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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
3.42%
Industry change · 12M
-1.35 pp
Pharmaceuticals · contribution
-1.355 pp
Company participation
29%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average

4 · Companies driving this sub-industry

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

CompanyCountryMarket capUniverse weight3M contribution12M contribution12M price returnAbove 6M weight average
Lilly (Eli) →
LLY
United States$693.4bn1.437%-0.147 pp-0.767 pp-23.1%No
Merck & Co. →
MRK
United States$210.1bn0.436%-0.002 pp-0.290 pp-26.6%No
Pfizer →
PFE
United States$140.8bn0.292%-0.011 pp-0.105 pp-8.7%No
Johnson & Johnson →
JNJ
United States$426.7bn0.885%+0.038 pp-0.080 pp+10.3%Yes
Zoetis →
ZTS
United States$69.3bn0.144%-0.026 pp-0.057 pp-13.7%No
Bristol Myers Squibb →
BMY
United States$96.0bn0.199%-0.024 pp-0.046 pp-1.1%No
Viatris →
VTRS
United States$12.3bn0.025%+0.002 pp-0.009 pp-8.5%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.