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Financial Highlights (Parenthetical)	1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 30, 2018
Financial Highlights [Abstract]
Annualized Rate Of Sponsors Fee	0.17%	0.39%

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