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    15 Mountain View Road, Warren, New Jersey 07059  
 
 
 NAME OF ASSURED (including its Subsidiaries):   Bond Number: 82179290    
 
 THE MEXICO EQUITY & INCOME FUND, INC.          
 C/O US BANCORP FUND SERVICES      
 
 
 615 EAST MICHIGAN STREET     Incorporated under the laws of Indiana  
 MILWAUKEE, WI 53202       a stock insurance company herein called the COMPANY
            Capital Center, 251 North Illinois, Suite 1100
            Indianapolis, IN 46204-1927    
 
 
    BOND PERIOD: from 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 2009      
           to 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 2010      
 
    LIMITS OF LIABILITY--DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS:        
 
   If “Not Covered” is inserted below opposite any specified INSURING CLAUSE, such INSURING CLAUSE
   and any other reference shall be deemed to be deleted.  
        
 
                DEDUCTIBLE
   INSURING CLAUSE        LIMIT OF LIABILITY    AMOUNT
   1.    Employee          $ 400,000 $ None
   2.    On Premises        $ 400,000 $ 25,000
   3.    In Transit          $ 400,000 $ 25,000
   4.    Forgery or Alteration        $ 400,000 $ 25,000
   5.    Extended Forgery        $ 400,000 $ 25,000
   6.    Counterfeit Money        $ 400,000 $ 25,000
   7.    Threats to Person        $ Not Covered $ N/A
   8.    Computer System        $ 400,000 $ 25,000
   9.    Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction    $ 400,000 $ 25,000
  10.    Uncollectible Items of Deposit      $ 25,000 $ 5,000
  11.    Audit Expense        $ 25,000 $ 5,000
 
 
  THE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING
  ENDORSEMENTS EXECUTED SIMULTANEOUSLY HEREWITH:    
  1 - 3              
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE COMPANY has caused this Bond to be signed by its authorized officers, but it shall not be
valid unless also signed by an authorized representative of the Company.      
 
 
 
 
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  The COMPANY, in consideration of payment of the required premium, and in reliance
  on the APPLICATION and all other statements made and information furnished to the
  COMPANY by the ASSURED, and subject to the DECLARATIONS made a part of this
  Bond and to all other terms and conditions of this Bond, agrees to pay the ASSURED
  for:      
 
 
         
 
 
  1. Loss resulting directly from Larceny or Embezzlement committed by any
    Employee, alone or in collusion with others.
 
 
 
  2. Loss of Property resulting directly from robbery, burglary, false pretenses,
    common law or statutory larceny, misplacement, mysterious unexplainable
    disappearance, damage, destruction or removal, from the possession, custody or
    control of the ASSURED, while such Property is lodged or deposited at premises
    located anywhere.
 
 
  3. Loss of Property resulting directly from common law or statutory larceny,
    misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, damage or destruction,
    while the Property is in transit anywhere:
 
    a. in an armored motor vehicle, including loading and unloading thereof,
 
    b. in the custody of a natural person acting as a messenger of the ASSURED,
      or  
 
    c. in the custody of a Transportation Company and being transported in a
      conveyance other than an armored motor vehicle provided, however, that
      covered Property transported in such manner is limited to the following:
 
      (1) written records,
 
      (2) securities issued in registered form, which are not endorsed or are
        restrictively endorsed, or
 
      (3) negotiable instruments not payable to bearer, which are not endorsed
        or are restrictively endorsed.
 
    Coverage under this INSURING CLAUSE begins immediately on the receipt of
    such Property by the natural person or Transportation Company and ends
    immediately on delivery to the premises of the addressee or to any representative
    of the addressee located anywhere.

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  4. Loss resulting directly from:
    a. Forgery on, or fraudulent material alteration of, any bills of exchange,
      checks, drafts, acceptances, certificates of deposits, promissory notes, due
      bills, money orders, orders upon public treasuries, letters of credit, other
      written promises, orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, or
      receipts for the withdrawal of Property, or
 
    b. transferring, paying or delivering any funds or other Property, or establishing
      any credit or giving any value in reliance on any written instructions, advices
      or applications directed to the ASSURED authorizing or acknowledging the
      transfer, payment, delivery or receipt of funds or other Property, which
      instructions, advices or applications fraudulently purport to bear the
      handwritten signature of any customer of the ASSURED, or shareholder or
      subscriber to shares of an Investment Company, or of any financial
      institution or Employee but which instructions, advices or applications either
      bear a Forgery or have been fraudulently materially altered without the
      knowledge and consent of such customer, shareholder, subscriber, financial
      institution or Employee;
 
    excluding, however, under this INSURING CLAUSE any loss covered under
    INSURING CLAUSE 5. of this Bond, whether or not coverage for INSURING
    CLAUSE 5. is provided for in the DECLARATIONS of this Bond.
 
    For the purpose of this INSURING CLAUSE, a mechanically reproduced facsimile
    signature is treated the same as a handwritten signature.
 
 
  5. Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having, in good faith, and in the
    ordinary course of business, for its own account or the account of others in any
    capacity:  
 
    a. acquired, accepted or received, accepted or received, sold or delivered, or
      given value, extended credit or assumed liability, in reliance on any original
      Securities, documents or other written instruments which prove to:
 
      (1) bear a Forgery or a fraudulently material alteration,
 
      (2) have been lost or stolen, or
 
      (3) be Counterfeit, or
 
    b. guaranteed in writing or witnessed any signatures on any transfer,
      assignment, bill of sale, power of attorney, guarantee, endorsement or other
      obligation upon or in connection with any  
      written instruments.
 
