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
2.41%
Industry change · 12M
+2.40 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
+2.405 pp
Company participation
14%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$432.0bn0.845%-0.832 pp+0.843 pp+28.7%No
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$202.1bn0.395%-0.433 pp+0.394 pp+21.9%No
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$186.1bn0.364%-0.435 pp+0.363 pp+3.4%No
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$179.1bn0.350%-0.304 pp+0.349 pp+37.2%No
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$141.4bn0.277%-0.291 pp+0.276 pp+17.8%No
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$74.8bn0.146%-0.172 pp+0.146 pp+34.6%No
Viatris →
VTRS
United States$16.9bn0.033%+0.033 pp+0.033 pp-6.3%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.