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
3.66%
Industry change · 12M
-1.84 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
-1.841 pp
Company participation
17%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$346.1bn1.237%+0.056 pp-0.880 pp-4.1%No
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$239.4bn0.856%+0.075 pp-0.339 pp+22.1%No
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$84.8bn0.303%-0.019 pp-0.281 pp-15.3%No
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$189.6bn0.678%+0.104 pp-0.201 pp+32.9%No
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$122.6bn0.438%+0.071 pp-0.073 pp+45.6%Yes
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$41.1bn0.147%+0.006 pp-0.066 pp+12.0%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.