    Actual physical possession, and continued actual physical possession if taken as
    collateral, of such Securities, documents or other written instruments by an
    Employee, Custodian, or a Federal or State chartered deposit institution of the
    ASSURED is a condition precedent to the ASSURED having relied on such items.
    Release or return of such collateral is an acknowledgment by the ASSURED that it
    no longer relies on such collateral.

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    For the purpose of this INSURING CLAUSE, a mechanically reproduced facsimile
    signature is treated the same as a handwritten signature.
 
 
  6. Loss resulting directly from the receipt by the ASSURED in good faith of any
    Counterfeit money.
 
 
  7. Loss resulting directly from surrender of Property away from an office of the
    ASSURED as a result of a threat communicated to the ASSURED to do bodily
    harm to an Employee as defined in Section 1.e. (1), (2) and (5), a Relative or
    invitee of such Employee, or a resident of the household of such Employee, who
    is, or allegedly is, being held captive provided, however, that prior to the surrender
    of such Property:
 
    a. the Employee who receives the threat has made a reasonable effort to
      notify an officer of the ASSURED who is not involved in such threat, and
 
    b. the ASSURED has made a reasonable effort to notify the Federal Bureau of
      Investigation and local law enforcement authorities concerning such threat.
 
    It is agreed that for purposes of this INSURING CLAUSE, any Employee of the
    ASSURED, as set forth in the preceding paragraph, shall be deemed to be an
    ASSURED hereunder, but only with respect to the surrender of money, securities
    and other tangible personal property in which such Employee has a legal or
    equitable interest.
 
 
  8. Loss resulting directly from fraudulent:
    a. entries of data into, or
 
    b. changes of data elements or programs within,
 
    a Computer System, provided the fraudulent entry or change causes:
 
      (1) funds or other property to be transferred, paid or delivered,
 
      (2) an account of the ASSURED or of its customer to be added, deleted,
        debited or credited, or
 
      (3) an unauthorized account or a fictitious account to be debited or
        credited.

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  9. Loss resulting directly from Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction directed
    to the ASSURED authorizing the transfer of dividends or redemption proceeds of
     shares from a  account, provided such  
    Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction was:
 
    a. received at the ASSURED'S offices by those Employees of the ASSURED
      specifically authorized to receive the  
      Instruction,
 
    b. made by a person purporting to be a Customer, and
 
    c. made by said person for the purpose of causing the ASSURED or  
      to sustain a loss or making an improper personal financial gain for such
      person or any other person.
 
    In order for coverage to apply under this INSURING CLAUSE, all  
    Funds Transfer Instructions must be received and processed in accordance with
    the Designated Procedures outlined in the APPLICATION furnished to the
    COMPANY.
 
 
  10. Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having credited an account of a
    customer, shareholder or subscriber on the faith of any Items of Deposit which
    prove to be uncollectible, provided that the crediting of such account causes:
 
    a. redemptions or withdrawals to be permitted,
 
    b. shares to be issued, or
 
    c. dividends to be paid,
 
    from an account of an Investment Company.
 
    In order for coverage to apply under this INSURING CLAUSE, the ASSURED
    must hold Items of Deposit for the minimum number of days stated in the
    APPLICATION before permitting any redemptions or withdrawals, issuing any
    shares or paying any dividends with respect to such Items of Deposit.
 
    Items of Deposit shall not be deemed uncollectible until the ASSURED'S
    standard collection procedures have failed.
 
 
  11. Expense incurred by the ASSURED for that part of the cost of audits or
    examinations required by any governmental regulatory authority or self-regulatory
    organization to be conducted by such authority, organization or their appointee by
    reason of the discovery of loss sustained by the ASSURED and covered by this
    Bond.

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  A. If more than one corporation, or Investment Company, or any combination of
    them is included as the ASSURED herein:
    (1) The total liability of the COMPANY under this Bond for loss or losses
      sustained by any one or more or all of them shall not exceed the limit for
      which the COMPANY would be liable under this Bond if all such loss were
      sustained by any one of them.
 
    (2) Only the first named ASSURED shall be deemed to be the sole agent of the
      others for all purposes under this Bond, including but not limited to the giving
      or receiving of any notice or proof required to be given and for the purpose of
      effecting or accepting any amendments to or termination of this Bond. The
      COMPANY shall furnish each Investment Company with a copy of the
      Bond and with any amendment thereto, together with a copy of each formal
      filing of claim by any other named ASSURED and notification of the terms of
      the settlement of each such claim prior to the execution of such settlement.
 
    (3) The COMPANY shall not be responsible for the proper application of any
      payment made hereunder to the first named ASSURED.
 
    (4) Knowledge possessed or discovery made by any partner, director, trustee,
      officer or supervisory employee of any ASSURED shall constitute knowledge
      or discovery by all the ASSUREDS for the purposes of this Bond.
 
    (5) If the first named ASSURED ceases for any reason to be covered under this
      Bond, then the ASSURED next named on the APPLICATION shall thereafter
      be considered as the first named ASSURED for the purposes of this Bond.
 
 
  B. The ASSURED represents that all information it has furnished in the
    APPLICATION for this Bond or otherwise is complete, true and correct. Such
    APPLICATION and other information constitute part of this Bond.
 
    The ASSURED must promptly notify the COMPANY of any change in any fact or
    circumstance which materially affects the risk assumed by the COMPANY under
    this Bond.
 
    Any intentional misrepresentation, omission, concealment or incorrect statement of
    a material fact, in the APPLICATION or otherwise, shall be grounds for recision of
    this Bond.

