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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
Pharmaceuticals · weight
4.16%
Industry change · 12M
-0.96 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
-0.955 pp
Company participation
43%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

Feb 2025 · sorted by absolute contribution to 12-month change

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$233.0bn0.521%-0.046 pp-0.402 pp-25.5%No
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$397.3bn0.889%+0.065 pp-0.225 pp+5.5%Yes
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$872.9bn1.952%+0.286 pp-0.100 pp+22.9%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$149.8bn0.335%+0.007 pp-0.095 pp+5.7%No
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$74.9bn0.167%-0.007 pp-0.093 pp-14.8%No
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$121.0bn0.271%+0.006 pp-0.023 pp+23.3%Yes
Viatris →
VTRS
United States$11.0bn0.025%-0.010 pp-0.017 pp-22.3%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.