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
5.40%
Industry change · 12M
+2.03 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
+2.029 pp
Company participation
67%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

Jan 2020 · sorted by absolute contribution to 12-month change

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$391.8bn1.933%+0.122 pp+0.756 pp+15.0%Yes
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$207.6bn1.024%-0.080 pp+0.415 pp+17.9%No
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$134.1bn0.661%+0.091 pp+0.243 pp+19.1%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$102.6bn0.506%+0.019 pp+0.240 pp+31.8%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$195.5bn0.965%-0.085 pp+0.197 pp-8.9%No
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$63.9bn0.315%-0.003 pp+0.179 pp+56.7%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.