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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.

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Historical observation

20182026

Universe›Industrials›Trading Companies & Distributors›Trading Companies & Distributors

1 · Sector

Weight and 12M allocation change

Financials14.2%+1.72 pp Information Technology28.5%+1.35 pp Consumer Discretionary7.8%+0.98 pp Energy2.5%+0.82 pp Materials3.2%+0.05 pp Real Estate3.2%+0.01 pp Health Care16.5%-0.40 pp Utilities3.0%-0.41 pp Communication Services3.9%-1.00 pp Consumer Staples7.0%-1.51 pp Industrials10.2%-1.61 pp

2 · Industry

Inside Industrials

Aerospace & Defense2.16%-1.41 pp Industrial Conglomerates0.94%-0.22 pp Air Freight & Logistics0.79%-0.13 pp Rail Transportation1.02%+0.11 pp Heavy Electrical Equipment0.11%+0.11 pp Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components1.10%-0.10 pp Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment0.61%-0.09 pp Trading Companies & Distributors0.15%+0.03 pp Passenger Airlines0.23%-0.02 pp Electrical Components & Equipment0.64%+0.02 pp Cargo Ground Transportation0.14%+0.02 pp Agricultural & Farm Machinery0.35%+0.02 pp Construction & Engineering0.11%+0.02 pp Environmental & Facilities Services0.42%+0.02 pp Building Products0.58%+0.02 pp Research & Consulting Services0.23%+0.01 pp Diversified Support Services0.12%-0.01 pp Data Processing & Outsourced Services0.07%-0.01 pp Human Resource & Employment Services0.46%+0.00 pp Passenger Ground Transportation0.00%+0.00 pp

3 · Sub-industry

Inside Trading Companies & Distributors

Trading Companies & Distributors0.15%+0.027 pp

Concentrated

Most of this industry's gains came from a few companies.

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Trading Companies & Distributors · weight

0.15%

Industry change · 12M

+0.03 pp

Trading Companies & Distributors · contribution

+0.027 pp

Company participation

100%

of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

Company	Country	Market cap	Universe weight	3M contribution	12M contribution	12M price return	Above 6M weight average
United Rentals → URI	United States	$27.4bn	0.092%	+0.010 pp	+0.031 pp	+112.6%	Yes
Fastenal → FAST	United States	$16.4bn	0.055%	+0.001 pp	-0.004 pp	+36.0%	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.