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
2.94%
Industry change · 12M
-2.47 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
-2.468 pp
Company participation
29%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

Jan 2021 · sorted by absolute contribution to 12-month change

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$429.4bn1.029%-0.680 pp-0.904 pp+12.6%Yes
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$186.1bn0.446%-0.414 pp-0.578 pp-6.9%No
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$199.5bn0.478%-0.408 pp-0.487 pp+5.8%No
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$198.9bn0.476%-0.114 pp-0.185 pp+51.9%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$138.8bn0.332%-0.291 pp-0.174 pp+0.7%No
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$73.3bn0.176%-0.181 pp-0.140 pp+15.6%No
Viatris →
VTRS
United States$0.0bn0.000%-0.000 pp+0.000 pp-20.7%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.