Welcome to The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.

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The Fund

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company whose objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation primarily through investment in equity and equity-linked securities of Swiss companies.

The Fund is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SWZ".

Ten Largest Holdings

Percentages based on the Fund's October 31, 2023 Total Net Assets.

Holding

Shares

% of Portfolio

Nestle

193,837

18.70%

Novartis AG

142,229

11.83%

Roche Holding

45,177

10.39%

Zurich Insurance Group AG

11,430

4.84%

Richemont (CIE Fin)

43,104

4.53%

UBS GROUP AG

138,800

2.90%

Partners Group

2,928

2.76%

Swiss Life HLDG

4,130

2.36%

BALOISE HOLDING AG

17,500

2.24%

ARYZTA AG

1,234,586

2.02%

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Proxy Statement - 2023
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Semi-Annual Report - June 2023
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Stock Dividend - October 2018
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The Fund is a closed-end investment product. Common shares of the Fund are only available for purchase/sale on the NYSE at the current market price. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.


Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.


All Investments, domestic and foreign, involve risks including the risk of possible loss of principal. The market value of a fund's portfolio may decline as a result of a number of factors, including adverse economic and market conditions, prospects of stocks in the portfolio, changing interest rates, and real or perceived adverse competitive industry conditions. In addition, the Fund invests in restricted securities and other investments that may be illiquid, which hold the risk that the securities will not be able to be sold at the time desired by the Fund. The Fund is classified as "non-diversified" under the 1940 Act. A non-diversified fund has the ability to invest more of its assets in securities of a single issuer than if it were classified as a "diversified" fund, which may increase volatility.


Trading in Swiss equities involves certain risks and special considerations not usually associated with investing in securities of established U.S. companies, including risks related to the nature of the market for Swiss equities, including the risk that the Swiss equities markets may be affected by market developments in different ways than U.S. securities markets and may be more volatile than U.S. securities markets; political and economic risks with respect to Switzerland, including the possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws or other Swiss laws or restrictions applicable to investments in Swiss equities; and fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies and costs associated with currency conversion. The Swiss securities markets have substantially less trading volume than the U.S. securities markets. Additionally, the capitalization of the Swiss securities markets is highly concentrated. Securities of some companies located in Switzerland will be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. This combination of lower volume and greater concentration in the Swiss securities markets may create a risk of greater price volatility than in the U.S. securities markets.


The market price of common shares of the Fund will be based on factors such as the supply and demand for common shares in the market and general market, economic, political or regulatory conditions. Whether shareholders will realize gains or losses upon the sale of common shares of the Fund will depend on the market price of common shares at the time of the sale, not on the Fund’s net asset value. The market price may be lower or higher than the Fund’s net asset value. Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value.


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