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
5.42%
Industry change · 12M
+1.76 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
+1.759 pp
Company participation
67%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$383.9bn1.883%+0.070 pp+0.646 pp+16.2%Yes
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$221.0bn1.084%-0.008 pp+0.406 pp+22.3%No
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$104.6bn0.513%+0.073 pp+0.210 pp+27.7%Yes
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$126.2bn0.619%+0.046 pp+0.181 pp+16.1%Yes
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$63.0bn0.309%-0.007 pp+0.162 pp+55.7%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$205.7bn1.009%+0.008 pp+0.153 pp-6.9%No

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.