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250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 708
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Phone: 201 881-7100
Fax: 201 556-0097

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Bulldog Investors, LLC, 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 708, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
 (201) 881-7111 // Fax: (201) 556-0097 // pgoldstein@bulldoginvestors.com

						June 6, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder of The Swiss Helvetia Fund (SWZ):

     The annual meeting is less than two weeks away. If you have not voted,
please consider this. The primary difference between our nominees (Jerry
Hellerman and me) and the incumbents is that the incumbents believe they can
stall or even flatly refuse to implement a proposal that is approved by
shareholders. Specifically, they say that if SWZ's shareholders vote in
favor of a proposal to conduct a self-tender offer, they "would not be
obligated to conduct such a tender offer." Presumably, their lawyers drafted
that language for them to hide behind. By contrast, we promise to promptly
implement any proposal approved by shareholders - and we don't need any
lawyer to tell us right from wrong.

     The choice is clear. If you want directors that believe they have a duty
to serve you and not to rule you, it is critical that you vote the enclosed
Green proxy card today.

     IF YOUR SHARES ARE HELD IN STREET NAME, YOU MAY VOTE ONLINE AT
WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM OR BY TELEPHONE AT 1-800-454-8683. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY
RETURNED MANAGEMENT'S PROXY CARD (EVEN IF YOU VOTED AGAINST ITS NOMINEES),
YOU STILL MUST RETURN OUR ENCLOSED GREEN PROXY CARD TO ELECT OUR NOMINEES
SINCE THEY ARE COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENT THE SELF-TENDER OFFER IF IT IS
APPROVED BY SHAREHOLDERS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO VOTE,
PLEASE CALL INVESTORCOM AT 1-877-972-0090.

						   Very truly yours,

						   /s/Phillip Goldstein

						   Phillip Goldstein
						   Principal
					           Bulldog Investors, LLC