EX-99.(I) 2 ex99-i.htm SEPTEMBER 2023 MONTHLY SUMMARY REPORT

Exhibit 99(i)

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Monthly Summary Report | September 30, 2023

Description

The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company with the investment objective of long-term capital appreciation through investments in securities, primarily equity, listed on the Mexican Stock Exchanges. The Fund provides a vehicle to investors who wish to invest in Mexican companies through a managed non-diversified portfolio as part of their overall investment program. The Fund’s shares are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “MXF.”

Managed Distribution Plan (“MDP”)

The Board of Directors of the Fund has authorized quarterly distributions of $0.20 per share under the MDP. With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to stockholders and an accompanying press release, which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution and other information required by the Fund’s MDP exemptive order. The Fund’s Board of Directors may amend or terminate the MDP at any time without prior notice to stockholders. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s MDP.

Highlights

Total Net Assets (million)¹	$303.70	Daily Average Number of Shares Traded²	35,980
NAV per share¹	$20.56	Outstanding Shares³	14,771,862
Closing price²	$16.47	Expense Ratio (4/30/2023)	1.38%
Discount	19.89%	Portfolio Turnover (4/30/2023)	4.18%

Performance¹	Cumulative			Annualized
Performance¹	1 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
MXF Market Price	-5.62%	15.74%	32.61%	21.39%	5.02%	0.32%
MXF NAV	-5.12%	19.44%	36.24%	22.63%	5.83%	2.11%
MSCI Mexico Index	-5.49%	18.60%	33.51%	23.18%	4.81%	1.46%

These figures represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund's investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, at the time of sale, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above.

1 Source: Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C. Performance figures take into account reinvestments of distributions.

2 Source: NYSE. Shares traded figure represents average volume traded on U.S. consolidated markets during the month.

3 During September 2023, the Fund repurchased 23,734 shares.

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The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Monthly Summary Report | September 30, 2023

Top Ten Holdings (70.18% of Net Assets)
1 Fomento Económico Mexicano	12.05%	6 Gruma	4.63%
2 Grupo Financiero Banorte	11.32%	7 Cemex	4.19%
3 América Móvil	10.55%	8 Kimberly-Clark de México	3.74%
4 Grupo México	8.81%	9 Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico	3.68%
5 Wal-Mart de México	7.81%	10 Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	3.40%

Holdings are subject to change and are provided for informational purposes only and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell the securities shown.

Fund Manager´s Comments

Global equity markets registered negative returns during September 2023. The MSCI World Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index decreased 4.4% and 2.8%, respectively, during the month. The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) and the Bank of England (“BoE”) took a pause in their monetary policy tightening cycle, maintaining unchanged their target interest rates; the Fed at a range of 5.25% - 5.50% and the BoE at 5.25%. On the other hand, the European Central Bank increased its main refinancing interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.50%. The DJIA and the S&P 500 decreased 3.9% and 4.9%, respectively, while the interest rate on the 10-year Treasury note increased 46 basis points to 4.57% and the U.S. dollar appreciated 2.5% (measured by the DXY Index⁴) during September 2023. In Mexico, the MSCI Mexico Index registered a decrease of 5.5% and the Mexican peso depreciated 2.2% during the month, to Ps. $17.42, whereas the Fund’s NAV decreased 5.1%, outperforming its benchmark.

In local news, Mexico´s Central Bank (“Banxico”) also maintained unchanged its overnight interest rate at 11.25%, as inflation keeps decreasing from a twenty-year high of 8.7% in September 2022, to a 4.6% annual rate at the end of August 2023. The Ministry of Finance presented to Congress the Government´s budget for 2024. The Government expects a primary deficit of 1.2% of GDP and total public sector requirements (broadest measure of the deficit) of 5.4% of GDP. The proposed budget should be approved by the Mexican Congress by November 15 of this year.

The information presented in this report has been derived from the sources indicated. Neither The Mexico Fund, Inc. nor its Adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C., has independently verified or confirmed the information presented herein.

Important Risk Disclosure

All performance shown is historical. Closed-end funds are traded on the secondary market through one of the stock exchanges. Shares of closed-end funds may trade above (premium) or below (discount) the NAV of the fund’s portfolio. The NAV is the value of an entity’s assets less the value of its liabilities. The Market Price is the current price at which an asset can be bought or sold. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

An investment in the Fund entails special risk considerations, including among others the risks of foreign investments, Mexican investments, market illiquidity and volatility, market corrections, risks associated with the Mexican economy, political factors and security, currency exchange rate fluctuations, NAV discount risk, foreign custody risk, dollar denominated investments risk and risks associated with the concentration of the Mexican equity market. Investors should consider their investment goals, time horizons and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not appropriate for all investors, and the Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. Investors should carefully review and consider the Fund's investment objective, risks, charges and expenses before investing.

4 DXY Index computes the value of the U.S. dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies.