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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Contractors [Abstract]

Brokerage Commissions

BNO also incurs commissions to brokers for the purchase and sale of Futures Contracts, Other Crude Oil-Related Investments or short-term obligations of the United States of two years or less (“Treasuries”).

		For the three months ended March 31, 2015				For the three months ended March 31, 2014
Total commissions accrued to brokers		$	25,577			$	4,109
Total commissions as an annualized percentage of average net assets			0.13	%			0.06	%
Commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing		$	22,561			$	3,702
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing			88.21	%			90.09	%
Commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity		$	3,016			$	407
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity			11.79	%			9.91	%

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