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Condensed Schedule of Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

USD ($)

Counterparty

contract

Notional Amount

$ 216,713,144

^[1]

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

(82,506,416)

Fair Value/Open Commodity Swap Contracts

216,711,140

^[1]

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Commodity Swap Contracts

(2,004)

^[1],[2]

MQCP362HT Index | Macquarie Bank Ltd.

Notional Amount

$ 82,939,006

^[3]

Number of Contracts | Counterparty

0.25

^[3]

Payment frequency

Monthly

^[3]

Expiration Date

Apr. 11, 2023

^[3]

Fair Value/Open Commodity Swap Contracts

$ 82,938,450

^[3]

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Commodity Swap Contracts

(557)

^[2],[3]

SGIXCNG1T Index | Societe Generale

Notional Amount

$ 133,774,138

^[3]

Number of Contracts | Counterparty

0.40

^[3]

Payment frequency

Monthly

^[3]

Expiration Date

Sep. 29, 2023

^[3]

Fair Value/Open Commodity Swap Contracts

$ 133,772,690

^[3]

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Commodity Swap Contracts

(1,447)

^[2],[3]

Open Commodity Futures Contracts, Long. | United States | NYMEX Natural Gas Futures NG May 2023 contracts, expiring April 2023

Notional Amount

$ 1,029,225,936

^[4]

Number of Contracts | contract

42,722

^[4]

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

$ (82,506,416)

^[4]

% of Partners' Capital

(7.09%)

^[4]

Cash Equivalents | United States | Money Market Funds

Market Value

$ 288,950,000

% of Partners' Capital

24.84%

Cash Equivalents | United States | Money Market Funds | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Shares

Shares/Principal Amount

$ 288,950,000

^[5]

Market Value

$ 288,950,000

^[5]

% of Partners' Capital

24.84%

^[5]

[1]	Collateral amounted to $84,400,000 on open OTC commodity swap contracts.
[2]	Reflects the value at reset date of March 31, 2023.
[3]	Custom index comprised of a basket of underlying instruments.
[4]	Collateral amounted to $414,421,644 on open commodity futures contracts.
[5]	Reflects the 7-day yield at March 31, 2023.

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