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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
0.420%
12M weight contribution
-0.101 pp
3M weight contribution
-0.091 pp
12M price return
+39.3%

Share of matched S&P 500 members

Monthly observations through Feb 2026

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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
Feb 2026$306.1bn0.420%-0.101 pp+39.3%No
Jan 2026$273.7bn0.524%-0.032 pp+15.8%Yes
Dec 2025$261.3bn0.512%-0.059 pp+9.8%Yes
Nov 2025$260.2bn0.511%-0.056 pp+7.0%Yes
Oct 2025$214.8bn0.421%-0.189 pp-12.9%No
Sep 2025$209.6bn0.420%-0.250 pp-23.4%No
Aug 2025$210.1bn0.436%-0.290 pp-26.6%No
Jul 2025$196.2bn0.414%-0.100 pp-28.6%No
Jun 2025$198.8bn0.429%-0.159 pp-33.9%No
May 2025$192.9bn0.437%-0.171 pp-37.0%No
Apr 2025$215.2bn0.517%-0.431 pp-32.1%No
Mar 2025$226.7bn0.538%-0.388 pp-30.0%No
Feb 2025$233.0bn0.521%-0.402 pp-25.5%No
Jan 2025$250.0bn0.556%-0.354 pp-15.9%No
Dec 2024$251.6bn0.571%-0.253 pp-6.3%No
Nov 2024$257.1bn0.567%-0.242 pp+1.8%No
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

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.