SEC EDGAR · Insider purchase

MXE: Saba Capital Management, L.P. reported buying shares

1 reported purchase of non-derivative securities. Code P includes open-market and private purchases; it does not establish motive.

Follow MXE

Became public: Oct 23, 2026
Event / period date: Oct 22, 2026
Collected: Nov 8, 2026, 7:17 PM EST

Why this is connected

This filing identifies MEXICO EQUITY & INCOME FUND INC as the issuer of the security. The company's SEC identifier connects it to MXE.

Open the original source ↗Follow company activity in MXE

Reported transactions

Saba Capital Management, L.P. (10% owner)

2,000 shares · Common Stock

Oct 22, 2026 · $20.14 per share

Value calculated from the reported shares and prices: $40,280.00.

Code P covers open-market and private purchases. Grants, option exercises, and tax withholding are excluded from purchase results. Read the source footnotes for ownership and pricing details.

Source evidence

Read the source excerpt or record

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0609</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-10-22</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000863900</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MEXICO EQUITY &amp; INCOME FUND INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MXF</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001510281</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Saba Capital Management, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>405 LEXINGTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>58TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10174</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-10-22</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>20.14</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2424660</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>_</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The securities reported herein are held by funds and/or accounts for which Saba Capital Management, L.P. serves as investment manager. Mr. Boaz R. Weinstein serves as the managing member of Saba Capital Management GP, LLC, the general partner of Saba Capital Management, L.P.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Saba Capital Management, L.P. By: Maria Piccolino</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-10-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Boaz Weinstein</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-10-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

Original documents control. Public records can be amended, and company connections may require interpretation. Nothing here is investment advice.