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Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net income (loss) $ 18,400,201 $ (202,815,769) $ (77,617,254) [1]
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Change in unrealized (gain) loss on open commodity futures contracts (15,817,312) (6,313,791) (46,252,567)
(Increase) decrease in dividends receivable (5,150) 140,084 (62,127)
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable 8,906 (8,959) 4,443
(Increase) decrease in prepaid insurance* [2] 479 (6,015) 635
(Increase) decrease in prepaid registration fees 103,290 364,200 (392,476)
(Increase) decrease in ETF transaction fees receivable 1,000 0 0
Increase (decrease) in General Partner management fees payable (11,747) 4,957 26,513
Increase (decrease) in professional fees payable (29,327) (122,717) (77,219)
Increase (decrease) in brokerage commissions payable 22,521 107,693 0
Increase (decrease) in directors' fees payable [2] 2,479 (5,124) 2,089
Increase (decrease) in license fees payable 1,694 8,180 (2,045)
Increase (decrease) in related party payable 4,500,000    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 7,177,034 (208,647,261) (124,370,008)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Addition of partnership shares 474,128,846 1,003,414,098 914,876,988
Redemption of partnership shares (546,118,094) (813,282,721) (691,299,703)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (71,989,248) 190,131,377 223,577,285
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (64,812,214) (18,515,884) 99,207,277
Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Equity in Trading Accounts, beginning of year 440,482,567 458,998,451 359,791,174
Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Equity in Trading Accounts, end of year $ 375,670,353 $ 440,482,567 $ 458,998,451
[1] *     General Partners’ shares outstanding and capital for the periods presented were zero.
[2] Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current presentation.