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Merck & Co.

MRK · United States · Pharmaceuticals · matched S&P 500 member. Follow its market-weight contribution.

Historical time machine
Historical observation
20182026
Universe weight
0.620%
12M weight contribution
-0.179 pp
3M weight contribution
-0.047 pp
12M price return
+1.8%

Share of matched S&P 500 members

Monthly observations through Dec 2021

0.00.61.12018201920202021

Company price index

A separate dimension from market allocation

951331722018201920202021

Historical observations

Most recent 24 observations at or before the selected month

MonthMarket capUniverse weight12M weight change12M returnAbove 6M weight average
Dec 2021$193.6bn0.620%-0.179 pp+1.8%No
Nov 2021$189.2bn0.639%-0.185 pp+1.0%No
Oct 2021$222.9bn0.744%-0.115 pp+26.9%Yes
Sep 2021$190.1bn0.668%+0.667 pp-1.8%Yes
Aug 2021$193.1bn0.646%+0.645 pp-3.1%Yes
Jul 2021$194.6bn0.667%+0.666 pp+3.7%Yes
Jun 2021$196.9bn0.695%+0.694 pp+8.9%Yes
May 2021$183.4bn0.657%+0.656 pp-2.9%Yes
Apr 2021$179.9bn0.652%-0.423 pp-3.1%Yes
Mar 2021$186.1bn0.364%+0.363 pp+3.4%No
Feb 2021$175.3bn0.350%+0.350 pp-2.1%No
Jan 2021$186.1bn0.446%-0.578 pp-6.9%No
Dec 2020$197.5bn0.799%-0.285 pp-7.2%Yes
Nov 2020$194.1bn0.824%-0.243 pp-5.0%Yes
Oct 2020$181.5bn0.859%-0.244 pp-10.5%Yes
Sep 2020$200.2bn0.001%-1.091 pp+1.6%No
Aug 2020$205.8bn0.001%-1.148 pp+1.6%No
Jul 2020$193.3bn0.001%-1.084 pp-0.4%No
Jun 2020$186.2bn0.001%-1.109 pp-5.0%No
May 2020$194.4bn0.001%-1.132 pp+4.8%No
Apr 2020$192.0bn1.075%-0.006 pp+3.7%Yes
Mar 2020$186.2bn0.001%-1.176 pp-4.8%No
Feb 2020$185.3bn0.001%-1.160 pp-3.3%No
Jan 2020$207.6bn1.024%+0.415 pp+17.9%No

Its weight is estimated market cap divided by the total estimated market cap of matched S&P 500 members for the month. This is not an official float-adjusted S&P index weight.