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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
0.610%
12M weight contribution
-0.276 pp
3M weight contribution
+0.096 pp
12M price return
+2.3%

Share of matched S&P 500 members

Monthly observations through Oct 2024

0.00.61.12018201920202021202220232024

Company price index

A separate dimension from market allocation

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Historical observations

Most recent 24 observations at or before the selected month

MonthMarket capUniverse weight12M weight change12M returnAbove 6M weight average
Oct 2024$259.4bn0.610%-0.276 pp+2.3%No
Sep 2024$287.9bn0.670%-0.202 pp+13.2%No
Aug 2024$300.2bn0.725%-0.156 pp+11.6%Yes
Jul 2024$286.5bn0.514%-0.076 pp+8.9%No
Jun 2024$313.6bn0.588%-0.089 pp+10.1%No
May 2024$318.0bn0.608%-0.084 pp+16.8%No
Apr 2024$327.3bn0.948%-0.042 pp+15.0%Yes
Mar 2024$334.2bn0.927%+0.005 pp+27.4%Yes
Feb 2024$322.0bn0.923%-0.025 pp+23.0%Yes
Jan 2024$306.1bn0.910%-0.022 pp+15.6%Yes
Dec 2023$276.3bn0.824%-0.191 pp+1.0%Yes
Nov 2023$259.7bn0.810%-0.138 pp-4.4%Yes
Oct 2023$260.6bn0.886%-0.024 pp+4.3%Yes
Sep 2023$261.2bn0.872%+0.015 pp+22.8%Yes
Aug 2023$276.5bn0.881%+0.107 pp+31.3%Yes
Jul 2023$270.6bn0.590%-0.187 pp+22.8%No
Jun 2023$292.8bn0.677%-0.219 pp+30.2%No
May 2023$280.2bn0.692%-0.146 pp+23.6%No
Apr 2023$293.1bn0.990%+0.179 pp+34.1%Yes
Mar 2023$270.1bn0.921%+0.223 pp+33.6%No
Feb 2023$269.7bn0.948%+0.277 pp+43.2%Yes
Jan 2023$272.3bn0.932%+0.240 pp+36.1%Yes
Dec 2022$281.3bn1.015%+0.395 pp+49.4%Yes
Nov 2022$279.2bn0.948%+0.308 pp+52.2%Yes

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.