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
4.70%
Industry change · 12M
-1.12 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
-1.117 pp
Company participation
57%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$162.6bn0.485%-0.141 pp-0.553 pp-41.3%No
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$377.3bn1.125%-0.227 pp-0.541 pp-8.6%No
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$553.4bn1.650%-0.053 pp+0.396 pp+60.9%Yes
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$104.4bn0.311%-0.094 pp-0.241 pp-26.1%No
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$276.3bn0.824%-0.049 pp-0.191 pp+1.0%Yes
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$90.6bn0.270%+0.003 pp+0.024 pp+35.9%Yes
Viatris →
VTRS
United States$13.0bn0.039%-0.001 pp-0.010 pp+2.1%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.