MEPT is required, under Comptroller of the Currency regulations, to honor redemption requests within one year. MEPT is valued quarterly and aims to honor every withdrawal request within the quarter in which the request was received. As a matter of practice, since its inception, MEPT has honored every withdrawal request within the quarter in which the request was received (i.e. within three months). MEPT has never had a withdrawal queue.

To maintain a prudent working capital balance and to maximize returns for investors, MEPT does, at times, restrict the amount of new investment on a quarterly basis. MEPT management closely monitors the Fund's cash flow to determine when such restrictions on new investment are appropriate.

A maximum for new contributions to the Fund is reviewed on a quarterly basis and a decision to restrict contributions depends on the present working capital balance and the commitment-funding schedule.