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Follow the allocation change

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

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Historical observation
20182026
Universe›Materials›Industrial Gases›Industrial Gases

1 · Sector

Weight and 12M allocation change

Information Technology17.6%+1.59 ppEnergy5.1%+0.44 ppUtilities3.3%+0.18 ppReal Estate3.4%+0.15 ppConsumer Discretionary7.1%+0.03 ppMaterials2.1%-0.02 ppHealth Care16.6%-0.10 ppCommunication Services3.2%-0.30 ppIndustrials15.2%-0.43 ppFinancials18.0%-0.50 ppConsumer Staples8.4%-1.02 pp

2 · Industry

Inside Materials

Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials0.25%-0.02 ppSpecialty Chemicals0.86%-0.02 ppCopper0.15%-0.01 ppFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals0.12%+0.01 ppIndustrial Gases0.21%+0.00 ppConstruction Materials0.19%+0.00 ppGold0.13%+0.00 ppSteel0.12%+0.00 ppMetal, Glass & Plastic Containers0.08%+0.00 ppCommodity Chemicals0.00%+0.00 pp

3 · Sub-industry

Inside Industrial Gases

Industrial Gases0.21%+0.004 pp
Concentrated

Most of this industry's gains came from a few companies.

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Industrial Gases · weight
0.21%
Industry change · 12M
+0.00 pp
Industrial Gases · contribution
+0.004 pp
Company participation
100%
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
Air Products →
APD
United States$35.4bn0.215%+0.004 pp+0.004 pp-3.5%Yes
Linde plc →
LIN
United States$0.0bn0.000%+0.000 pp+0.000 pp-2.7%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.