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›Information Technology›Application Software›Application Software
Application Software · weight
1.76%
Industry change · 12M
-1.03 pp
Application Software · contribution
-1.030 pp
Company participation
57%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

Jan 2019 · sorted by absolute contribution to 12-month change

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Oracle Corporation →
ORCL
United States$180.3bn0.595%-0.033 pp-0.624 pp-1.1%No
Adobe Inc. →
ADBE
United States$120.9bn0.399%-0.008 pp-0.161 pp+24.1%No
Salesforce →
CRM
United States$116.3bn0.383%+0.031 pp-0.086 pp+33.4%Yes
Intuit →
INTU
United States$56.0bn0.185%-0.000 pp-0.060 pp+29.7%Yes
Autodesk →
ADSK
United States$32.2bn0.106%+0.011 pp-0.039 pp+27.3%Yes
Synopsys →
SNPS
United States$14.0bn0.046%+0.001 pp-0.033 pp+0.8%No
Cadence Design Systems →
CDNS
United States$13.6bn0.045%+0.002 pp-0.028 pp+7.1%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.