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Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) contract
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Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ (134,883,200) |
Market Value | $ 336,150,000 |
% of Partners' Capital | 81.04% |
Open Commodity Futures Contracts, Long | United States | NYMEX Natural Gas NG August 2022 Contracts , Expiring July 2022 [Member] |  |
Notional Amount | $ 549,656,480 | [1]
Number of Contracts | contract | 7,647 | [1]
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | $ (134,883,200) | [1]
% of Partners' Capital | (32.52%) | [1]
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States | Money Market Funds [Member] | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund Institutional Shares [Member] |  |
Shares/Principal Amount | $ 42,500,000 | [2]
Market Value | $ 42,500,000 | [2]
% of Partners' Capital | 10.25% | [2]
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States | Money Market Funds [Member] | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio Institutional Shares [Member] |  |
Shares/Principal Amount | $ 152,400,000 | [2]
Market Value | $ 152,400,000 | [2]
% of Partners' Capital | 36.74% | [2]
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States | Money Market Funds [Member] | Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund [Member] |  |
Shares/Principal Amount | $ 141,250,000 | [2]
Market Value | $ 141,250,000 | [2]
% of Partners' Capital | 34.05% | [2]
[1] | Collateral amounted to $206,283,729 on open commodity futures contracts
[2] | Reflects the 7-day yield at June 30, 2022.

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