The XBI rose 65.38% (+66.57 pts) over two years on a mixed tape; MRNA, TWST, SRRK did most of the lifting, with 13% of the gain between them.
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ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL IN and ADMA BIOLOGICS INC moved almost identically (−53.65% vs −46.02%), yet RARE moved the XBI 105.3× as much. In a cap-weighted index, the bigger company's weight turns the same percentage move into far more points.
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