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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›Health Care›Pharmaceuticals›Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals · weight
5.55%
Industry change · 12M
+0.91 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
+0.911 pp
Company participation
43%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

Oct 2022 · sorted by absolute contribution to 12-month change

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$344.0bn1.221%+0.144 pp+0.407 pp+44.1%Yes
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$454.8bn1.614%+0.037 pp+0.182 pp+9.6%No
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$256.4bn0.910%+0.133 pp+0.165 pp+19.0%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$164.7bn0.585%+0.043 pp+0.152 pp+36.8%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$261.3bn0.927%-0.047 pp+0.108 pp+9.9%No
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$70.6bn0.250%-0.045 pp-0.092 pp-29.7%No
Viatris →
VTRS
United States$12.3bn0.044%+0.003 pp-0.010 pp-21.1%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.