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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

Communication Services5.0%+1.82 ppConsumer Staples9.1%+0.76 ppMaterials2.8%+0.64 ppUtilities3.9%+0.57 ppHealth Care17.2%+0.54 ppReal Estate3.9%+0.51 ppConsumer Discretionary7.0%-0.07 ppInformation Technology17.6%-0.07 ppEnergy3.9%-1.29 ppFinancials16.3%-1.64 ppIndustrials13.4%-1.77 pp

2 · Industry

Inside Materials

Industrial Gases0.83%+0.62 ppCommodity Chemicals0.20%+0.20 ppCopper0.08%-0.07 ppPaper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials0.19%-0.06 ppSpecialty Chemicals0.81%-0.05 ppMetal, Glass & Plastic Containers0.12%+0.04 ppSteel0.09%-0.04 ppGold0.16%+0.03 ppFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals0.10%-0.02 ppConstruction Materials0.17%-0.01 pp

3 · Sub-industry

Inside Industrial Gases

Industrial Gases0.83%+0.617 pp
Concentrated

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

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Industrial Gases · weight
0.83%
Industry change · 12M
+0.62 pp
Industrial Gases · contribution
+0.617 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
Linde plc →
LIN
United States$98.0bn0.571%+0.017 pp+0.571 pp+18.5%Yes
Air Products →
APD
United States$44.8bn0.261%+0.030 pp+0.046 pp+29.5%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.