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  C. If the ASSURED, other than an Investment Company, while this Bond is in force,
    merges or consolidates with, or purchases or acquires assets or liabilities of
    another institution, the ASSURED shall not have the coverage afforded under this
    Bond for loss which has:
    (1) occurred or will occur on premises, or
       
    (2) been caused or will be caused by an employee, or
    (3) arisen or will arise out of the assets or liabilities,
    of such institution, unless the ASSURED:
    a. gives the COMPANY written notice of the proposed consolidation, merger or
      purchase or acquisition of assets or liabilities prior to the proposed effective
      date of such action, and
    b. obtains the written consent of the COMPANY to extend some or all of the
      coverage provided by this Bond to such additional exposure, and
    c. on obtaining such consent, pays to the COMPANY an additional premium.
 
 
  D. When the ASSURED learns of a change in control (other than in an  
    Company), as set forth in Section 2(a) (9) of the Investment Company Act of
    1940,  the ASSURED shall within sixty (60) days give written notice to the
    COMPANY setting forth:
    (1) the names of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the beneficial
      owners if the voting securities are registered in another name),
    (2) the total number of voting securities owned by the transferors and the
      transferees (or the beneficial owners), both immediately before and after the
      transfer, and
    (3) the total number of outstanding voting securities.
    Failure to give the required notice shall result in termination of coverage for any
    loss involving a transferee, to be effective on the date of such change in control.
 
 
  E. The COMPANY will indemnify the ASSURED for court costs and reasonable
    attorneys' fees incurred and paid by the ASSURED in defense, whether or not
    successful, whether or not fully litigated on the merits and whether or not settled,
    of any claim, suit or legal proceeding with respect to which the ASSURED would
    be entitled to recovery under this Bond. However, with respect to INSURING
    CLAUSE 1., this Section shall only apply in the event that:
    (1) an Employee admits to being guilty of Larceny or Embezzlement,
    (2) an Employee is adjudicated to be guilty of Larceny or Embezzlement, or

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  (3)    in the absence of 1 or 2 above, an arbitration panel agrees, after a review of
       an agreed statement of facts between the COMPANY and the ASSURED,
       that an Employee would be found guilty of Larceny or Embezzlement if
       such Employee were prosecuted.
 
  The ASSURED shall promptly give notice to the COMPANY of any such suit or
  legal proceeding and at the request of the COMPANY shall furnish copies of all
  pleadings and pertinent papers to the COMPANY. The COMPANY may, at its
  sole option, elect to conduct the defense of all or part of such legal proceeding.
  The defense by the COMPANY shall be in the name of the ASSURED through
  attorneys selected by the COMPANY. The ASSURED shall provide all reasonable
  information and assistance as required by the COMPANY for such defense.
 
  If the COMPANY declines to defend the ASSURED, no settlement without the
  prior written consent of the COMPANY nor judgment against the ASSURED shall
  determine the existence, extent or amount of coverage under this Bond.
 
  If the amount demanded in any such suit or legal proceeding is within the
  DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, if any, the COMPANY shall have no liability for court
  costs and attorney's fees incurred in defending all or part of such suit or legal
  proceeding.
 
  If the amount demanded in any such suit or legal proceeding is in excess of the
  LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS for the applicable
  INSURING CLAUSE, the COMPANY'S liability for court costs and attorney's fees
  incurred in defending all or part of such suit or legal proceedings is limited to the
  proportion of such court costs and attorney's fees incurred that the LIMIT OF
  LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS for the applicable INSURING
  CLAUSE bears to the total of the amount demanded in such suit or legal
  proceeding.
 
  If the amount demanded is any such suit or legal proceeding is in excess of the
  DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, if any, but within the LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM
  2. of the DECLARATIONS for the applicable INSURING CLAUSE, the
  COMPANY'S liability for court costs and attorney's fees incurred in defending all or
  part of such suit or legal proceedings shall be limited to the proportion of such
  court costs or attorney's fees that the amount demanded that would be payable
  under this Bond after application of the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, bears to the total
  amount demanded.
 
  Amounts paid by the COMPANY for court costs and attorneys' fees shall be in
  addition to the LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS.

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  1. As used in this Bond:
    a. Computer System means a computer and all input, output, processing,
      storage, off-line media libraries, and communication facilities which are
      connected to the computer and which are under the control and supervision
      of the operating system(s) or application(s) software used by the ASSURED.
 
    b. Counterfeit means an imitation of an actual valid original which is intended
      to deceive and be taken as the original.
 
    c. Custodian means the institution designated by an Investment Company to
      maintain possession and control of its assets.
 
    d. Customer means an individual, corporate, partnership, trust customer,
      shareholder or subscriber of an Investment Company which has a written
      agreement with the ASSURED for  
      Instruction.
 
    e. Employee means:
 
      (1) an officer of the ASSURED,
 
      (2) a natural person while in the regular service of the ASSURED at any of
        the ASSURED'S premises and compensated directly by the ASSURED
        through its payroll system and subject to the United States Internal
        Revenue Service Form W-2 or equivalent income reporting plans of
        other countries, and whom the ASSURED has the right to control and
        direct both as to the result to be accomplished and details and means
        by which such result is accomplished in the performance of such
        service,
 
      (3) a guest student pursuing studies or performing duties in any of the
        ASSURED'S premises,
 
      (4) an attorney retained by the ASSURED and an employee of such
        attorney while either is performing legal services for the ASSURED,
 
      (5) a natural person provided by an employment contractor to perform
        employee duties for the ASSURED under the ASSURED'S supervision
        at any of the ASSURED'S premises,
 
      (6) an employee of an institution merged or consolidated with the
        ASSURED prior to the effective date of this Bond,
 
      (7) a director or trustee of the ASSURED, but only while performing acts
        within the scope of the customary and usual duties of any officer or
        other employee of the ASSURED or while acting as a member of any
        committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit or have
        custody of or access to Property of the ASSURED, or

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  (8) each natural person, partnership or corporation authorized by written
    agreement with the ASSURED to perform services as electronic data
    processor of checks or other accounting records related to such checks but
    only while such person, partnership or corporation is actually performing
    such services and not:
 
    a. creating, preparing, modifying or maintaining the ASSURED'S
      computer software or programs, or
 
    b. acting as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity in issuing
      checks, drafts or securities for the ASSURED,
 
  (9) any partner, officer or employee of an investment advisor, an underwriter
    (distributor), a transfer agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or an
    administrator, for an Investment Company while performing acts coming
    within the scope of the customary and usual duties of an officer or employee
    of an Investment Company or acting as a member of any committee duly
    elected or appointed to examine, audit or have custody of or access to
    Property of an Investment Company.
 
