-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, D3guhse508psB6jvUHyiiMvPQF2WmqCaNpFxyydExIPM5t6MowqOusg5RtDTPNCV lq01qGVI58DnSi1+BJVJ1g== 0000894189-07-001717.txt : 20070615 0000894189-07-001717.hdr.sgml : 20070615 20070615152400 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000894189-07-001717 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070615 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070615 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070615 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEXICO EQUITY & INCOME FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000863900 IRS NUMBER: 133576061 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06111 FILM NUMBER: 07922898 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC STREET 2: 615 EAST MICHIGAN STREET, LC-2 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4147654499 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC STREET 2: 615 EAST MICHIGAN STREET, LC-2 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MEXICO CONVERTIBLE ADVANTAGE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900807 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MEXICO ADVANTAGE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900805 N-Q 1 mexicoeq_nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS Unassociated Document

 
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


 
FORM N-Q
 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number  811-06111



The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Mr. Gerald Hellerman
C/O U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)



866-700-6104
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: 7/31/2007



Date of reporting period:  4/30/2007


 
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
 
The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc.
       
             
Schedule of Investments
       
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

MEXICO - 99.95%
   
Shares
 
Value
             
COMMON STOCKS - 95.95%
         
Airlines - 1.71%
           
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A. de C.V.
 
256,500
$
938,229
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A. de C.V. - Class B
174,500
 
792,045
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A. de C.V. - Class B
116,900
 
563,904
           
2,294,178
Cement - 5.85%
           
Cemex, S.A. de C.V. CPO
   
1,270,718
 
4,131,728
Corporacion Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V.
 
500,000
 
1,460,934
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A. de C.V.
 
415,600
 
2,235,881
           
7,828,543
Communications - 14.55%
         
America Movil, S.A. de C.V. - Class L
 
4,680,644
 
12,300,052
America Movil, S.A. de C.V. - Class L - ADR
 
60,070
 
3,155,477
Axtel, S.A. de C.V. CPO (a)
   
854,203
 
4,016,787
           
19,472,316
Financial Groups - 4.23%
         
Desc S.A. de C.V. - Series B (a)
   
596,100
 
1,012,378
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A. de C.V. - Class O
 
1,069,500
 
4,644,438
           
5,656,816
Food, Beverage, and Tobacco - 4.64%
       
Alsea, S.A. de C.V. - Class A
   
1,484,560
 
2,534,836
Controladora Comercial Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.
 
439,700
 
1,135,394
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V.
 
217,300
 
2,338,298
Grupo Gigante S.A. de C.V. (a)
   
131,500
 
199,917
           
6,208,445
Housing - 10.18%
         
Consorcio ARA, S.A. de C.V.
   
696,400
 
1,140,754
Corp GEO S.A. de C.V. (a)
   
46,200
 
253,149
Desarrolladora Homex, S.A. de C.V. (a)
 
374,000
 
3,626,317
Desarrolladora Homex, S.A. de C.V. - ADR (a)
 
40,500
 
2,350,620
SARE Holding, S.A. de C.V. (a)
   
3,592,406
 
6,019,106
Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos S.A. de C.V (a)
 
53,700
 
224,373
           
13,614,319
Industrial Conglomerates - 9.40%
         
Alfa, S.A. - Class A
   
362,800
 
2,704,793
Industrias CH, S.A. - Class B (a)
   
756,700
 
3,393,850
Mexichem, S.A. de C.V.
   
2,122,400
 
6,472,681
           
12,571,324
Infrastructure - 19.63%
         
Carso Infraestructura y Construccion, S.A. de C.V. (a)
 
4,356,500
 
3,798,845
Empresas ICA Sociedad Conroladora, S.A. de C.V. (a)
 
890,150
 
3,520,969
Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo, S.A. (a)
 
1,474,800
 
4,923,227
Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en America Latina, S.A. de C.V. (a)
3,106,900
 
3,880,824
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura, S.A. de C.V. (a)
3,634,500
 
10,135,011
           
26,258,876
Media - 3.03%
           
Grupo Televisa, S.A. CPO
   
344,200
 
1,932,843
Grupo Televisa, S.A. - ADR
   
75,500
 
2,117,775
           
4,050,618
Mining - 6.90%
           
Grupo Mexico, S.A. - Series B
   
1,239,700
 
6,620,774
Industrias Penoles, S.A.
   
