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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›Research & Consulting Services›Research & Consulting Services

1 · Sector

Weight and 12M allocation change

Information Technology29.3%+4.19 pp Consumer Discretionary12.5%+1.15 pp Industrials10.5%+0.21 pp Real Estate2.8%-0.41 pp Materials2.8%-0.42 pp Communication Services2.8%-0.51 pp Utilities2.6%-0.62 pp Energy3.1%-0.63 pp Consumer Staples6.6%-0.85 pp Financials11.6%-1.05 pp Health Care15.5%-1.06 pp

2 · Industry

Inside Industrials

Passenger Ground Transportation0.47%+0.47 pp Aerospace & Defense2.33%-0.18 pp Air Freight & Logistics0.52%-0.18 pp Industrial Conglomerates0.59%-0.17 pp Agricultural & Farm Machinery0.29%-0.15 pp Environmental & Facilities Services0.52%+0.11 pp Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components1.26%+0.10 pp Diversified Support Services0.24%+0.10 pp Electrical Components & Equipment0.72%+0.07 pp Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment0.83%+0.07 pp Human Resource & Employment Services0.42%-0.04 pp Passenger Airlines0.18%-0.04 pp Trading Companies & Distributors0.19%+0.03 pp Rail Transportation0.82%-0.03 pp Construction & Engineering0.14%+0.02 pp Research & Consulting Services0.20%+0.02 pp Building Products0.54%+0.01 pp Data Processing & Outsourced Services0.07%+0.01 pp Heavy Electrical Equipment0.02%-0.01 pp Cargo Ground Transportation0.13%-0.00 pp

3 · Sub-industry

Inside Research & Consulting Services

Research & Consulting Services0.20%+0.016 pp

Concentrated

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

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Research & Consulting Services · weight

0.20%

Industry change · 12M

+0.02 pp

Research & Consulting Services · contribution

+0.016 pp

Company participation

50%

of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

Feb 2024 · 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
Equifax → EFX	United States	$33.9bn	0.097%	+0.014 pp	+0.010 pp	+36.1%	Yes
Verisk Analytics → VRSK	United States	$34.7bn	0.099%	-0.010 pp	+0.006 pp	+42.3%	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.