    The term Employee shall not include any partner, officer or employee of a
    transfer agent, shareholder accounting recordkeeper or administrator:
 
    a. which is not an "affiliated person" (as defined in Section 2(a) of the
      Investment Company Act of 1940) of an Investment Company or of
      the investment advisor or underwriter (distributor) of such  
      Company, or
 
    b. which is a "bank" (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment
      Company Act of 1940).
 
      This Bond does not afford coverage in favor of the employers of
      persons as set forth in e. (4), (5) and (8) above, and upon payment to
      the ASSURED by the COMPANY resulting directly from  
      Embezzlement committed by any of the partners, officers or
      employees of such employers, whether acting alone or in collusion with
      others, an assignment of such of the ASSURED'S rights and causes of
      action as it may have against such employers by reason of such acts
      so committed shall, to the extent of such payment, be given by the
      ASSURED to the COMPANY, and the ASSURED shall execute all
      papers necessary to secure to the COMPANY the rights provided for
      herein.
 
    Each employer of persons as set forth in e.(4), (5) and (8) above and the
    partners, officers and other employees of such employers shall collectively
    be deemed to be one person for all the purposes of this Bond; excepting,
    however, the fifth paragraph of Section 13.
 
    Independent contractors not specified in e.(4), (5) or (8) above,
    intermediaries, agents, brokers or other representatives of the same general
    character shall not be considered Employees.

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  f. Forgery means the signing of the name of another natural person with the
    intent to deceive but does not mean a signature which consists in whole or in
    part of one's own name, with or without authority, in any capacity for any
    purpose.
 
  g. Investment Company means any investment company registered under the
    Investment Company Act of 1940 and listed under the NAME OF ASSURED
    on the DECLARATIONS.
 
  h. Items of Deposit means one or more checks or drafts drawn upon a
    financial institution in the United States of America.
 
  i. Larceny or Embezzlement means larceny or embezzlement as defined in
    Section 37 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
  j. Property means money, revenue and other stamps; securities; including any
    note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness,
    certificate of deposit, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-
    sharing agreement, collateral trust certificate, preorganization certificate or
    subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting trust certificate,
    certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or
    other mineral rights, any interest or instruments commonly known as a
    security under the Investment Company Act of 1940, any other certificate of
    interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for,
    guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the
    foregoing; bills of exchange; acceptances; checks; withdrawal orders; money
    orders; travelers' letters of credit; bills of lading; abstracts of title; insurance
    policies, deeds, mortgages on real estate and/or upon chattels and interests
    therein; assignments of such policies, deeds or mortgages; other valuable
    papers, including books of accounts and other records used by the
    ASSURED in the conduct of its business (but excluding all electronic data
    processing records); and, all other instruments similar to or in the nature of
    the foregoing in which the ASSURED acquired an interest at the time of the
    ASSURED'S consolidation or merger with, or purchase of the principal
    assets of, a predecessor or which are held by the ASSURED for any
    purpose or in any capacity and whether so held gratuitously or not and
    whether or not the ASSURED is liable therefor.
 
  k. Relative means the spouse of an Employee or partner of the ASSURED
    and any unmarried child supported wholly by, or living in the home of, such
    Employee or partner and being related to them by blood, marriage or legal
    guardianship.
 
  l. Securities, documents or other written instruments means original
    (including original counterparts) negotiable or non-negotiable instruments, or
    assignments thereof, which in and of themselves represent an equitable
    interest, ownership, or debt and which are in the ordinary course of business
    transferable by delivery of such instruments with any necessary
    endorsements or assignments.

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    m. Subsidiary means any organization that, at the inception date of this Bond,
      is named in the APPLICATION or is created during the BOND PERIOD and
      of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding securities or voting
      rights representing the present right to vote for election of directors is owned
      or controlled by the ASSURED either directly or through one or more of its
      subsidiaries.
 
    n. Transportation Company means any organization which provides its own
      or its leased vehicles for transportation or which provides freight forwarding
      or air express services.
 
    o. Voice Initiated Election means any election concerning dividend options
      available to Investment Company shareholders or subscribers which is
      requested by voice over the telephone.
 
    p. Voice Initiated Redemption means any redemption of shares issued by an
      Investment Company which is requested by voice over the telephone.
 
    q.  means any  
      Redemption or Voice Initiated Election.
 
    For the purposes of these definitions, the singular includes the plural and the
    plural includes the singular, unless otherwise indicated.
 
