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
5.81%
Industry change · 12M
+0.39 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
+0.395 pp
Company participation
100%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$194.6bn1.133%-0.027 pp+0.206 pp+36.9%Yes
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$112.6bn0.655%-0.102 pp+0.095 pp+39.3%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$74.2bn0.432%-0.057 pp-0.090 pp-11.1%Yes
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$348.2bn2.028%-0.081 pp+0.081 pp+12.6%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$219.0bn1.275%-0.048 pp+0.066 pp+19.5%Yes
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$48.4bn0.282%+0.020 pp+0.036 pp+21.5%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.