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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›Information Technology›Communications Equipment›Communications Equipment

1 · Sector

Weight and 12M allocation change

Information Technology35.4%+6.08 ppFinancials12.0%+0.50 ppConsumer Discretionary12.8%+0.34 ppConsumer Staples6.7%+0.10 ppUtilities2.6%-0.18 ppCommunication Services2.5%-0.30 ppReal Estate2.3%-0.61 ppMaterials2.2%-0.64 ppEnergy2.4%-0.74 ppIndustrials9.3%-1.06 ppHealth Care11.7%-3.51 pp

2 · Industry

Inside Information Technology

Semiconductors12.18%+8.17 ppSystems Software7.54%-1.19 ppTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals8.85%-0.38 ppApplication Software3.51%-0.29 ppIT Consulting & Other Services1.14%-0.19 ppElectronic Equipment & Instruments0.28%-0.08 ppSemiconductor Materials & Equipment0.58%+0.07 ppElectronic Components0.19%+0.07 ppElectronic Manufacturing Services0.13%-0.05 ppTechnology Distributors0.05%-0.04 ppCommunications Equipment0.82%-0.03 ppInternet Services & Infrastructure0.14%+0.02 pp

3 · Sub-industry

Inside Communications Equipment

Communications Equipment0.82%-0.031 pp
Concentrated

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

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Communications Equipment · weight
0.82%
Industry change · 12M
-0.03 pp
Communications Equipment · contribution
-0.031 pp
Company participation
100%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

Dec 2024 · sorted by absolute contribution to 12-month change

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Cisco →
CSCO
United States$235.8bn0.535%+0.040 pp-0.078 pp+21.0%Yes
Arista Networks →
ANET
United States$34.8bn0.079%+0.009 pp+0.024 pp+87.7%Yes
Motorola Solutions →
MSI
United States$77.2bn0.175%+0.001 pp+0.020 pp+49.1%Yes
F5, Inc. →
FFIV
United States$14.7bn0.033%+0.004 pp+0.002 pp+40.5%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.