211,300
 
2,606,739
           
9,227,513
Real Estate Developer - 6.53%
         
Grupe, S.A. de C.V. (a)(b)
   
4,071,300
 
8,735,977
             
Retailing - 5.40%
         
Grupo Elektra, S.A. de C.V.
   
54,800
 
900,565
Organizacion Soriana, S.A. de C.V. - Class B
 
54,800
 
175,730
Wal-Mart de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. - Class V
 
1,567,191
 
6,146,042
           
7,222,337
Shipping - 0.48%
           
Grupo TMM S.A. - ADR (a)
   
216,800
 
637,392
             
Waste Management - 3.42%
         
Promotora Ambiental, S.A. de C.V. (a)
 
1,795,800
 
4,573,166
             
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $87,027,183)
     
128,351,820
             
RIGHTS - 0.00%
           
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.00%
         
Mexichem, S.A. de C.V.
   
2,253,000
 
0
             
TOTAL RIGHTS (Cost $57,462)
     
$
0
             
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 4.00%
         
GBM Fondo de Inversiones en Valores Denominados S.A. de C.V., SIID
2,271,037
 
5,353,803
             
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $5,345,698)
   
5,353,803
             
TOTAL MEXICO (Cost $92,430,343)
     
133,705,623
             
       
Principal
   
UNITED STATES - 0.08%
   
Amount
 
Value
             
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.08%
       
First American Treasury Obligation - Class A
       
    4.458%
   
$
99,495
 
99,495
             
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $99,494)
   
99,495
             
TOTAL UNITED STATES (Cost $99,494)
     
99,495
             
Total Investments - 100.03% (Cost $92,529,837)
     
133,805,118
             
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.03)%
     
(33,743)
             
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
     
$
133,771,375
             
Footnotes and Abbreviations
         
ADR - American Depository Receipts.
       
(a)   Non-income producing security.
         
(b)   Affiliated company.
         
             
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at April 30, 2007 was as follows:
     
             
Cost of investments*
$92,625,261
       
Gross unrealized appreciation
41,788,117
       
Gross unrealized depreciation
(555,932)
       
Net unrealized appreciation
$41,232,185
       
             
*Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
   fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
 
   section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
     
             
 
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)       
The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b)          
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
Item 3. Exhibits.
 
Separate certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)).  Filed herewith.
 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant)  The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc.                               

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Maria Eugenia Pichardo                                     
 Maria Eugenia Pichardo, President

Date     May 31, 2007                                                                                                                                                                         ;         



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Maria Eugenia Pichardo                                     
 Maria Eugenia Pichardo, President

Date     May 31, 2007                                                                                            

 
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Gerald Hellerman                                                                                                                                                                      
 Gerald Hellerman, Chief Financial Officer

Date     June 1, 2007                                                                                             
         
 

                                                           
EX-99.CERT 2 cert.htm CERTIFICATIONS Unassociated Document

 
CERTIFICATION
 
I, Maria Eugenia Pichardo, certify that:

1.    
I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc.;

2.    
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    
Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.  
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a)       
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)       
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)       
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

(d)       
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)       
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)       
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:     May 31, 2007           
­­­  /s/ Maria Eugenia Pichardo      
 
Maria Eugenia Pichardo
President
 
 
 

 
 
CERTIFICATION
 
I, Gerald Hellerman, certify that:

1.    
I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc.;

2.    
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    
Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.      
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a)       
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)       
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)       
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

(d)       
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)       
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)       
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:    May 30, 2007            
  /s/ Gerald Hellerman                      
 
Gerald Hellerman
Chief Financial Officer

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