Mexico Equity & Income Fund : Proxy 2023

THE MEXICO EQUITY AND INCOME FUND, INC.

615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD DECEMBER 15, 2023

Important Notice regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to Be Held on December 15, 2023: The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

and Proxy Statement are Available on the Internet at www.mxefund.com.

To the Stockholders:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting (the "Meeting") of holders of shares of the common stock (the "Stockholders") of The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), will be held on December 15, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at the offices of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (d/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services), 2020 E. Financial Way, Suite 100. Glendora, CA, 91741, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, for the following purposes:

1. To elect one Class I Director to the Fund's Board of Directors (Proposal 1); and
2. To consider and vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on October 18, 2023 as the record date for the determination of Stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, this Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The stock transfer books will not be closed.

Copies of the Fund's most recent annual and semi-annual reports may be ordered free of charge by any Stockholder by writing to the Fund c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, or by telephone at [phone]. The Fund's most recent annual report was mailed to Stockholders on September 29, 2023.

You are entitled to vote at the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof if you owned shares of the Fund's common stock at the close of business on October 18, 2023. If you attend the Meeting, you may vote your shares in person. Whether or not you expect to attend the Meeting, please complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed postage paid envelope so that a quorum will be present and the maximum number of shares may be voted. You may change your vote at any time by submitting a later-dated proxy or by voting in person at the Meeting. Stockholders that plan on attending the Meeting in person are requested to email Pierre Colmenarez, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services at [e-mail] by December 8, 2023 so we may accommodate all who plan on attending.

	By Order of the Board of Directors,
Dated: November 15, 2023	Luis Calzada
Secretary

UNLESS YOU EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, PLEASE FILL IN, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL

THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED REPLY ENVELOPE.

YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL ASSURE A QUORUM AT THE MEETING.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING PROXY CARDS

The following general rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and avoid the time and expense to the Fund involved in validating your vote if you fail to sign your proxy card properly.

1. Individual Accounts: Sign your name exactly as it appears in the registration on the proxy card.
2. Joint Accounts: Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to the name shown in the registration on the proxy card.
3. Other Accounts: The capacity of the individual signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. For example:

		REGISTRATION
Corporate Accounts	Valid Signature
(1)	ABC Corp.	ABC Corp. (by John Doe, Treasurer)
(2)	ABC Corp.	John Doe, Treasurer
(3)	ABC Corp.	John Doe
	c/o John Doe, Treasurer
(4)	ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan	John Doe, Trustee
Trust Accounts
(1)	ABC Trust	Jane B. Doe
(2)	Jane B. Doe, Trustee	Jane B. Doe, Trustee
	u/t/d/ 12/28/78
Custodial or Estate Accounts
(1)	John B. Smith, Cust.	John B. Smith
	f/b/o John B. Smith, Jr. UGMA
(2)	John B. Smith	John B. Smith, Jr., Executor

THE MEXICO EQUITY AND INCOME FUND, INC.

615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 15, 2023

PROXY STATEMENT

This proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") to be held on December 15, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at the offices of U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, 2020 E Financial Way, Suite 100, Glendora, CA 91741, and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof. A form of proxy for each of the holders of shares of the Fund's common stock (the "Stockholders") is enclosed herewith. This Proxy Statement and accompanying forms of proxy are being first mailed to Stockholders on or about November 15, 2023.

The presence, in person or by proxy, of Stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the Meeting (i.e., the presence of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Fund on the record date, October 18, 2023) is necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the event that a quorum is not present at the Meeting, or if a quorum is present at the Meeting but sufficient votes to approve any of the proposals are not received, the chairman of the Meeting may adjourn the Meeting, or the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting to a date not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the original record date to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a majority of those shares represented at the Meeting in person or by proxy. A Stockholder vote may be taken on one or more of the proposals in this Proxy Statement prior to any such adjournment if sufficient votes have been received and it is otherwise appropriate. The persons named as proxies will vote those proxies that they are entitled to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" any such proposal in their discretion.

