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Schedule of Investments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) contract | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Notional Amount |  | $ 218,659,990 | [1] | $ 223,865,330 | [2]
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts |  | 80,696,279 |  | 40,072,461 |
Market Value |  |  |  | $ 70,950,000 |
% of Partners' Capital |  |  |  | 7.29% |
Fair Value/Open Commodity Swap Contracts |  | 218,657,785 | [1] | $ 238,768,541 | [2]
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Commodity Swap Contracts |  | $ (2,205) | [1],[3] | $ 14,903,211 | [2],[4]
MACQUARIE MQCP362H 12122023 Index | Macquarie Bank Ltd. |  |  |  |  |
Payment Frequency | [5] |  |  | Monthly |
Expiration Date | [5] |  |  | Jan. 12, 2024 |
Notional Amount | [5] |  |  | $ 129,306,126 |
Number of Contracts | [5] |  |  | 0.0025 |
Fair Value/Open Commodity Swap Contracts | [5] |  |  | $ 144,210,360 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Commodity Swap Contracts | [4],[5] |  |  | $ 14,904,234 |
SOC GEN SGIXCNG1 09292023 Index | Societe Generale |  |  |  |  |
Payment Frequency | [5] |  |  | Monthly |
Expiration Date | [5] |  |  | Mar. 29, 2024 |
Notional Amount | [5] |  |  | $ 94,559,204 |
Number of Contracts | [5] |  |  | 0.004 |
Fair Value/Open Commodity Swap Contracts | [5] |  |  | $ 94,558,181 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Commodity Swap Contracts | [4],[5] |  |  | (1,023) |
Scotia SNOVNG 108202024 Index |  |  |  |  |
Payment Frequency | [5] | monthly |  |  |
Expiration Date | [5] | Feb. 28, 2025 |  |  |
Notional Amount | [5] | $ 107,293,519 |  |  |
Number of Contracts | [5] | 0.0017 |  |  |
Fair Value/Open Commodity Swap Contracts | [5] | $ 107,292,519 |  |  |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Commodity Swap Contracts | [3],[5] | $ (1,000) |  |  |
SOC GEN SGIXCNG 109272024 Index |  |  |  |  |
Payment Frequency | [5] | monthly |  |  |
Expiration Date | [5] | Mar. 27, 2025 |  |  |
Notional Amount | [5] | $ 111,366,471 |  |  |
Number of Contracts | [5] | 0.004 |  |  |
Fair Value/Open Commodity Swap Contracts | [5] | $ 111,365,266 |  |  |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Commodity Swap Contracts | [3],[5] | $ (1,205) |  |  |
NYMEX Natural Gas August 2023 contracts, expiring July 2023 |  |  |  |  |
Number of Contracts | contract |  | 14,459 |  |  |
Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long | United States | NYMEX Natural Gas Futures NG February 2025 contracts, expiring January 2025 |  |  |  |  |
Notional Amount | [6] | $ 444,599,191 |  |  |
Number of Contracts | contract | [6] | 14,459 |  |  |
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | [6] | $ 80,696,279 |  |  |
% of Partners' Capital | [6] | 10.85% |  |  |
Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long | United States | NYMEX Natural Gas Futures NG February 2024 contracts, expiring January 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Notional Amount | [7] |  |  | $ 695,222,259 |
Number of Contracts | [7] |  |  | 29,248 |
Fair Value/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | [7] |  |  | $ 40,072,461 |
% of Partners' Capital | [7] |  |  | 4.11% |
Cash Equivalents | United States |  |  |  |  |
Market Value |  | $ 532,370,156 |  |  |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 71.57% |  |  |
Cash Equivalents | United States | US Treasury Securities | U.S. Treasury Bills 4.39%, 2/27/2025 |  |  |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  | $ 11,500,000 |  |  |
Market Value |  | $ 11,420,156 |  |  |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 1.54% |  |  |
Cash Equivalents | United States | Money Market Funds |  |  |  |  |
Market Value |  | $ 520,950,000 |  |  |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 70.04% |  |  |
Cash Equivalents | United States | Money Market Funds | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 5.27% |  |  |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount | [8] |  |  | $ 70,950,000 |
Market Value | [8] |  |  | $ 70,950,000 |
% of Partners' Capital | [8] |  |  | 7.29% |
Cash Equivalents | United States | Money Market Funds | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Shares |  |  |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount | [9] | $ 520,950,000 |  |  |
Market Value | [9] | $ 520,950,000 |  |  |
% of Partners' Capital | [9] | 70.04% |  |  |
[1] | Collateral amounted to $37,100,156 on open OTC commodity swap contracts.
[2] | Collateral amounted to $40,660,000 on open OTC commodity swap contracts.
[3] | Reflects the value at reset date of December 31, 2024.
[4] | Reflects the value at reset date of December 29, 2023.
[5] | Custom index comprised of a basket of underlying instruments.
[6] | Collateral amounted to $46,487,832 on open commodity futures contracts.
[7] | Collateral amounted to $210,148,873 on open commodity futures contracts.
[8] | Reflects the 7-day yield at December 31, 2023.
[9] | Reflects the 7-day yield at December 31, 2024.

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