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Investment [Line Items] | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' |
% of Partnership's Net Assets | 103.14% | ' | 103.14% | ' | 102.29% | 49.80% | 47.20% | 94.40% | 93.70% | 67.20% | 67.80% | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 24.04% | ' | 24.04% | ' | 29.24% | ' | ' | ' | ' | 39.22% | ' | 39.22% | ' | 35.16% | ' | ' | ' | ' | 39.88% | ' | 39.88% | ' | 37.89% |
Fair Value | $1,206,894,231 | ' | $1,206,894,231 | ' | $1,391,594,441 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | $1,795,757 | ' | ' | ' | ' | $1,206,894,231 | ' | $1,206,894,231 | ' | $1,391,594,441 | ' | ' | ' | ' | $281,293,719 | ' | $281,293,719 | ' | $397,868,211 | ' | ' | ' | ' | $458,958,645 | ' | $458,958,645 | ' | $478,280,141 | ' | ' | ' | ' | $466,641,867 | ' | $466,641,867 | ' | $515,446,089 |
Income (Loss) | -30,234,012 | 29,383,122 | -33,224,524 | 25,032,017 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | -44,425,509 | 66,523,315 | -60,354,014 | 33,873,162 | -30,198,987 | 29,515,417 | -33,014,545 | 25,366,786 | ' | -22,410,824 | 60,107,931 | -70,511,331 | 31,510,989 | -11,569,727 | 27,213,443 | -34,369,305 | 14,970,646 | ' | -14,467,982 | -6,472,573 | -23,194,871 | 32,450,682 | -13,654,974 | -6,157,408 | -21,881,797 | 29,909,175 | ' | -7,546,703 | 12,887,957 | 33,352,188 | -30,088,509 | -4,974,286 | 8,459,382 | 23,236,557 | -19,513,035 | ' |
Commissions | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 841,736 | 1,012,275 | 3,180,806 | 2,838,127 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 312,906 | 398,662 | 1,311,144 | 1,096,186 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 394,495 | 480,353 | 1,400,008 | 1,323,222 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 134,335 | 133,260 | 469,654 | 418,719 | ' |
Expenses Other | 192,393 | 119,392 | 605,067 | 444,393 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 51,583 | 21,019 | 211,896 | 122,659 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 38,155 | 9,663 | 141,694 | 84,550 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 13,428 | 11,356 | 70,202 | 38,109 | ' |
Management fees | 4,932,615 | 6,344,305 | 15,663,394 | 18,664,659 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 2,074,335 | 2,294,167 | 6,248,110 | 6,658,508 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 2,074,335 | 2,294,167 | 6,248,110 | 6,658,508 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' |
Incentive Fee | ' | 9,052 | ' | 811,930 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 9,052 | ' | 811,931 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | 9,052 | ' | 811,931 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' |
Net income (loss) | ($42,289,686) | $13,446,679 | ($73,593,963) | ($22,242,732) | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ($47,919,263) | $62,597,470 | ($71,960,653) | $21,470,809 | ($33,166,641) | $26,178,904 | ($42,655,357) | $14,935,561 | ' | ($23,070,885) | $59,308,416 | ($73,296,679) | $29,038,933 | ($11,920,788) | $26,805,118 | ($35,822,143) | $13,789,910 | ' | ($17,111,494) | ($9,494,293) | ($31,394,594) | $22,923,645 | ($16,123,804) | ($8,940,980) | ($29,529,915) | $21,115,514 | ' | ($7,736,884) | $12,783,347 | $32,730,620 | ($30,491,769) | ($5,122,049) | $8,314,766 | $22,696,701 | ($19,969,863) | ' |
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