 
  2.  
    a. loss not reported to the COMPANY in writing within sixty (60) days after
      termination of this Bond as an entirety;
 
    b. loss due to riot or civil commotion outside the United States of America and
      Canada, or any loss due to military, naval or usurped power, war or
      insurrection. This Section 2.b., however, shall not apply to loss which occurs
      in transit in the circumstances recited in INSURING CLAUSE 3., provided
      that when such transit was initiated there was no knowledge on the part of
      any person acting for the ASSURED of such riot, civil commotion, military,
      naval or usurped power, war or insurrection;
 
    c. loss resulting from the effects of nuclear fission or fusion or radioactivity;
 
    d. loss of potential income including, but not limited to, interest and dividends
      not realized by the ASSURED or by any customer of the ASSURED;
 
    e. damages of any type for which the ASSURED is legally liable, except
      compensatory damages, but not multiples thereof, arising from a loss
      covered under this Bond;
 
    f. costs, fees and expenses incurred by the ASSURED in establishing the
      existence of or amount of loss under this Bond, except to the extent covered
      under INSURING CLAUSE 11.;
 
    g. loss resulting from indirect or consequential loss of any nature;

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    h. loss resulting from dishonest acts by any member of the Board of Directors
      or Board of Trustees of the ASSURED who is not an Employee, acting
      alone or in collusion with others;
    i. loss, or that part of any loss, resulting solely from any violation by the
      ASSURED or by any Employee:
      (1) of any law regulating:
        a. the issuance, purchase or sale of securities,
        b. securities transactions on security or commodity exchanges or
          the over the counter market,
        c. investment companies,
        d. investment advisors, or
      (2) of any rule or regulation made pursuant to any such law; or
    j. loss of confidential information, material or data;
    k. loss resulting from voice requests or instructions received over the
      telephone, provided however, this Section 2.k. shall not apply to INSURING
      CLAUSE 7. or 9.
 
 
  3.  
    a. loss caused by an Employee, provided, however, this Section 3.a. shall not
      apply to loss covered under INSURING CLAUSE 2. or 3. which results
      directly from misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, or
      damage or destruction of Property;
    b. loss through the surrender of property away from premises of the ASSURED
      as a result of a threat:
      (1) to do bodily harm to any natural person, except loss of Property in
        transit in the custody of any person acting as messenger of the
        ASSURED, provided that when such transit was initiated there was no
        knowledge by the ASSURED of any such threat, and provided further
        that this Section 3.b. shall not apply to INSURING CLAUSE 7., or
      (2) to do damage to the premises or Property of the ASSURED;
    c. loss resulting from payments made or withdrawals from any account
      involving erroneous credits to such account;
    d. loss involving Items of Deposit which are not finally paid for any reason
      provided however, that this Section 3.d. shall not apply to INSURING
      CLAUSE 10.;
    e. loss of property while in the mail;

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    f. loss resulting from the failure for any reason of a financial or depository
      institution, its receiver or other liquidator to pay or deliver funds or other
      Property to the ASSURED provided further that this Section 3.f. shall not
      apply to loss of Property resulting directly from robbery, burglary,
      misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, damage,
      destruction or removal from the possession, custody or control of the
      ASSURED.
 
    g. loss of Property while in the custody of a Transportation Company,
      provided however, that this Section 3.g. shall not apply to INSURING
      CLAUSE 3.;
 
    h. loss resulting from entries or changes made by a natural person with
      authorized access to a Computer System who acts in good faith on
      instructions, unless such instructions are given to that person by a software
      contractor or its partner, officer, or employee authorized by the ASSURED to
      design, develop, prepare, supply, service, write or implement programs for
      the ASSURED's Computer System; or
 
    i. loss resulting directly or indirectly from the input of data into a  
      System terminal, either on the premises of the customer of the ASSURED
      or under the control of such a customer, by a customer or other person who
      had authorized access to the customer's authentication mechanism.
 
 
  4.  
    a. loss resulting from the complete or partial non-payment of or default on any
      loan whether such loan was procured in good faith or through trick, artifice,
      fraud or false pretenses; provided, however, this Section 4.a. shall not apply
      to INSURING CLAUSE 8.;
 
    b. loss resulting from forgery or any alteration;
 
    c. loss involving a counterfeit provided, however, this Section 4.c. shall not
      apply to INSURING CLAUSE 5. or 6.
 
 
  5. At all times prior to termination of this Bond, this Bond shall continue in force for
    the limit stated in the applicable sections of ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS,
    notwithstanding any previous loss for which the COMPANY may have paid or be
    liable to pay under this Bond provided, however, that the liability of the COMPANY
    under this Bond with respect to all loss resulting from:
 
    a. any one act of burglary, robbery or hold-up, or attempt thereat, in which no
      Employee is concerned or implicated, or
 
    b. any one unintentional or negligent act on the part of any one person
      resulting in damage to or destruction or misplacement of Property, or
 
    c. all acts, other than those specified in a. above, of any one person, or

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    d. any one casualty or event other than those specified in a., b., or c. above,
    shall be deemed to be one loss and shall be limited to the applicable LIMIT OF
    LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS of this Bond irrespective of
    the total amount of such loss or losses and shall not be cumulative in amounts
    from year to year or from period to period.
 
    All acts, as specified in c. above, of any one person which
 
    i. directly or indirectly aid in any way wrongful acts of any other person or
      persons, or
 
    ii. permit the continuation of wrongful acts of any other person or persons
 
    whether such acts are committed with or without the knowledge of the wrongful
    acts of the person so aided, and whether such acts are committed with or without
    the intent to aid such other person, shall be deemed to be one loss with the
    wrongful acts of all persons so aided.
 
 
  6. This Bond applies only to loss first discovered by an officer of the ASSURED
    during the BOND PERIOD. Discovery occurs at the earlier of an officer of the
    ASSURED being aware of:
 
    a. facts which may subsequently result in a loss of a type covered by this Bond,
      or
 
    b. an actual or potential claim in which it is alleged that the ASSURED is liable
      to a third party,
 
    regardless of when the act or acts causing or contributing to such loss occurred,
    even though the amount of loss does not exceed the applicable DEDUCTIBLE
    AMOUNT, or the exact amount or details of loss may not then be known.
 
