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
5.74%
Industry change · 12M
+0.14 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
+0.137 pp
Company participation
100%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$193.9bn1.080%+0.471 pp+0.149 pp+37.5%Yes
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$121.2bn0.675%+0.256 pp+0.134 pp+47.7%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$75.9bn0.423%+0.157 pp-0.100 pp-8.2%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$213.9bn1.192%+0.424 pp-0.079 pp+14.8%Yes
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$48.8bn0.272%+0.135 pp+0.023 pp+22.8%Yes
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$376.0bn2.095%+0.918 pp+0.010 pp+14.7%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.