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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

1 · Sector

Weight and 12M allocation change

Information Technology28.8%+2.60 ppConsumer Discretionary12.5%+1.60 ppIndustrials10.0%+0.17 ppEnergy3.5%-0.07 ppMaterials2.9%-0.09 ppReal Estate2.9%-0.37 ppHealth Care15.9%-0.60 ppCommunication Services2.8%-0.63 ppConsumer Staples7.1%-0.63 ppUtilities2.9%-0.75 ppFinancials10.7%-1.24 pp

2 · Industry

Inside Health Care

Managed Health Care2.03%-0.53 ppHealth Care Services0.66%-0.25 ppPharmaceuticals5.26%+0.22 ppLife Sciences Tools & Services1.77%-0.21 ppHealth Care Equipment2.95%+0.09 ppHealth Care Supplies0.20%+0.04 ppHealth Care Facilities0.24%+0.04 ppBiotechnology2.41%+0.02 ppHealth Care Distributors0.39%-0.01 ppHealth Care Technology0.00%+0.00 pp

3 · Sub-industry

Inside Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals5.26%+0.221 pp
Concentrated

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

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Pharmaceuticals · weight
5.26%
Industry change · 12M
+0.22 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
+0.221 pp
Company participation
100%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$526.1bn1.677%+0.669 pp+0.652 pp+86.0%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$199.8bn0.637%+0.106 pp-0.272 pp-18.6%Yes
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$420.2bn1.339%+0.344 pp-0.179 pp+3.1%Yes
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$276.5bn0.881%+0.189 pp+0.107 pp+31.3%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$128.8bn0.410%+0.076 pp-0.105 pp-5.5%Yes
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$87.7bn0.279%+0.093 pp+0.017 pp+22.8%Yes
Viatris →
VTRS
United States$12.9bn0.041%+0.014 pp-0.000 pp+17.8%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.