COLUMBIA, Md., Oct. 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mexico Fund, Inc.
(NYSE: MXF) announced that it will pay today a distribution of
$0.22 per share in cash to
stockholders of record as of October 22,
2024, according to the Fund´s Managed Distribution Plan
(MDP).
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.
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
sources of the October 30, 2024,
distribution and distributions paid in the current fiscal year:
Distribution
Estimates
|
October
2024
|
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
|
$0.0969
|
44.07 %
|
$0.3877
|
44.07 %
|
Net Realized Short-Term
Capital Gains
|
$0.0133
|
6.03 %
|
$0.0531
|
6.03 %
|
Net Realized Long-Term
Capital Gains
|
$0.0900
|
40.90 %
|
$0.3600
|
40.90 %
|
Return of
Capital
|
$0.0198
|
9.00 %
|
$0.0792
|
9.00 %
|
Total
Distribution
|
$0.2200
|
100.00 %
|
$0.8800
|
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 September 30,
20242
|
10.98 %
|
Current Annualized
Distribution Rate (current fiscal year)3
|
3.82 %
|
Current Fiscal Year
Cumulative Total Return4
|
2.46 %
|
Cumulative Distribution
Rate (current fiscal year)5
|
3.50 %
|
[1] The Fund's current fiscal year began
on November 1, 2023.
2 Average 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.
3 The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the
Cumulative Distribution Rate as of September
30, 2024, annualized as a percentage of the Fund's NAV at
the same date.
4 Current Fiscal Year Cumulative Total Return is
the percentage change in the Fund's NAV from November 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, including distributions paid
and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
5 Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund's
current fiscal period (November 1,
2023, through September 30,
2024) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the
period as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of September 30, 2024.
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.
CONTACT:
Tofi Dayan
+5255-9138-3350
Email: investor-relations@themexicofund.com
About The Mexico Fund, Inc.
The Mexico Fund, Inc. 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 Exchange. 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.
This release may contain certain forward-looking statements
regarding future circumstances. These forward-looking statements
are based upon the Fund's current expectations and assumptions and
are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in such
forward-looking statements including, in particular, the risks and
uncertainties described in the Fund's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Actual results, events, and performance
may differ. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
hereof. The Fund undertakes no obligation to release publicly any
revisions to these forward looking statements that may be made to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events. The inclusion of any
statement in this release does not constitute an admission by The
Mexico Fund or any other person that the events or circumstances
described in such statement are material.
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SOURCE The Mexico Fund, Inc.