Observatory · observe first
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
1 · Sector
Weight and 12M allocation change
2 · Industry
Inside Consumer Staples
Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail2.51%-0.52 ppPersonal Care Products0.64%-0.37 ppSoft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages1.08%-0.21 ppTobacco0.68%-0.19 ppPackaged Foods & Meats0.31%-0.13 ppHousehold Products0.24%-0.13 ppAgricultural Products & Services0.11%+0.03 ppFood Distributors0.06%-0.02 ppFood Retail0.12%+0.01 pp
3 · Sub-industry
Inside Food Retail
Food Retail · weight
0.12%
Industry change · 12M
+0.01 pp
Food Retail · contribution
+0.013 pp
Company participation
50%
of industry constituents above their 6M weight average
4 · Companies driving this sub-industry
May 2026 · sorted by absolute contribution to 12-month change
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.