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
5.41%
Industry change · 12M
-0.09 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
-0.089 pp
Company participation
50%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$320.8bn1.947%-0.142 pp-0.171 pp-12.2%No
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$86.0bn0.522%-0.126 pp-0.063 pp-15.4%No
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$152.8bn0.927%+0.091 pp+0.049 pp+1.4%Yes
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$92.3bn0.560%+0.054 pp+0.049 pp+5.9%Yes
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$40.5bn0.246%+0.011 pp+0.032 pp+9.2%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$199.4bn1.210%-0.019 pp+0.015 pp-1.1%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.