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
5.60%
Industry change · 12M
+0.10 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
+0.100 pp
Company participation
67%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$206.8bn1.271%+0.076 pp+0.076 pp-0.2%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$85.2bn0.524%-0.061 pp-0.061 pp-16.2%No
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$151.5bn0.931%+0.052 pp+0.052 pp+0.2%Yes
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$40.5bn0.249%+0.036 pp+0.036 pp+9.0%Yes
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$339.4bn2.085%-0.032 pp-0.032 pp-7.9%No
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$88.0bn0.541%+0.029 pp+0.029 pp+0.3%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.