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The Mexico Fund, Inc.
 
Monthly Summary Report
July 2011
 
 

Prepared By:
 
Impulsora del Fondo México, sc
Investment Adviser to the Fund







www.themexicofund.com



The information presented in this report has been derived from the sources indicated. Neither The Mexico Fund, Inc. nor its Adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C., has independently verified or confirmed the information presented herein.

 

 
 
         
July 31, 2011
           
I.  The Mexico Fund Data
End of Month
 
One Month Earlier
 
One Year Earlier
           
Total  Net Assets1 (million US$)
$399.36
 
$416.01
 
$361.44
           
NAV per share
$29.89
 
$31.13
 
$26.84
           
Closing price NYSE2
$27.03
 
$28.26
 
$23.76
           
% Premium (Discount)
(9.57%)
 
(9.22%)
 
(11.48%)
           
Shares traded per month2 (composite figures)
638,660
 
634,139
 
696,201
           
Outstanding shares3
13,362,856
 
13,362,856
 
13,464,377
           
Shares on Short Interest Position2
8,921
 
12,303
 
3,322
           
 
Note: Past performance is no guarantee of future results.



II.  Performance4
1 Month
 
3 Months
 
6 Months
 
1 Year
               
Market price
-1.61%
 
-2.78%
 
2.11%
 
26.32%
               
NAV per share
-1.51%
 
-3.47%
 
1.86%
 
22.36%
               
Bolsa Index
-1.71%
 
-4.59%
 
0.55%
 
20.06%
               
MSCI Mexico Index
-1.10%
 
-3.81%
 
0.78%
 
20.25%
               
               
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
5 Years
 
10 Years
               
Market price
72.17%
 
27.14%
 
59.88%
 
348.62%
               
NAV per share
66.97%
 
15.36%
 
56.50%
 
326.98%
               
Bolsa Index
49.64%
 
11.94%
 
66.66%
 
333.81%
               
MSCI Mexico Index
48.29%
 
12.13%
 
48.73%
 
265.39%

 
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1 Source: Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C. (Impulsora). Impulsora utilizes the spot exchange rate, provided by Bloomberg, to calculate the Fund’s Net Asset Value per share (NAV). The NAV is published every business day on the Fund’s website www.themexicofund.com.
 
2 Source: New York Stock Exchange. Short interest position as of first fortnight of every month.
 
3 During July 2011, the Fund did not repurchase any of its own shares in the open market.
 
4 Sources: Lipper, Inc., Bloomberg and Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C. Periods ended on the last US business day of the date of this report. Figures calculated using the dividend reinvestment criteria.
 

 

 

III.  The Mexican Stock Exchange
End of Month
 
One Month Earlier
 
One Year Earlier
           
Bolsa Index5
35,999.30
 
36,558.07
 
32,308.70
           
Daily avg. of million shares traded
318.3
 
294.6
 
239.5
           
Valuation Ratios6: P/E
19.76
 
18.61
 
20.00
           
                               P/BV
2.77
 
2.83
 
2.92
           
                               EV/EBITDA
8.32
 
8.75
 
8.42
           
Market capitalization (billion US$)
$519.91
 
$518.18
 
$424.27


 
IV.  The Mexican Economy
         
 
End of Month
 
One Month Earlier
 
One Year Earlier
           
Treasury Bills7
         
           
One month
4.14%
 
4.37%
 
4.59%
           
Six months
4.49%
 
4.52%
 
4.69%
           
One year
4.64%
 
4.72%
 
4.79%
           
           
Long-term Bonds
         
           
Three years
5.59%
 
5.51%
 
5.43%
           
Five years
N.A.
 
5.94%
 
N.A.
           
Ten years
6.90%
 
6.92%
 
6.88%
           
20 years
N.A.
 
7.71%
 
7.31%
           
30 years
N.A.
 
7.98%
 
7.38%
           
           
Currency Market8
         
           
Exchange Rate  (Ps/US$)
Ps. 11.7354
 
Ps. 11.7135
 
Ps. 12.6453
           
           
 
Month
 
Year to Date
 
Last 12 Months
Inflation Rates on Previous Month
         
           
Consumer Price Index9 (CPI)
0.00%
 
0.30%
 
3.28%

 
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5 Source: Mexican Stock Exchange
 
6 Source: Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C. Figures represent the average obtained from a representative sample of companies listed on the Bolsa. P/E refers to Price/Earnings, P/BV refers to Price/Book Value and EV/EBITDA refers to Enterprise Value/Earnings Before Interests, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.
 
7 Monthly average of weekly auctions as published by Banco de México. N.A. means no auction for such instrument was scheduled for this month.
 
