The Mexico Fund, Inc.
January 26, 2023

 

As announced on December 8, 2022, The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is paying on January 26, 2023, a distribution of $0.2000 per share to stockholders of record on January 18, 2023. Under the Fund’s Managed Distribution Plan (MDP), the Fund pays quarterly distributions of $0.2000 per share.

 

As a general matter, the amount of distributable income for each fiscal period depends on the aggregate gains and losses realized by the Fund during the entire year. Distributions may consist of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital, but the character of these distributions cannot be determined until after the end of the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’.

 

However, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund is required to indicate the source of each distribution to stockholders. The following table sets forth an estimate of the source of the January 26, 2023, distribution and of distributions paid in the current fiscal year:

 

Distribution Estimates January 2023 Fiscal Year-to-date ( YTD)1

 

Source

Per Share Amount

Percent of Current

Distribution

Per Share Amount

Percent of Fiscal Year

Distributions

Net Investment Income $0.0916 45.81% $0.0916 45.81%
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains $0.0208 10.41% $0.0208 10.41%
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains $0.0625 31.24% $0.0625 31.24%
Return of Capital $0.0251 12.54% $0.0251 12.54%
Total Distribution $0.2000 100.00% $0.2000 100.00%

 

Information regarding the Fund’s performance and distribution rates is set forth below:

 

Average Annual Total Return for the 5-year period ended on December 31, 20222 4.03%
Current Annualized Distribution Rate (current fiscal year)3 -
Current Fiscal Year Cumulative Total Return4 0.51%
Cumulative Distribution Rate (current fiscal year)5 -

 

 

1The Fund’s current fiscal year began on November 1, 2022.

 

2Average Annual Total Return represents the simple arithmetic average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the last five years. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

 

3The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the Cumulative Distribution Rate as of December 31, 2022, annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV at the same date. As of the date of this press release, this rate is zero because the $0.2000 distribution has not been paid yet.

 

 

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The Mexico Fund, Inc.
January 26, 2023

 

4Current Fiscal Year Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV from November 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

 

5Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund’s current fiscal period (November 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of December 31, 2022. As of the date of this press release, this rate is zero because the $0.2000 distribution has not been paid yet.

 

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s MDP.

 

The amounts and sources of distributions reported above are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report the distribution for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

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