Stockholders can vote by Internet by going to the following website address, www.voteproxy.com; by telephone, using the toll-free number listed on the proxy card; or by mail by completing the proxy card and returning it in the envelope provided. If the enclosed proxy is executed and returned, or an internet or telephonic vote is delivered, that vote may nevertheless be revoked at any time prior to its use by written notification received by the Fund, by the execution of a later-dated proxy, by the Fund's receipt of a subsequent valid internet or telephonic vote, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. To be effective, such revocation must be received by the Fund prior to the Meeting and must indicate the Stockholder's name and account number. Unrevoked proxies will be voted in accordance with the specifications therein and, unless specified to the contrary, will be voted "FOR" the election of the nominee for Class I Director.

In general, abstentions and broker non-votes (reflected by signed but unvoted proxies as to one or more proposals), as defined below, count for purposes of obtaining a quorum but do not count as votes cast with respect to any proposal where the broker does not have discretion. With respect to a proposal requiring the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding shares of common stock, the effect of abstentions and broker non-votes is the same as a vote against such proposal. Otherwise, abstentions and broker non- votes will have no effect on a proposal requiring a majority of votes cast for approval (i.e., Proposal 1). Broker non-votes occur when shares, held in the name of the broker or nominees for whom an executed proxy is received by the Fund, are not voted on a proposal because voting instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote and the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power.

Only holders of issued and outstanding shares of the Fund's common stock of record on the close of business on October 18, 2023 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. Each such holder is entitled to one vote per share of common stock so held. On October 18, 2023, there were 4,400,209 shares of the Fund's common stock issued and outstanding. The Fund is a closed-end, management investment company.

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A copy of the Fund's most recent annual report for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023 and semi-annual report for the period ended January 31, 2023 may be obtained by visiting the Fund's website at www.mxefund.comor may be ordered free of charge by any Stockholder by writing to the Fund c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, or by telephone at [phone]. These reports are also available on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "SEC") website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's most recent annual report was mailed to Stockholders on or about September 29, 2023.

Required Vote for Adoption of Proposals.

Proposal 1 (to elect one Class I Director to the Fund's Board of Directors) requires the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast at the Meeting by the holders of the Fund's common stock voting in person or by proxy on such Proposal, provided a quorum is present. A "majority of the votes" cast means that the number of shares voted "FOR" a Director's election exceeds 50% of the number of votes cast with respect to that Director's election. For purposes of the election of Directors, (i) votes cast shall include direction to withhold authority and (ii) abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as shares present for quorum purposes, but otherwise will have no effect on the majority vote required for such Director.

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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTOR

In accordance with the Fund's Articles of Incorporation, the terms of the Fund's Board of Directors are staggered. The Board of Directors is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III, each class having a term of three years. Each year the term of office of one Class expires. The effect of these staggered terms is to limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund by delaying the replacement of a majority of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors has nominated Phillip Goldstein to be elected by the holders of the Fund's common stock to serve as Class I Director of the Fund. Mr. Goldstein currently serves on the Board of Directors.

In the event that the nominee becomes unavailable for election for any presently unforeseen reason, the persons named in the form of proxy will vote for any successor nominee who shall be designated by the present Board of Directors. The Class I Director shall be elected by a majority of the shares voting at the Meeting.

At the Meeting, the holders of the Fund's common stock will be asked to vote for the election of Mr. Goldstein and as Class I Director. If elected, Mr. Goldstein will serve until the Fund's annual meeting of Stockholders in 2026 or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. If elected, Mr. Goldstein has consented to serve as Director of the Fund until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

The persons named in the accompanying forms of proxy intend to vote at the Meeting (unless directed not to vote) "FOR" the election of Mr. Goldstein. The nominee named above has indicated that he will serve if elected, and the Board of Directors has no reason to believe that the nominee will become unavailable for election as Director; however, if Mr. Goldstein should be unable to serve, the proxy will be voted for any other person determined by the persons named in the accompanying forms of proxy in accordance with their judgment.

