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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
4.18%
Industry change · 12M
-0.85 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
-0.847 pp
Company participation
57%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$226.7bn0.538%-0.032 pp-0.388 pp-30.0%No
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$783.1bn1.859%+0.197 pp-0.191 pp+6.9%Yes
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$399.3bn0.948%+0.158 pp-0.109 pp+8.2%Yes
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$143.6bn0.341%+0.000 pp-0.094 pp-3.0%No
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$73.7bn0.175%+0.008 pp-0.040 pp-1.7%Yes
Viatris →
VTRS
United States$10.4bn0.025%-0.009 pp-0.015 pp-23.8%No
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$123.8bn0.294%+0.034 pp-0.010 pp+18.1%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.