Observatory · observe first

Follow the allocation change

Matched S&P 500 members → sector → industry → sub-industry → company. Each step uses the same percentage points.

Historical time machine
Historical observation
20182026
Universe›Health Care›Pharmaceuticals›Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals · weight
5.54%
Industry change · 12M
+0.04 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
+0.042 pp
Company participation
50%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

Feb 2018 · sorted by absolute contribution to 12-month change

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$108.1bn0.648%+0.063 pp+0.063 pp+5.8%Yes
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$139.5bn0.836%-0.043 pp-0.043 pp-8.5%No
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$205.1bn1.229%+0.034 pp+0.034 pp-1.1%Yes
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$348.5bn2.088%-0.029 pp-0.029 pp-5.4%No
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$39.2bn0.235%+0.022 pp+0.022 pp+5.4%Yes
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$84.4bn0.506%-0.006 pp-0.006 pp-4.7%No

Company contributions use weights among matched S&P 500 members and add through each level without rescaling. Companies without matched shares and prices are omitted. These observations do not establish official index weights or actual fund flows.