Required Vote. Mr. Goldstein must be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares of the Fund's common stock, present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, provided a quorum is present. A "majority of the votes" cast means that the number of shares voted "FOR" a Director's election exceeds 50% of the number of votes cast with respect to that Director's election. For purposes of the election of Directors, (i) votes cast shall include direction to withhold authority and (ii) abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as shares present for quorum purposes, but otherwise will have no effect on the majority vote required for such Director.

Directors and Officers

Set forth below are the Directors, nominee for Director and officers of the Fund, and their respective ages, business addresses, positions and terms of office, principal occupations during the past five years, and other directorships held by them at October 18, 2023.

Messrs. Abraham, Das, Goldstein, Goodstein and Hellerman are each not considered an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (each an "Independent Director").

Class I Director Nominee:

								Number of
								Portfolios
								in Fund		Other Directorships held
				Term of Office		Principal Occupation		Complex		by Director or Nominee
Name, Address		Position(s) Held		and Length of		During the Past		Overseen		for Director During
and Age		with the Fund		Time Served		Five Years		by Director(1)		the Past 5 Years
Phillip Goldstein(2)		Independent Director;		2023;		Partner of Bulldog		1		Chairman, High Income
(78)		Chairman		since 2000		Investors, LLP since				Securities Fund; Chairman,
						2009; Partner of Ryan				Special Opportunities Fund,
						Heritage, LLP since				Inc.; Director, Brookfield
						2019; a Principal of				DTLA Fund Office Trust
						the former general				Investor, Inc.; Director,
						partner of several				Swiss Helvetia Fund,
						private investment				Inc.; Trustee, Crossroads
						partnerships in the				Liquidating Trust (until
						Bulldog Investors				2020); Director, MVC
						group of private				Capital, Inc. (until 2020).
						funds.

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Class II Directors serving until the year 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

								Number of
								Portfolios
								in Fund		Other Directorships held
				Term of Office		Principal Occupation		Complex		by Director or Nominee
Name, Address		Position(s) Held		and Length of		During the Past		Overseen		for Director During
and Age		with the Fund		Time Served		Five Years		by Director(1)		the Past 5 Years
Richard Abraham(2)		Independent		2024;		Since 1998,		1		None
(67)		Director		since 2015		Mr. Abraham has
						been self employed
Rajeev Das(2)						as a securities trader.
	Independent	2024;		Since 2004, Mr.	1		Trustee, High Income
(54)		Director		since 2001		Das has been a				Securities Fund.
						Principal of the
						entities previously
						serving as the
						general partner of the
						private investment
						partnerships in the
						Bulldog Investors
						group of investment
						funds; Head Trader
						of Bulldog Investors,
						LLP, the investment
						adviser to Special
						Opportunities
						Fund, Inc., since its
						inception in 2009,
						and Principal of Ryan
						Heritage, LLP, an
						affiliate of Bulldog
						Investors; Secretary
						of the Swiss
						Helvetia Fund; Vice
						President of Special
						Opportunities Fund,
						Inc.

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Class III Directors serving until the year 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

