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Condensed Schedule of Investments

Sep. 30, 2021

USD ($)

contract

Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts

$ 30,233,070

Open Commodity Futures Contracts, Long [Member] | United States [Member] | NYMEX Natural Gas NG November 2021 contracts, expiring October 2021 [Member]

Notional Amount

$ 383,449,100

^[1]

Number of Contracts | contract

7,051

^[1]

Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts

$ 30,233,070

^[1]

% of Partners' Capital

7.31%

^[1]

Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member]

Market Value

$ 174,943,000

% of Partners' Capital

42.29%

Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund Institutional Shares [Member]

Shares/Principal Amount

$ 1,103,000

^[2]

Market Value

$ 1,103,000

^[2]

% of Partners' Capital

0.27%

^[2]

Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio Institutional Shares [Member]

Shares/Principal Amount

$ 166,300,000

^[2]

Market Value

$ 166,300,000

^[2]

% of Partners' Capital

40.20%

^[2]

Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | RBC U.S. Government Money Market Fund Institutional Shares [Member]

Shares/Principal Amount

$ 7,540,000

^[2]

Market Value

$ 7,540,000

^[2]

% of Partners' Capital

1.82%

^[2]

[1]	Collateral amounted to $94,114,168 on open commodity futures contracts.
[2]	Reflects the 7-day yield at September 30, 2021.

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