Research & Consulting Services
Research & Consulting Services is losing market weight. Lost weight for 5 consecutive months.
Most of this industry's losses came from a few companies.
Where did the weight change come from?
12-month contribution in universe percentage points · contributions add to the industry change
The three largest same-direction contributors explain 100% of gross losses. Opposing contributions can make an individual company’s change larger than the industry’s net change.
How has it moved through history?
Share of matched S&P 500 members
Oct 2020 – Sep 2025 · market weight (%)
Relative performance
Industry return versus ACWI · no future data shown
Is participation broad or concentrated?
Actual constituent counts at this date, not the legacy synthetic breadth proxy
This is size concentration, not contribution to the 12-month change. The attribution above measures the latter.
Evidence can disagree
Independent dimensions · no combined score or bullish/bearish verdict
Other evidence and availability
Valuation data: unavailable; shown as zero placeholder.
Attention data: unavailable; shown as zero placeholder.
Actual fund flows: unavailable. No ETF, mutual-fund or institutional flow feed is connected.
Volume / turnover: unavailable in this dataset.
Follow the contribution to individual companies
Sorted by absolute 12-month weight contribution, not investment merit
| Company | Sub-industry | Country | Universe weight | 12M contribution | 12M price return | Revisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equifax → EFX | Research & Consulting Services | United States | 0.064% | -0.021 pp | -12.1% | 0.0 |
| Verisk Analytics → VRSK | Research & Consulting Services | United States | 0.070% | -0.018 pp | -5.6% | 0.0 |
Underlying monthly industry observations
| Month | Weight | 1M change | 3M change | 6M change | 12M change | Relative return · 12M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 0.134% | -0.007 pp | -0.029 pp | -0.037 pp | -0.040 pp | -22.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 0.141% | -0.004 pp | -0.033 pp | -0.020 pp | -0.045 pp | -22.5% |
| Jul 2025 | 0.145% | -0.019 pp | -0.033 pp | -0.021 pp | +0.016 pp | -16.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 0.163% | -0.010 pp | -0.007 pp | +0.004 pp | +0.035 pp | -3.4% |
| May 2025 | 0.174% | -0.004 pp | +0.013 pp | +0.011 pp | +0.050 pp | +6.4% |
| Apr 2025 | 0.177% | +0.007 pp | +0.011 pp | +0.009 pp | +0.008 pp | +14.6% |
| Mar 2025 | 0.171% | +0.010 pp | +0.011 pp | -0.003 pp | -0.015 pp | +1.8% |
| Feb 2025 | 0.161% | -0.005 pp | -0.002 pp | -0.025 pp | -0.035 pp | -7.2% |
| Jan 2025 | 0.166% | +0.006 pp | -0.002 pp | +0.037 pp | -0.028 pp | -3.5% |
| Dec 2024 | 0.160% | -0.003 pp | -0.014 pp | +0.032 pp | -0.034 pp | -6.2% |
| Nov 2024 | 0.163% | -0.005 pp | -0.022 pp | +0.040 pp | -0.030 pp | -3.8% |
| Oct 2024 | 0.168% | -0.005 pp | +0.040 pp | -0.001 pp | -0.015 pp | +2.2% |
| Sep 2024 | 0.173% | -0.012 pp | +0.045 pp | -0.012 pp | -0.016 pp | +0.9% |
| Aug 2024 | 0.186% | +0.057 pp | +0.062 pp | -0.011 pp | -0.007 pp | +4.2% |
| Jul 2024 | 0.129% | +0.001 pp | -0.041 pp | -0.065 pp | +0.002 pp | +6.8% |
| Jun 2024 | 0.128% | +0.005 pp | -0.057 pp | -0.066 pp | -0.014 pp | -5.9% |
| May 2024 | 0.124% | -0.046 pp | -0.073 pp | -0.069 pp | -0.018 pp | -7.8% |
| Apr 2024 | 0.169% | -0.016 pp | -0.024 pp | -0.014 pp | -0.018 pp | -6.0% |
| Mar 2024 | 0.186% | -0.011 pp | -0.008 pp | -0.004 pp | -0.000 pp | +4.1% |
| Feb 2024 | 0.197% | +0.003 pp | +0.004 pp | +0.004 pp | +0.016 pp | +13.3% |
| Jan 2024 | 0.194% | -0.001 pp | +0.010 pp | +0.067 pp | +0.003 pp | +7.5% |
| Dec 2023 | 0.194% | +0.001 pp | +0.005 pp | +0.052 pp | +0.009 pp | +8.5% |
| Nov 2023 | 0.193% | +0.010 pp | -0.000 pp | +0.051 pp | +0.013 pp | +10.0% |
| Oct 2023 | 0.183% | -0.006 pp | +0.056 pp | -0.005 pp | +0.008 pp | +3.2% |
| Sep 2023 | 0.189% | -0.003 pp | +0.047 pp | +0.003 pp | +0.002 pp | +3.4% |