 
  7. a. The ASSURED shall give the COMPANY notice thereof at the earliest
      practicable moment, not to exceed sixty (60) days after discovery of loss, in
      an amount that is in excess of 50% of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE
      AMOUNT, as stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS.
 
    b. The ASSURED shall furnish to the COMPANY proof of loss, duly sworn to,
      with full particulars within six (6) months after such discovery.
 
    c. Securities listed in a proof of loss shall be identified by certificate or bond
      numbers, if issued with them.
 
    d. Legal proceedings for the recovery of any loss under this Bond shall not be
      brought prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after the proof of loss is filed
      with the COMPANY or after the expiration of twenty-four (24) months from
      the discovery of such loss.
 
    e. This Bond affords coverage only in favor of the ASSURED. No claim, suit,
      action or legal proceedings shall be brought under this Bond by anyone
      other than the ASSURED.

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    f. Proof of loss involving Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction shall
      include electronic recordings of such instructions.
       
       
 
 
  8. The COMPANY shall not be liable under any INSURING CLAUSES of this Bond
    on account of loss unless the amount of such loss, after deducting the net amount
    of all reimbursement and/or recovery obtained or made by the ASSURED, other
    than from any Bond or policy of insurance issued by an insurance company and
    covering such loss, or by the COMPANY on account thereof prior to payment by
    the COMPANY of such loss, shall exceed the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT set forth in
    ITEM 3. of the DECLARATIONS, and then for such excess only, but in no event
    for more than the applicable LIMITS OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the
    DECLARATIONS.
 
    There shall be no deductible applicable to any loss under INSURING CLAUSE 1.
    sustained by any Investment Company.
 
 
  9.  
    The value of any loss of Property consisting of books of account or other records
    used by the ASSURED in the conduct of its business shall be the amount paid by
    the ASSURED for blank books, blank pages, or other materials which replace the
    lost books of account or other records, plus the cost of labor paid by the
    ASSURED for the actual transcription or copying of data to reproduce such books
    of account or other records.
 
    The value of any loss of Property other than books of account or other records
    used by the ASSURED in the conduct of its business, for which a claim is made
    shall be determined by the average market value of such Property on the
    business day immediately preceding discovery of such loss provided, however,
    that the value of any Property replaced by the ASSURED with the consent of the
    COMPANY and prior to the settlement of any claim for such Property shall be the
    actual market value at the time of replacement.
 
    In the case of a loss of interim certificates, warrants, rights or other securities, the
    production of which is necessary to the exercise of subscription, conversion,
    redemption or deposit privileges, the value of them shall be the market value of
    such privileges immediately preceding their expiration if said loss is not discovered
    until after their expiration. If no market price is quoted for such Property or for
    such privileges, the value shall be fixed by agreement between the parties.
 
     
 
    The value of any loss of Property, other than as stated above, shall be the actual
    cash value or the cost of repairing or replacing such Property with Property of
    like quality and value, whichever is less.

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  10. In the event of a loss of securities covered under this Bond, the COMPANY may,
    at its sole discretion, purchase replacement securities, tender the value of the
    securities in money, or issue its indemnity to effect replacement securities.
 
    The indemnity required from the ASSURED under the terms of this Section
    against all loss, cost or expense arising from the replacement of securities by the
    COMPANY'S indemnity shall be:
 
    a. for securities having a value less than or equal to the applicable
      DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT - one hundred (100%) percent;
 
    b. for securities having a value in excess of the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT but
      within the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY - the percentage that the
      DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT bears to the value of the securities;
 
    c. for securities having a value greater than the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY
      - the percentage that the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT and portion in excess of
      the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY bears to the value of the securities.
 
    The value referred to in Section 10.a., b., and c. is the value in accordance with
    Section 9, VALUATION, regardless of the value of such securities at the time the
    loss under the COMPANY'S indemnity is sustained.
 
    The COMPANY is not required to issue its indemnity for any portion of a loss of
    securities which is not covered by this Bond; however, the COMPANY may do so
    as a courtesy to the ASSURED and at its sole discretion.
 
    The ASSURED shall pay the proportion of the Company's premium charge for the
    Company's indemnity as set forth in Section 10.a., b., and c. No portion of the
    LIMIT OF LIABILITY shall be used as payment of premium for any indemnity
    purchased by the ASSURED to obtain replacement securities.
 
 
Subrogation - Assignment - 11. In the event of a payment under this Bond, the COMPANY shall be subrogated to
    all of the ASSURED'S rights of recovery against any person or entity to the extent
    of such payment. On request, the ASSURED shall deliver to the COMPANY an
    assignment of the ASSURED'S rights, title and interest and causes of action
    against any person or entity to the extent of such payment.
 
    Recoveries, whether effected by the COMPANY or by the ASSURED, shall be
    applied net of the expense of such recovery in the following order:
 
    a. first, to the satisfaction of the ASSURED'S loss which would otherwise have
      been paid but for the fact that it is in excess of the applicable LIMIT OF
      LIABILITY,
 
    b. second, to the COMPANY in satisfaction of amounts paid in settlement of
      the ASSURED'S claim,
 
    c. third, to the ASSURED in satisfaction of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE
      AMOUNT, and

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    d. fourth, to the ASSURED in satisfaction of any loss suffered by the
      ASSURED which was not covered under this Bond.
    Recovery from reinsurance or indemnity of the COMPANY shall not be deemed a
    recovery under this section.
 
