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›Health Care Equipment›Health Care Equipment
Health Care Equipment · weight
2.88%
Industry change · 12M
+0.05 pp
Health Care Equipment · contribution
+0.051 pp
Company participation
67%
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
Becton Dickinson →
BDX
United States$45.3bn0.272%+0.029 pp+0.029 pp-8.6%Yes
Medtronic →
MDT
United States$108.1bn0.648%-0.015 pp-0.015 pp-7.0%No
Abbott Laboratories →
ABT
United States$105.4bn0.631%+0.014 pp+0.014 pp-2.9%Yes
Stryker Corporation →
SYK
United States$60.8bn0.364%+0.013 pp+0.013 pp-1.4%Yes
Boston Scientific →
BSX
United States$37.5bn0.225%+0.006 pp+0.006 pp-2.5%Yes
Edwards Lifesciences →
EW
United States$9.4bn0.056%+0.005 pp+0.005 pp+5.6%Yes
Zimmer Biomet →
ZBH
United States$22.9bn0.137%-0.005 pp-0.005 pp-8.6%No
Idexx Laboratories →
IDXX
United States$16.3bn0.098%+0.005 pp+0.005 pp+0.1%Yes
Baxter International →
BAX
United States$36.6bn0.219%-0.004 pp-0.004 pp-5.9%No
Intuitive Surgical →
ISRG
United States$16.0bn0.096%+0.004 pp+0.004 pp-1.2%Yes
ResMed| →
RMD
United States$13.6bn0.082%-0.001 pp-0.001 pp-5.1%No
Revvity →
RVTY
United States$8.4bn0.051%+0.000 pp+0.000 pp-4.8%Yes

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.