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
5.22%
Industry change · 12M
-0.24 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
-0.236 pp
Company participation
43%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

Apr 2023 · sorted by absolute contribution to 12-month change

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$425.4bn1.437%-0.025 pp-0.280 pp-6.8%No
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$375.8bn1.269%+0.150 pp+0.266 pp+37.2%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$218.5bn0.738%-0.110 pp-0.260 pp-18.0%No
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$293.1bn0.990%+0.058 pp+0.179 pp+34.1%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$140.3bn0.474%-0.055 pp-0.106 pp-8.5%No
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$81.5bn0.275%+0.011 pp-0.027 pp+0.0%Yes
Viatris →
VTRS
United States$11.2bn0.038%-0.013 pp-0.007 pp-5.6%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.