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
4.84%
Industry change · 12M
-0.57 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
-0.575 pp
Company participation
100%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$197.5bn0.799%+0.798 pp-0.285 pp-7.2%Yes
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$414.3bn1.677%+1.675 pp-0.207 pp+10.8%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$204.6bn0.828%+0.827 pp-0.181 pp+3.1%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$140.2bn0.567%+0.567 pp+0.054 pp+0.4%Yes
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$161.5bn0.654%+0.653 pp+0.035 pp+31.0%Yes
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$78.7bn0.318%+0.318 pp+0.009 pp+25.8%Yes
Viatris →
VTRS
United States$0.0bn0.000%+0.000 pp+0.000 pp-6.8%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.