $ | 121,582 | ​
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity | ​ |  | 10.89 | % |  | 14.96 | %
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