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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
4.02%
Industry change · 12M
+4.02 pp
Application Software · contribution
+4.017 pp
Company participation
100%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Adobe Inc. →
ADBE
United States$316.2bn1.057%+0.193 pp+1.056 pp+29.3%Yes
Salesforce →
CRM
United States$259.7bn0.868%+0.083 pp+0.867 pp-2.7%Yes
Oracle Corporation →
ORCL
United States$248.9bn0.832%+0.019 pp+0.831 pp+58.3%Yes
Intuit →
INTU
United States$154.7bn0.517%+0.087 pp+0.517 pp+64.9%Yes
Autodesk →
ADSK
United States$68.2bn0.228%+0.003 pp+0.228 pp+26.2%Yes
Synopsys →
SNPS
United States$50.7bn0.169%+0.030 pp+0.169 pp+50.1%Yes
Cadence Design Systems →
CDNS
United States$45.2bn0.151%+0.024 pp+0.151 pp+47.4%Yes
Trimble Inc. →
TRMB
United States$23.7bn0.079%+0.009 pp+0.079 pp+79.8%Yes
Tyler Technologies →
TYL
United States$19.8bn0.066%+0.007 pp+0.066 pp+40.7%Yes
PTC Inc. →
PTC
United States$15.5bn0.052%-0.004 pp+0.052 pp+44.0%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.