No attempt is made to mirror a benchmark, either by composition or weighting as we emphasize no benchmark 'hugging.'   However, benchmarks do provide a function for comparative purposes, in the sense, of keeping score.   For comparative purposes the Partnership targets the major US Indice of the Standard & Poors 500.   The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index represents an unmanaged, broad-based basket of stocks.   It is typically used as a proxy for overall market performance and the S&P 500 Total Return assumes that dividends are reinvested.   You can not invest directly in the S&P 500.