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›Information Technology›Application Software›Application Software
Application Software · weight
3.57%
Industry change · 12M
+3.56 pp
Application Software · contribution
+3.565 pp
Company participation
100%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Adobe Inc. →
ADBE
United States$241.2bn0.864%+0.424 pp+0.863 pp+30.5%Yes
Oracle Corporation →
ORCL
United States$227.1bn0.813%+0.434 pp+0.812 pp+48.9%Yes
Salesforce →
CRM
United States$219.3bn0.786%+0.390 pp+0.785 pp+36.2%Yes
Intuit →
INTU
United States$120.0bn0.430%+0.216 pp+0.429 pp+52.2%Yes
Autodesk →
ADSK
United States$62.8bn0.225%+0.104 pp+0.225 pp+35.9%Yes
Synopsys →
SNPS
United States$38.8bn0.139%+0.064 pp+0.139 pp+40.6%Yes
Cadence Design Systems →
CDNS
United States$35.4bn0.127%+0.048 pp+0.127 pp+39.1%Yes
Trimble Inc. →
TRMB
United States$19.5bn0.070%+0.033 pp+0.070 pp+98.8%Yes
Tyler Technologies →
TYL
United States$16.4bn0.059%+0.021 pp+0.059 pp+7.4%Yes
PTC Inc. →
PTC
United States$15.7bn0.056%+0.056 pp+0.056 pp+75.6%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.