 
  12. At the COMPANY'S request and at reasonable times and places designated by
    the COMPANY, the ASSURED shall:
 
    a. submit to examination by the COMPANY and subscribe to the same under
      oath,
 
    b. produce for the COMPANY'S examination all pertinent records, and
 
    c. cooperate with the COMPANY in all matters pertaining to the loss.
 
    The ASSURED shall execute all papers and render assistance to secure to the
    COMPANY the rights and causes of action provided for under this Bond. The
    ASSURED shall do nothing after loss to prejudice such rights or causes of action.
 
 
  13. If the Bond is for a sole ASSURED, it shall not be terminated unless written notice
    shall have been given by the acting party to the affected party and to the
    Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., not less than sixty (60)
    days prior to the effective date of such termination.
 
    If the Bond is for a joint ASSURED, it shall not be terminated unless written notice
    shall have been given by the acting party to the affected party, and by the
    COMPANY to all ASSURED Investment Companies and to the Securities and
    Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., not less than sixty (60) days prior to
    the effective date of such termination.
 
    This Bond will terminate as to any one ASSURED, other than an  
    Company:
 
    a. immediately on the taking over of such ASSURED by a receiver or other
      liquidator or by State or Federal officials, or
 
    b. immediately on the filing of a petition under any State or Federal statute
      relative to bankruptcy or reorganization of the ASSURED, or assignment for
      the benefit of creditors of the ASSURED, or
 
    c. immediately upon such ASSURED ceasing to exist, whether through merger
      into another entity, disposition of all of its assets or otherwise.
 
    The COMPANY shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in
    accordance with the standard short rate cancellation tables if terminated by the
    ASSURED or pro rata if terminated for any other reason.

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    If any partner, director, trustee, or officer or supervisory employee of an
    ASSURED not acting in collusion with an Employee learns of any dishonest act
    committed by such Employee at any time, whether in the employment of the
    ASSURED or otherwise, whether or not such act is of the type covered under this
    Bond, and whether against the ASSURED or any other person or entity, the
    ASSURED:
 
    a. shall immediately remove such Employee from a position that would enable
      such Employee to cause the ASSURED to suffer a loss covered by this
      Bond; and
 
    b. within forty-eight (48) hours of learning that an Employee has committed
      any dishonest act, shall notify the COMPANY, of such action and provide full
      particulars of such dishonest act.
 
    The COMPANY may terminate coverage as respects any Employee sixty (60)
    days after written notice is received by each ASSURED  
    and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. of its desire to
    terminate this Bond as to such Employee.
 
 
  14. Coverage under this Bond shall apply only as excess over any valid and collectible
    insurance, indemnity or suretyship obtained by or on behalf of:
 
    a. the ASSURED,
 
    b. a Transportation Company, or
 
    c. another entity on whose premises the loss occurred or which employed the
      person causing the loss or engaged the messenger conveying the  
      involved.
 
 
  15. If any limitation within this Bond is prohibited by any law controlling this Bond's
    construction, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended so as to equal the
    minimum period of limitation provided by such law.
 
 
  16. This Bond or any instrument amending or affecting this Bond may not be changed
    or modified orally. No change in or modification of this Bond shall be effective
    except when made by written endorsement to this Bond signed by an authorized
    representative of the COMPANY.
 
    If this Bond is for a sole ASSURED, no change or modification which would
    adversely affect the rights of the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty (60)
    days after written notice has been furnished to the Securities and Exchange
    Commission, Washington, D.C., by the acting party.

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  If this Bond is for a joint ASSURED, no charge or modification which would
  adversely affect the rights of the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty (60)
  days after written notice has been furnished to all insured  
  and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., by the
  COMPANY.

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Effective date of    
this endorsement: September 1, 2009  
  Endorsement No.: 1
  To be attached to and form a part of Bond
  Number: 82179290
 
Issued to: THE MEXICO EQUITY & INCOME FUND, INC.  
                           C/O US BANCORP FUND SERVICES  
                                            
It is agreed that this insurance does not apply to the extent that trade or economic sanctions or other laws
or regulations prohibit the coverage provided by this insurance.
 
 
 
 
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED.

Date: October 16, 2009
 
 Signature 3
 

Form 14-02-9228 (Ed. 4/2004)
 

        
Effective date of    
this endorsement/rider: September 1, 2009                     
                       Endorsement/Rider No. 2
                       To be attached to and  
                       form a part of Bond No. 82179290
Issued to: THE MEXICO EQUITY & INCOME FUND, INC.  
               C/O US BANCORP FUND SERVICES  
  DELETING VALUATION-OTHER PROPERTY AND AMENDING CHANGE OR MODIFICATION
    ENDORSEMENT  
In consideration of the premium charged, it is agreed that this Bond is amended as follows:
1. The paragraph titled Other Property in Section 9, Valuation, is deleted in its entirety.
2. The third paragraph in Section 16, Change or Modification, is deleted in its entirety and replaced
  with the following:    
  If this Bond is for a joint ASSURED, no change or modification which would adversely affect the
  rights of the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty (60) days after written notice has been
  furnished to all insured Investment Companies and the Securities and Exchange Commission,
  Washington, D.C., by the COMPANY.    
 
 
The title and any headings in this endorsement/rider are solely for convenience and form no part of the
terms and conditions of coverage.    
All other terms, conditions and limitations of this Bond shall remain unchanged.  

 Signature 3
 
17-02-2437 (12/2006) rev.
 
