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Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Expiration date | 7-day
Collateral amount on open commodity futures contracts | $ 206,283,729
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund Institutional Shares [Member] |
Investment interest rate | 1.36%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio Institutional Shares [Member] |
Investment interest rate | 1.38%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund [Member] |
Investment interest rate | 1.41%

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