									Number of
									Portfolios
									in Fund		Other Directorships held
				Term of Office			Principal Occupation		Complex		by Director or Nominee
Name, Address		Position(s) Held		and Length of			During the Past		Overseen		for Director During
and Age		with the Fund		Time Served			Five Years		by Director(1)		the Past 5 Years
Glenn Goodstein(2)		Independent Director		2025;			Investment Advisor		1		None
(60)				since 2001			Representative, The
							Investment House,
							LLC; held numerous
							executive positions
							with Automatic Data
							Processing until
Gerald Hellerman(2)(3)					1996.
	Independent Director	2025;			Managing Director of	1		Director, Special
(86)				Director			Hellerman Associates				Opportunities Fund, Inc.;
				since 2001			(a financial and				Trustee, High Income
							corporate consulting				Securities Fund; Director,
							firm) since 1993				Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.;
							(which terminated				Trustee, Fiera Capital Series
							activities as of				Trust (until August 2023);
							December 31, 2013).				Director, MVC Capital,
											Inc (until 2020); Trustee,
											Crossroads Liquidating
											Trust (until 2020).
					Officers
				Term of Office
Name, Address		Position(s) Held		and Length of
and Age		with the Fund		Time Served			Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years
Stephanie Darling(2)		Chief Compliance		Since 2020			General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Bulldog
(53)		Officer					Investors, LLP; Chief Compliance Officer of Ryan Heritage, LLP,
							High Income Securities Fund, Swiss Helvetia Fund and Special
							Opportunities Fund, Inc.; Principal, the Law Office of Stephanie
Elisa Estevez(2)							Darling; Editor-In- Chief, The Investment Lawyer.
	Chief Financial		Since 2021			Corporate Risk Management, Pichardo Asset Management
(32)		Officer					S.A. de C.V.
Luis Calzada(2)		Secretary		Since 2022			Portfolio Administration & Compliance, Pichardo Asset
(58)							Management, S.A. de C.V.
Maria Eugenia		President		Since 2004			Portfolio Manager of the Fund since the Fund's inception; President
Pichardo(2)							and General Partner, Pichardo Asset Management, S.A. de C.V.
(71)							since 2003; Managing Director, Acciones y Valores de Mexico, S.A.
							de C.V. from 1979 - 2002.

1. The Fund Complex is comprised of only the Fund.
2. The address for all Directors and officers of the Fund is The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc. c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street,
   4th Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.
3. Prior to April 1, 2020, Mr. Hellerman was considered an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act because he served as the Fund's Chief
   Compliance Officer.

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The Board believes that the significance of each Director's experience, qualifications, attributes or skills is an individual matter (meaning that experience that is important for one Director may not have the same value for another) and that these factors are best evaluated at the Board level, with no single Director, or particular factor, being indicative of the Board's effectiveness. The Board currently does not have a formal diversity policy in place. The Board determined that each of the Directors is qualified to serve as a Director of the Fund based on a review of the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of each Director. In reaching this determination, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, including, among other things: character and integrity; ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided, to exercise effective business judgment in protecting stockholder interests and to interact effectively with the other Directors, the Adviser, other service providers, counsel and the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm ("independent auditors"); and willingness and ability to commit the time necessary to perform the duties of a Director. Each Director's ability to perform his duties effectively is evidenced by his experience or achievements in one or more of the following areas: management or board experience in the investment management industry or companies in other fields, educational background and professional training; and experience as a Director of the Fund. Information as of October 18, 2023 indicating the specific experience, skills, attributes and qualifications of each Director, which led to the Board's determination that the Director should serve in this capacity, is provided below.

Richard Abraham.	Mr. Abraham has been a Director of the Fund since 2015. Mr. Abraham graduated magna cum laude with a
	degree in accounting and finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
	Mr. Abraham worked for 10 years as a computer systems analyst as an independent consultant. Mr. Abraham
	worked for 7 years as a currency trader and manager for the Professional Edge Fund on the floor of The
	Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Mr. Abraham is currently self- employed as a securities trader.
Rajeev Das.	Mr. Das has been a Director of the Fund since 2001. He has over 20 years of investment management experience
	and currently serves as the Head of Trading for Bulldog Investors, LLP, which serves as the investment adviser
	of Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. and separately-managed accounts. He also serves as a principal of Ryan
	Heritage, LLP, an SEC-registered investment adviser. In addition to the Fund, Mr. Das serves as a director of
	one other closed-end fund. Mr. Das is currently the vice-president of a closed-end fund, where he previously
	served as a director.
Phillip Goldstein.	Mr. Goldstein has been a Director of the Fund since 2000. Mr. Goldstein has over 30 years of investment
	management experience. He is currently: a principal of Bulldog Holdings, LLC, the owner of several entities
	formerly serving as general partner of certain private investment partnerships; a partner in Bulldog Investors,
	LLP, which serves as the investment adviser of Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. and separately-managed
	accounts; and a partner in Ryan Heritage, LLP, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Mr. Goldstein is also a
	director of three other closed-end funds and one subsidiary of a large commercial real estate company.
Glenn Goodstein.	Mr. Goodstein has been a director of the Fund since 2001. Mr. Goodstein is a registered investment adviser
	with over 20 years of investment management experience. Prior to entering the investment management field,
	he spent 10 years in various management and executive positions with Automatic Data Processing, a NYSE-
	traded company.
Gerald Hellerman.	Mr. Hellerman has been a Director of the Fund since 2001 and was its Chief Compliance Officer from 2004
	through March 2020. Mr. Hellerman has more than 40 years of financial experience, including serving as a
	Financial Analyst and Branch Chief at the SEC, Special Adviser to the U.S. Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
	Subcommittee and as Chief Financial Analyst at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice for
	17 years. He has served as a director of a number of public companies, including registered investment
	companies, and as a financial and corporate consultant during the period from 1993 to 2014.

