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
5.24%
Industry change · 12M
+1.87 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
+1.871 pp
Company participation
33%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$341.5bn1.814%-0.180 pp+0.633 pp-3.8%No
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$205.7bn1.092%-0.018 pp+0.519 pp+21.9%No
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$188.5bn1.001%-0.230 pp+0.221 pp-15.6%No
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$108.0bn0.573%-0.006 pp+0.206 pp+6.5%No
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$59.5bn0.316%+0.023 pp+0.175 pp+37.0%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$82.9bn0.441%+0.041 pp+0.118 pp-15.7%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.