8 Sources: Bloomberg and Banco de México
 
9 Source: Banco de México

 



v.  economic comments

According to results of the monthly poll conducted during July 2011 by Mexico’s Central Bank (Banxico), economic analysts of the private sector estimate that Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) will increase 4.24% during 2011 and 4.09% during 2012. The inflation rate is estimated by analysts to be 3.54% for 2011 and 3.69% for 2012. The exchange rate of the peso against the dollar is expected to end 2011 at Ps. 11.84 and at Ps. 12.23 towards the end of 2012, while the interest rate for the 28-day Cetes (Treasury Bills) is estimated to be 4.45% and 5.51% for the same periods. The complete results of this and past polls are available at Banxico’s website, located at www.banxico.org.mx.
 
 

 
 
VI.  portfoliio of investments as of july 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 
Shares Held
             
   
 
COMMON STOCK  - 95.20%
 
 
Value
   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
 
Airports
         
800,500
 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. Series B
 
$4,777,598
   
1.20%
2,000,000
 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V. Series B
 
 4,039,061
   
1.01
       
8,816,659
   
2.21
 
 
Beverages
         
1,269,927
 
Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V.
 
 6,959,201
   
1.74
4,307,000
 
Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. Series UBD
 
 31,126,052
   
7.80
700,000
 
Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V. Series C
 
 4,319,154
   
1.08
       
42,404,407
   
10.62
 
 
Building Materials
         
20,888,400
 
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. Series CPO
 
 14,702,369
   
3.68
               
 
 
Chemical Products
         
3,300,000
 
Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V.
 
 14,239,992
   
3.57
               
 
 
Commercial Banks
         
2,565,000
 
Compartamos, S.A.B. de C.V.
 
 4,614,001
   
1.16
               
 
 
Construction and Infrastructure
         
3,000,000
 
Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V.
 
 6,099,494
   
1.53
1,500,000
 
OHL México, S.A.B. de C.V.
 
 3,223,580
   
0.80
       
9,323,074
   
2.33
 
 
Consumer Products
         
2,200,000
 
Kimberly-Clark de México, S.A.B. de C.V. Series A
 
 13,760,076
   
3.45
               
 
 
Financial Groups
         
1,470,000
 
Banregio Grupo Financiero, S.A.B. de C.V. Series O
 
 3,995,859
   
1.00
3,700,000
 
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. Series O
 
 16,170,987
   
4.05
       
20,166,846
   
5.05
 
 
Food
         
5,000,000
 
Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. Series A
 
 12,031,972
   
3.01
               
 
 
Health Care
         
3,400,000
 
Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V. Series B
 
 7,805,103
   
1.95
               
 
 
Holding Companies
         
1,400,000
 
Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V. Series A
 
 20,585,920
   
5.15
               
 
 
Media
         
4,000,000
 
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. Series CPO
 
 17,795,729
   
4.46
               
 
 
Mining
         
8,000,000
 
Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V. Series B
 
 29,469,809
   
7.38
270,000
 
Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V.
 
 11,646,071
   
2.92
       
41,115,880
   
10.30
 
 

 
 
Shares Held
           
   
COMMON STOCK
 
Value
 
Percent of
Net Assets
 
 
Retail
       
104,500
 
First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
 
 4,521,708
 
1.13
2,000,000
 
Grupo Comercial Chedraui, S.A.B. de C.V. Series B
 
 6,075,634
 
1.52
1,671,000
 
Grupo Famsa, S.A.B. de C.V. Series A
 
 2,221,279
 
0.56
1,000,000
 
Organización Soriana, S.A.B. de C.V. Series B
 
 2,773,659
 
0.69
1,620,000
 
El Puerto de Liverpool, S.A.B. de C.V. Series C-1
 
 13,094,841
 
3.28
12,780,000
 
Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. Series V
 
 35,262,232
 
8.83
       
63,949,353
 
16.01
 
 
Steel
       
106,600
 
Ternium, S.A.
 
 3,090,341
 
0.77
             
 
 
Stock Exchange
       
4,300,000
 
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. Series A
 
 8,467,798
 
2.12
             
 
 
Telecommunications Services
       
60,010,000
 
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. Series L
 
 77,317,450
 
19.36
             
   
Total Common Stock
 
$380,186,970
 
95.20%
             

 
Securities
 
SHORT-TERM SECURITIES – 4.95%
       
Principal
Amount
           
 
 
Repurchase Agreements
       
$16,091,645
 
BBVA Bancomer, S.A., 4.40%, dated 07/29/11, due 08/01/11 repurchase price $16,097,545 collateralized by Bonos del Gobierno Federal.
 
 
$16,091,645
 
 
4.03%
   
Time Deposits
       
   
Comerica Bank, 0.10%, dated 07/29/11, due 08/01/11
 
3,653,555
 
0.92
   
Total Short-Term Securities
 
19,745,200
 
4.95
   
Total Investments
 
399,932,170
 
100.15
   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
 
(583,172)
 
(0.15)
   
Net Assets Equivalent to $29.89 per share on 13,362,856 shares of capital stock outstanding
 
 
$399,348,998
 
 
100.00%

 

 
 
VII. THE MEXICO FUND, INC. CHARTS
 
 
 

 
 


 
VII. The Mexico Fund, Inc. Charts (continued)