Specific details regarding each Director's principal occupations during the past five years are included in the table above. The summaries set forth above as to the experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills of the Directors do not constitute holding out the Board or any Director as having any special expertise or experience, and do not impose any greater responsibility or liability on any such person or on the Board as a whole than would otherwise be the case.

Board Leadership Structure, Composition and Responsibilities. The Board is responsible for overseeing the management of the Fund. The Board also elects the Company's officers who conduct the daily business of the Fund. The Board meets at least four times during the year to review the investment performance of the Fund and other operational matters, including policies and procedures with respect to compliance with regulatory and other requirements. The Directors interact directly with the Chairman of the Board, each other as Directors and committee members, the Fund's officers, and senior management of the Adviser and other service providers of the Fund at scheduled meetings and between meetings, as appropriate. Each Director was appointed to serve on the Board because of his experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills as described above.

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Currently, the Board is comprised of five individuals. Each member of the board, including the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Goldstein, is an Independent Director. Prior to April 1, 2020, Mr. Hellerman was considered an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act because he served as the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer.

The Board believes that its structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the Directors from the Adviser and other service providers with respect to services provided to the Fund, potential conflicts of interest that could arise from these relationships and other risks that the Fund may face. The Board further believes that its structure allows all of the Directors to participate in the full range of the Board's oversight responsibilities. The Board believes that the orderly and efficient flow of information and the ability to bring each Director's talents to bear in overseeing the Fund's operations is important, in light of the size and complexity of the Fund and the risks that the Fund faces. Based on each Director's experience and expertise with closed-end funds, the Board believes that its leadership structure is appropriate and efficient. The Board and its committees review their structures regularly, to help ensure that they remain appropriate as the business and operations of the Fund, and the environment in which the Fund operates, changes.

Currently, the Board has an Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Valuation Committee. The responsibilities of each committee and its members are described below.

Board's Role in Risk Oversight of the Fund. The Board oversees risk management for the Fund directly and, as to certain matters, through its committees. The Board exercises its oversight in this regard primarily through requesting and receiving reports from and otherwise working with the Fund's senior officers (including the Fund's President, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer), portfolio management and other personnel of the Adviser, the Fund's independent auditors, legal counsel and personnel from the Fund's other service providers. The Board has adopted, on behalf of the Fund, and periodically reviews with the assistance of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, policies and procedures designed to address certain risks associated with the Fund's activities. In addition, the Adviser and the Fund's other service providers also have adopted policies, processes and procedures designed to identify, assess and manage certain risks associated with the Fund's activities, and the Board receives reports from service providers with respect to the operation of these policies, processes and procedures as required and/or as the Board deems appropriate.

Compensation of Directors. Beginning in December 2021, the Fund pays each of its Directors who is not a director, officer or employee of the Adviser, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the administrator to the Fund (the "Administrator"), or any affiliate thereof an annual fee of $30,000 plus $500 for each special telephonic meeting attended. As additional annual compensation, the Chairman of the Fund will receive $3,750, the Audit Committee Chairman and Valuation Committee Chairman will receive $2,250, and the Nomination Committee Chairman will receive $1,500. Each Director is entitled to receive such compensation for any partial quarter for which he serves. In addition to the aforementioned fees paid to Directors, the Fund reimburses Directors for travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board.

