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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Contractors [Abstract]  
Brokerage Commissions
USCI
 
 
 
For the three months

ended

March 31, 2019
 
 
For the three months

ended

March 31, 2018
 
Total commissions accrued to brokers
 
$
176,921
 
 
$
169,522
 
Total commissions as annualized percentage of average total net assets
 
 
0.16
%
 
 
0.13
%
Commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing
 
$
173,345
 
 
$
164,193
 
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing
 
 
97.98
%
 
 
96.86
%
Commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity
 
$
3,576
 
 
$
5,329
 
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity
 
 
2.02
%
 
 
3.14
%
 
The increase in total commissions accrued to brokers for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, was due primarily to a higher number of contracts held and traded.
 
CPER
 
 
 
For the three months

ended

March 31, 2019
 
 
For the three months

ended

March 31, 2018
 
Total commissions accrued to brokers
 
$
1,509
 
 
$
2,198
 
Total commissions as annualized percentage of average total net assets
 
 
0.05
%
 
 
0.06
%
Commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing
 
$
1,286
 
 
$
1,953
 
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of rebalancing
 
 
85.22
%
 
 
88.85
%
Commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity
 
$
223
 
 
$
245
 
Percentage of commissions accrued as a result of creation and redemption activity
 
 
14.78
%
 
 
11.15
%
 
The decrease in total commissions accrued to brokers for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, was due primarily to a lower number of contracts held and traded.