| Aug 2023 | 0.193% | +0.066 pp | +0.051 pp | +0.013 pp | +0.005 pp | +5.9% |
| Jul 2023 | 0.127% | -0.016 pp | -0.061 pp | -0.064 pp | -0.064 pp | -1.9% |
| Jun 2023 | 0.142% | +0.001 pp | -0.044 pp | -0.043 pp | -0.051 pp | +12.4% |
| May 2023 | 0.142% | -0.046 pp | -0.039 pp | -0.038 pp | -0.047 pp | +14.2% |
| Apr 2023 | 0.188% | +0.002 pp | -0.003 pp | +0.012 pp | -0.021 pp | -3.6% |
| Mar 2023 | 0.186% | +0.006 pp | +0.001 pp | -0.002 pp | -0.028 pp | -5.0% |
| Feb 2023 | 0.180% | -0.010 pp | +0.001 pp | -0.008 pp | -0.011 pp | +4.1% |
| Jan 2023 | 0.190% | +0.005 pp | +0.015 pp | -0.001 pp | -0.014 pp | +1.7% |
| Dec 2022 | 0.185% | +0.006 pp | -0.002 pp | -0.008 pp | -0.047 pp | -11.3% |
| Nov 2022 | 0.180% | +0.004 pp | -0.008 pp | -0.009 pp | -0.058 pp | -13.4% |
| Oct 2022 | 0.176% | -0.012 pp | -0.016 pp | -0.034 pp | -0.051 pp | -7.1% |
| Sep 2022 | 0.188% | -0.000 pp | -0.006 pp | -0.026 pp | -0.034 pp | -3.0% |
| Aug 2022 | 0.188% | -0.003 pp | -0.001 pp | -0.004 pp | -0.032 pp | -3.1% |
| Jul 2022 | 0.191% | -0.002 pp | -0.018 pp | -0.014 pp | -0.023 pp | +0.9% |
| Jun 2022 | 0.193% | +0.005 pp | -0.021 pp | -0.039 pp | -0.010 pp | +4.1% |
| May 2022 | 0.189% | -0.020 pp | -0.003 pp | -0.049 pp | -0.014 pp | +1.1% |
| Apr 2022 | 0.209% | -0.005 pp | +0.004 pp | -0.017 pp | -0.003 pp | +5.8% |
| Mar 2022 | 0.214% | +0.022 pp | -0.019 pp | -0.008 pp | +0.115 pp | +18.3% |
| Feb 2022 | 0.192% | -0.013 pp | -0.046 pp | -0.028 pp | +0.099 pp | +11.7% |
| Jan 2022 | 0.205% | -0.028 pp | -0.022 pp | -0.010 pp | +0.082 pp | +5.2% |
| Dec 2021 | 0.233% | -0.005 pp | +0.011 pp | +0.030 pp | +0.001 pp | +7.9% |
| Nov 2021 | 0.237% | +0.011 pp | +0.018 pp | +0.034 pp | +0.014 pp | +12.8% |
| Oct 2021 | 0.226% | +0.005 pp | +0.012 pp | +0.014 pp | +0.011 pp | +9.7% |
| Sep 2021 | 0.222% | +0.002 pp | +0.019 pp | +0.122 pp | +0.222 pp | +2.2% |
| Aug 2021 | 0.220% | +0.005 pp | +0.017 pp | +0.127 pp | +0.220 pp | +1.5% |
| Jul 2021 | 0.214% | +0.012 pp | +0.002 pp | +0.091 pp | +0.214 pp | -6.4% |
| Jun 2021 | 0.203% | +0.000 pp | +0.104 pp | -0.029 pp | +0.203 pp | -14.4% |
| May 2021 | 0.203% | -0.009 pp | +0.110 pp | -0.020 pp | +0.203 pp | -13.8% |
| Apr 2021 | 0.212% | +0.113 pp | +0.089 pp | -0.003 pp | -0.022 pp | -3.8% |
| Mar 2021 | 0.099% | +0.007 pp | -0.132 pp | +0.099 pp | +0.099 pp | -11.0% |
| Feb 2021 | 0.093% | -0.030 pp | -0.130 pp | +0.092 pp | +0.093 pp | -15.5% |
| Jan 2021 | 0.123% | -0.108 pp | -0.092 pp | +0.123 pp | -0.098 pp | -1.4% |
| Dec 2020 | 0.232% | +0.008 pp | +0.231 pp | +0.231 pp | +0.028 pp | +19.9% |
| Nov 2020 | 0.223% | +0.008 pp | +0.223 pp | +0.223 pp | +0.016 pp | +12.5% |
| Oct 2020 | 0.215% | +0.215 pp | +0.215 pp | -0.018 pp | +0.006 pp | +8.7% |
How are these descriptive states defined?
Gaining / losing: 12-month weight change above +0.005pp / below −0.005pp. Direction and speed are separate dimensions, not mutually exclusive recommendations.
Accelerating / slowing: compare the most recent 3M change with the preceding 3M change. Accelerating means a positive change speeds up by >0.02pp. Slowing means the magnitude of movement declines by >0.02pp. A falling industry can also slow.
Reversing: the last two 3M changes have opposite signs, outside a ±0.005pp tolerance. Persistence counts consecutive same-direction monthly changes.
Broad / concentrated: company attribution, not a market-cap concentration shortcut. Concentrated means the three largest same-direction contributors account for ≥70% of gross same-direction changes; otherwise broad requires ≥60% of constituents moving with the industry. Other cases are mixed.
Weights use matched S&P 500 members’ market-cap estimates, based on SEC-reported shares available by each month-end and monthly closing prices. Companies without a matched price or share record are omitted, so the denominator is the matched sample rather than every index member. These are not official float-adjusted S&P weights. Flow is not measured.