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Schedule of Investments | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Contracts | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Contracts
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Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |  |
Market Value |  | $ 61,899,767 | $ 61,945,289
% of Partners' Capital |  | 54.77% | 75.09%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.34%, 01/05/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 1,999,924 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 1.77% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.43%, 1/19/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 1,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 999,788 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 0.88% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.40%, 2/02/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 1,999,289 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 1.77% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.42%, 2/09/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 1,999,090 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 1.77% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.45%, 2/16/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 1,998,850 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 1.77% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.45%, 2/23/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 1,998,690 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 1.77% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.45%, 3/02/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 1,998,500 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 1.77% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.47%, 3/09/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,997,376 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.50%, 3/16/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 1,997,934 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 1.77% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.45%, 3/23/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,996,996 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.43%, 3/30/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 1,997,898 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 1.77% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.46%, 4/06/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,996,398 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.47%, 4/13/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,996,005 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.46%, 4/20/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,995,867 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.47%, 4/27/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,995,505 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.49%, 5/04/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,994,952 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.55%, 5/11/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 1,996,064 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 1.76% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.60%, 5/18/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,993,207 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.61%, 5/25/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,992,710 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.60%, 6/01/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,992,513 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.62%, 6/08/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 4,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 3,989,203 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 3.53% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.65%, 6/15/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,991,131 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.64%, 6/22/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,990,827 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.64% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.60%, 6/29/2017 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 2,991,050 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 2.65% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.11%, 1/14/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,999,922
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.42%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.13%, 1/21/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,999,861
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.42%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.15%, 1/28/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,999,674
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.64%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.19%, 2/04/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 999,825
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 1.21%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.22%, 2/11/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,999,510
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.42%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.20%, 2/18/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,999,200
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.64%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.23%, 3/03/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,999,216
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.42%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.26%, 3/10/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,998,534
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.64%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.24%, 3/17/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,998,480
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.63%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.09%, 3/24/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,999,412
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.64%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.07%, 3/31/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,999,512
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.64%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.07%, 4/07/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,999,434
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.64%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.07%, 4/14/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,999,437
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.64%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.11%, 4/21/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,999,322
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.42%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.21%, 4/28/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,998,623
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.42%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.26%, 5/05/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,997,292
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.63%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.33%, 5/12/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,997,580
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.42%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.31%, 5/19/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,997,606
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.42%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.35%, 5/26/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,995,742
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.63%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.43%, 6/02/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,994,581
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.63%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.52%, 6/09/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,993,067
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.63%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.48%, 6/16/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,995,547
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.42%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.46%, 6/23/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,995,602
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.42%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,0.47%, 6/30/2016 |  |  |
Principal Amount |  |  | $ 5,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 4,988,310
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 6.05%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Market Value |  | $ 96,899,767 | $ 64,945,289
% of Partners' Capital |  | 85.73% | 78.73%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |  |
Market Value |  | $ 35,000,000 | $ 3,000,000
% of Partners' Capital |  | 30.96% | 3.64%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio [Member] |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 16,000,000 |
Market Value |  | $ 16,000,000 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 14.15% |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds - Government Fund - Class FS [Member] |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 12,000,000 | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  | $ 12,000,000 | $ 2,000,000
% of Partners' Capital |  | 10.62% | 2.43%
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio [Member] |  |  |
Principal Amount |  | $ 7,000,000 | $ 1,000,000
Market Value |  | $ 7,000,000 | $ 1,000,000
% of Partners' Capital |  | 6.19% | 1.21%
Open Futures Contracts - Long [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Number of Contracts | Contracts | [1] |  | 2,207
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | [1] |  | $ (7,442,340)
% of Partners' Capital | [1] |  | (9.02%)
Open Futures Contracts - Long [Member] | United States [Member] | ICE Brent Crude Oil Futures CO February 2016 contracts, expiring January 2016 [Member] |  |  |
Number of Contracts | Contracts |  |  | 1,660
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts |  |  | $ (7,442,340)
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | (9.02%)
Open Futures Contracts - Long [Member] | United States [Member] | ICE Brent Crude Oil Futures CO March 2016 contracts, expiring January 2016 [Member] |  |  |
Number of Contracts | Contracts |  |  | 547
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts |  |  | $ 0.00
% of Partners' Capital | [2] |  | 0.00%
Open Futures Contracts - Long [Member] | United States [Member] | Ice Brent Crude Oil Futures Co March 2017 Contracts Expiring January 2017 [Member] |  |  |
Number of Contracts | Contracts | [3] | 1,989 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | [3] | $ 2,332,880 |
% of Partners' Capital | [3] | 2.06% |
[1] | Collateral amounted to $20,732,135 on open futures contracts.
[2] | Represents less than 0.005%.
[3] | Collateral amounted to $8,297,821 on open futures contracts.

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