 
Page 1

                          
Effective date of    
this endorsement/rider: September 1, 2009  
    Endorsement/Rider No. 3
    To be attached to and  
    form a part of Bond No. 82179290
Issued to: THE MEXICO EQUITY & INCOME FUND, INC.  
               C/O US BANCORP FUND SERVICES    
 
                                                       AUTOMATIC INCREASE IN LIMITS ENDORSEMENT
In consideration of the premium charged, it is agreed that GENERAL AGREEMENTS, Section C. Additional
Offices Or Employees-Consolidation, Merger Or Purchase Or Acquisition Of Assets Or Liabilities-Notice To
Company, is amended by adding the following subsection:  
Automatic Increase in Limits for Investment Companies  
If an increase in bonding limits is required pursuant to rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(â?œthe Actâ?), due to:    
(i) the creation of a new Investment Company, other than by consolidation or merger with, or purchase or
  acquisition of assets or liabilities of, another institution; or  
(ii) an increase in asset size of current Investment Companies covered under this Bond,
then the minimum required increase in limits shall take place automatically without payment of additional
premium for the remainder of the BOND PERIOD.  
 
 
The title and any headings in this endorsement/rider are solely for convenience and form no part of the terms
and conditions of coverage.    
 
All other terms, conditions and limitations of this Bond shall remain unchanged.

 Signature 3 
 
 
14-02-14098 (04/2008)
 
Page 1

                                                                                                          
 
 
 
 
 
Your company is now required to file an electronic copy of your fidelity insurance coverage
(Chubb’s ICAP Bond policy) to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to
rules adopted by the SEC on June 12, 2006.
 
Chubb is in the process of providing your agent/broker with an electronic copy of your insurance
policy as well as instructions on how to submit this proof of fidelity insurance coverage to the
SEC. You can expect to receive this information from your agent/broker shortly.
 
The electronic copy of your policy is provided by Chubb solely as a convenience and does not
affect the terms and conditions of coverage as set forth in the paper policy you receive by mail.
The terms and conditions of the policy mailed to you, which are the same as those set forth in
the electronic copy, constitute the entire agreement between your company and Chubb.
 
If you have any questions, please contact your agent or broker.

Form 14-02-12160 (ed. 7/2006)
 

                                                  
 
 
 
                   All of the members of the Chubb Group of Insurance companies doing business in the United
States (hereinafter “Chubb”) distribute their products through licensed insurance brokers and agents
(“producers”). Detailed information regarding the types of compensation paid by Chubb to producers on
US insurance transactions is available under the Producer Compensation link located at the bottom of the
page at www.chubb.com, or by calling 1-866-588-9478. Additional information may be available from
your producer.
 
                   Thank you for choosing Chubb.

10-02-1295 (ed. 6/2007)
 

                                                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                    
                                                  
You are hereby notified that, under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (the �Act�), effective
December 26, 2007, this policy makes available to you insurance for losses arising out of
certain acts of terrorism. Terrorism is defined as any act certified by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in concurrence with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General of the
United States, to be an act of terrorism; to be a violent act or an act that is dangerous to
human life, property or infrastructure; to have resulted in damage within the United
States, or outside the United States in the case of an air carrier or vessel or the premises
of a United States Mission; and to have been committed by an individual or individuals as
part of an effort to coerce the civilian population of the United States or to influence the
policy or affect the conduct of the United States Government by coercion.
 
You should know that the insurance provided by your policy for losses caused by acts of
terrorism is partially reimbursed by the United States under the formula set forth in the
Act. Under this formula, the United States pays 85% of covered terrorism losses that
exceed the statutorily established deductible to be paid by the insurance company
providing the coverage.
 
However, if aggregate insured losses attributable to terrorist acts certified under the Act
exceed $100 billion in a Program Year (January 1 through December 31), the Treasury
shall not make any payment for any portion of the amount of such losses that exceeds
$100 billion.

10-02-1281 (Ed. 1/2003)
 

If aggregate insured losses attributable to terrorist acts certified under the Act exceed
$100 billion in a Program Year (January 1 through December 31) and we have met our
insurer deductible under the Act, we shall not be liable for the payment of any portion of
the amount of such losses that exceeds $100 billion, and in such case insured losses up
to that amount are subject to pro rata allocation in accordance with procedures
established by the Secretary of the Treasury.
 
The portion of your policyâ?™s annual premium that is attributable to insurance for such acts
of terrorism is: $  
 
If you have any questions about this notice, please contact your agent or broker.

10-02-1281 (Ed. 1/2003)
 

 
The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc.

A.           Ratification of the Renewal of Fidelity Bond Coverage

RESOLVED, that it is the finding of the Board of Directors of the Fund that the fidelity bond for the Fund written by Federal Insurance Company (the “Bond”) which is in the amount of $400,000 to cover, among others, officers and employees of the Fund, in accordance with Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act, is reasonable in form and amount, after having given due consideration to, among other things, the value of the gross assets of the
Fund to which any person covered under the Bond may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of assets of the Fund and the nature of the securities of the Fund; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the payment of the premium by the Fund under the Bond in the amount presented at this meeting is hereby ratified by the Board of Directors of the Fund, including a majority of the disinterested directors, after having given due consideration to, among other things, the amount of the Bond and the amount of the premium; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Bond is hereby ratified by the Board of Directors of the Fund, including a majority of the disinterested directors;
and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the actions of the officers of The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc. in entering into the mutual fund fidelity bond
Policy from Federal Insurance Company in the amount of $400,000, with a deductible of zero dollars, covering the Fund through September 1, 2010 be,
and hereby are, ratified, confirmed and approved.
 
 
 
 


 
The Mexico Equity & Income Fund, Inc.

Rule 17g-1(g)(1)

A premium of $1,000 has been paid by the Mexico Equity and Income Fund for $400,000 of Fidelity Bond coverage.  The Fidelity Bond Policy covers the period August 31, 2009 to August 31, 2010.