The table below details the amount of compensation the Fund's Directors received from the Fund during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023. The Fund does not have a bonus, profit sharing, pension or retirement plan. No other entity affiliated with the Fund pays any compensation to the Directors.

							Total
					Pension or		Compensation
					Retirement		from Fund
				Aggregate	Benefits Accrued	Estimated	Complex
				Compensation	as Part of Fund	Annual Benefits	Paid to
Name of Person		Position	Director Since	From the Fund	Expenses	Upon Retirement	Directors(1)
Phillip Goldstein		Independent	2000	$33,750	None	None	$33,750
Glenn Goodstein		Director
	Independent	2001	$31,500	None	None	$31,500
Rajeev Das		Director
	Independent	2001	$34,500	None	None	$34,500
Richard Abraham . . . .		Director
	Independent	2015	$30,000	None	None	$30,000
Gerald Hellerman . . . .		Director
	Independent	2001	$30,000	None	None	$30,000
		Director

1. The Fund Complex is comprised of only the Fund.

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Code of Ethics. The Fund and the Adviser have each adopted a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Section 204A and Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, respectively, that establishes procedures for personal investments and restricts certain personal securities transactions. Personnel subject to each code may invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, so long as such investments are made pursuant to the code's requirements. Copies of these codes are available for inspection at the Public Reference Room of the SEC in Washington, D.C. Information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room is available by calling the SEC at 1-202-551-8090. Copies of the Fund's and the Adviser's codes of ethics are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, and may also be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: [e-mail], or by writing the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

Management Ownership. To the knowledge of the Fund's management, as of October 18, 2023, the Directors and officers of the Fund beneficially owned, as a group, less than 1% of the shares of the Fund's common stock. The following table sets forth the aggregate dollar range of equity securities in the Fund that is owned by each Director, nominee for Director and officer as of October 18, 2023. The information as to beneficial ownership is based on statements furnished to the Fund by each Director, nominee for Director and principal officer:

				Dollar Range of		Aggregate Dollar Range of
					Equity Securities in All Funds
				Equity Securities		Overseen by Director in Family
Name		Position		in the Fund		of Investment Companies(1)
Phillip Goldstein . . . .		Independent Director, Chairman of the Board		$50,001 - $100,000		$50,001 - $100,000
Richard Abraham . . . .		Independent Director	$50,001 - $150,000	$50,001 - $150,000
Rajeev Das		Independent Director, Audit Committee Chairman	$10,001 - $50,000	$10,001 - $50,000
Glenn Goodstein . . . .		Independent Director		None		None
Gerald Hellerman(2) . . .		Independent Director		None		None
Maria Eugenia Pichardo .		President		None		None
Luis Calzada		Secretary		None		None
Elisa Estevez		Chief Financial Officer		None		None
Stephanie Darling . . . .		Chief Compliance Officer		None		None

1. The Family of Investment Companies is comprised of only the Fund.
2. Prior to April 1, 2020, Mr. Hellerman was considered an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act because he served as the Fund's Chief
   Compliance Officer.

Director Transactions with Fund Affiliates. As of July 31, 2023, neither the Independent Directors nor members of their immediate family owned securities beneficially or of record in the Adviser or any of its affiliates. Furthermore, over the past five years, neither the Independent Directors nor members of their immediate family have had any direct or indirect interest, the value of which exceeds $120,000, in the Adviser or any of its affiliates. In addition, since the beginning of the last two fiscal years, neither the Independent Directors nor members of their immediate family have conducted any transactions (or series of transactions) or maintained any direct or indirect relationship in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and to which the Adviser or any of its affiliates was a party.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, RECOMMENDS THAT

THE HOLDERS OF THE FUND'S COMMON STOCK VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN

AS CLASS I DIRECTOR OF THE FUND. ANY SIGNED BUT UNMARKED PROXIES WILL BE

SO VOTED "FOR" THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEE.

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