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Condensed Schedule of Investments [Parenthetical]	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Collateral amount on open futures contracts	$ 11,078,905	[1]
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Interest rate	1.19%
Expiration date	4/05/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.22%, 4/12/2018
Interest rate	1.22%
Expiration date	4/12/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.23%, 4/19/2018
Interest rate	1.23%
Expiration date	4/19/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.25%, 4/26/2018
Interest rate	1.25%
Expiration date	4/26/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.27%, 5/03/2018
Interest rate	1.27%
Expiration date	5/03/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.32%, 5/10/2018
Interest rate	1.32%
Expiration date	5/10/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.37%, 5/17/2018
Interest rate	1.37%
Expiration date	5/17/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.43%, 5/24/2018
Interest rate	1.43%
Expiration date	5/24/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.43%, 5/31/2018
Interest rate	1.43%
Expiration date	5/31/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.45%, 6/07/2018
Interest rate	1.45%
Expiration date	6/07/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.46%, 6/14/2018
Interest rate	1.46%
Expiration date	6/14/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.49%, 6/21/2018
Interest rate	1.49%
Expiration date	6/21/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.50%, 6/28/2018
Interest rate	1.50%
Expiration date	6/28/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.56%, 7/05/2018
Interest rate	1.56%
Expiration date	7/05/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.56%, 7/12/2018
Interest rate	1.56%
Expiration date	7/12/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.60%, 7/19/2018
Interest rate	1.60%
Expiration date	7/19/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.61%, 7/26/2018
Interest rate	1.61%
Expiration date	7/26/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.63%, 8/02/2018
Interest rate	1.63%
Expiration date	8/02/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.71%, 8/09/2018
Interest rate	1.71%
Expiration date	8/09/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.77%, 8/16/2018
Interest rate	1.77%
Expiration date	8/16/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.82%, 8/23/2018
Interest rate	1.82%
Expiration date	8/23/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.82%, 8/30/2018
Interest rate	1.82%
Expiration date	8/30/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.85%, 9/06/2018
Interest rate	1.85%
Expiration date	9/06/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.90%, 9/13/2018
Interest rate	1.90%
Expiration date	9/13/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.92%, 9/20/2018
Interest rate	1.92%
Expiration date	9/20/2018
Cash Equivalents [Member] | United States [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury Bills,1.90%, 9/27/2018
Interest rate	1.90%
Expiration date	9/27/2018
[1] Collateral amounted to $11,078,905 on open futures contracts.

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