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Condensed Schedule of Investments | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
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Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Market Value |  |  | $ 78,785,251
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 93.01%
United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Market Value |  |  | $ 55,785,251
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 65.86%
United States - Money Market Funds [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Market Value |  | $ 30,347,000 |
% of Partners' Capital |  | 8.68% |
United States - Money Market Funds [Member] | United States [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Market Value |  |  | $ 23,000,000
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 27.15%
Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio [Member] | United States - Money Market Funds [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount | [1] | $ 201,000 |
Market Value | [1] | $ 201,000 |
% of Partners' Capital | [1] | 0.06% |
Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio [Member] | United States - Money Market Funds [Member] | United States [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 8,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 8,000,000
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 9.44%
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds - Government Fund - Class FS [Member] | United States - Money Market Funds [Member] | United States [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 10,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 10,000,000
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 11.81%
RBC U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Share Class [Member] | United States - Money Market Funds [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount | [1] | $ 30,146,000 |
Market Value | [1] | $ 30,146,000 |
% of Partners' Capital | [1] | 8.62% |
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio [Member] | United States - Money Market Funds [Member] | United States [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 5,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 5,000,000
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 5.90%
ICE Brent Crude Oil Futures CO March 2020 contracts, expiring January 2020 [Member] | Open Futures Contracts Long [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 83,516,390
Number of Contracts |  |  | 1,283
Fair Value/Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts |  |  | $ 1,161,610
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 1.37%
ICE Brent Crude Oil Futures CO March 2021 contracts, expiring January 2021 [Member] | United Kingdom Contracts [Member] | Open Commodity Futures Contracts - Long [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount | [2] | $ 347,608,870 |
Number of Contracts | [2] | 6,753 |
Fair Value/Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Commodity Contracts | [2] | $ 2,196,530 |
% of Partners' Capital | [2] | 0.63% |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.05%, 1/02/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,999,887
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.36%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.03%, 1/09/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,998,660
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.54%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.01%, 1/16/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,998,346
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.36%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.04%, 1/23/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,997,535
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.36%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.02%, 1/30/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,996,781
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.36%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.90%, 2/06/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,996,245
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.36%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.87%, 2/13/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,995,569
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.36%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.85%, 2/20/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,992,354
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.53%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.85%, 2/27/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,991,307
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.53%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.83%, 3/05/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 4,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 3,987,083
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 4.71%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.84%, 3/19/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,988,170
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.53%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.88%, 3/26/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,991,217
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.35%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.70%, 4/02/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,991,362
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.35%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.64%, 4/09/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,986,552
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.53%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.60%, 4/16/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 3,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 2,985,955
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 3.52%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.60%, 4/23/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,990,018
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.35%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.59%, 4/30/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,989,500
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.35%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.54%, 5/07/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,989,240
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.35%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.55%, 5/14/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 994,268
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 1.17%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.55%, 5/21/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,987,976
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.35%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.58%, 5/28/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,987,091
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.35%
U.S. Treasury Bills,1.53%, 6/04/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 993,456
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 1.17%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.53%, 6/11/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,986,297
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.34%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.54%, 6/18/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,985,635
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.34%
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.57%, 6/25/2020 | United States Treasury Obligations [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Shares/Principal Amount |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Market Value |  |  | $ 1,984,747
% of Partners' Capital |  |  | 2.34%
[1] | Reflects the 7-day yield at December 31, 2020.
[2] | Collateral amounted to $33,830,326 on open commodity futures contracts.

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