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Condensed Schedule of Investments [Parenthetical]	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Collateral amount on open futures contracts	$ 13,446,411
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities One [Member]
Interest rate	0.90%
Expiration date	10/05/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Two [Member]
Interest rate	0.92%
Expiration date	10/12/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Three [Member]
Interest rate	0.91%
Expiration date	10/19/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Four [Member]
Interest rate	0.95%
Expiration date	10/26/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Five [Member]
Interest rate	0.97%
Expiration date	11/02/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Six [Member]
Interest rate	1.01%
Expiration date	11/09/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Seven [Member]
Interest rate	0.98%
Expiration date	11/16/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Eight [Member]
Interest rate	1.05%
Expiration date	11/24/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Nine [Member]
Interest rate	1.05%
Expiration date	11/30/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Ten [Member]
Interest rate	1.08%
Expiration date	12/07/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Eleven [Member]
Interest rate	1.09%
Expiration date	12/14/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Twelve [Member]
Interest rate	1.11%
Expiration date	12/21/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Thirteen [Member]
Interest rate	1.10%
Expiration date	12/28/2017
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Fourteen [Member]
Interest rate	1.12%
Expiration date	1/04/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Fifteen [Member]
Interest rate	1.11%
Expiration date	1/11/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Sixteen [Member]
Interest rate	1.10%
Expiration date	1/18/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Seventeen [Member]
Interest rate	1.12%
Expiration date	1/25/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Eighteen [Member]
Interest rate	1.12%
Expiration date	2/01/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Nineteen [Member]
Interest rate	1.13%
Expiration date	2/08/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Twenty [Member]
Interest rate	1.12%
Expiration date	2/15/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Twenty One [Member]
Interest rate	1.10%
Expiration date	2/22/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Twenty Two [Member]
Interest rate	1.09%
Expiration date	3/01/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Twenty Three [Member]
Interest rate	1.14%
Expiration date	3/08/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Twenty Four [Member]
Interest rate	1.14%
Expiration date	3/15/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Twenty Five [Member]
Interest rate	1.16%
Expiration date	3/22/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | Us Treasury Securities [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities Twenty Six [Member]
Interest rate	1.17%
Expiration date	3/29/2018

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