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SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

147 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 26, 2026 close
168.39
+66.57 (+65.38%)
XBI 168.39 · +66.6 pts (+65.38%) 2Y
287.78229.90172.02114.1556.27EW +168.68%H 168.39 · Aug 26L 72.99 · Apr 7
Aug 21, 2024Feb 24, 2025Aug 26, 2025Feb 25, 2026Aug 26, 2026
Breadth
101 / 147
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
13%
of the gain from MRNA, TWST, SRRK
Biggest driver
MRNA +4.33
MODERNA INC, +72.72%
Biggest drag
SRPT −5.90
SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC, −86.43%

What drove it

147 members · drivers first · 2Y · residual 2072.0bp exceeds 60bp gate

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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+81.5 pts from 111 gainers21.6 pts from 36 losers
net +66.6 pts · gainers outweigh losers 3.8 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XBIsum of all 147 stocks
+66.6
100%
+65.38%
MRNAMODERNA INC
+4.3
7%
+72.72%
TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP
+2.2
3%
+243.12%
SRRKSCHOLAR ROCK HOLDING CORP
+1.9
3%
+548.38%
RYTMRHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
+1.9
3%
+146.52%
ERASERASCA INC
+1.9
3%
+574.30%
CGONCG ONCOLOGY INC
+1.8
3%
+114.50%
APGEAPOGEE THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.8
3%
+179.11%
ORKAORUKA THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.7
3%
+252.28%
TVTXTRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.6
2%
+672.38%
SYRESPYRE THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.6
2%
+252.30%
DNTHDIANTHUS THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.6
2%
+288.22%
MDGLMADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
+1.5
2%
+110.36%
RVMDREVOLUTION MEDICINES INC
+1.5
2%
+375.80%
NTRANATERA INC
+1.4
2%
+176.20%
TGTXTG THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.4
2%
+119.51%
117 othersclick to expand the full index
+49.8
75%
·
SPRYARS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.4
−1%
−55.00%
RXRXRECURSION PHARMACEUTICALS A
−0.4
−1%
−54.20%
BHVNBIOHAVEN LTD
−0.5
−1%
−58.90%
NTLAINTELLIA THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.6
−1%
−44.13%
CATXPERSPECTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.6
−1%
−79.44%
MPLTMAPLIGHT THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.7
−1%
−29.88%
DYNDYNE THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.8
−1%
−43.96%
MYGNMYRIAD GENETICS INC
−0.8
−1%
−88.83%
JBIOJADE BIOSCIENCES INC
−0.8
−1%
−59.91%
ALTALTIMMUNE INC
−1.0
−2%
−54.15%
GERNGERON CORP
−1.0
−2%
−66.30%
SMMTSUMMIT THERAPEUTICS INC
−1.1
−2%
+6.67%
CAPRCAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS INC
−1.4
−2%
+104.37%
RAREULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL IN
−2.1
−3%
−53.65%
SRPTSAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC
−5.9
−9%
−86.43%
Cap weighting, illustrated

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.

Attribution map

slicing the +66.57 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
SRPT−5.9 pts(−86.4%)
MRNA+4.3 pts(+72.7%)
TWST+2.2 pts(+243.1%)
RARE−2.1 pts(−53.7%)
SRRK+1.9 pts(+548.4%)
RYTM+1.9 pts
ERAS+1.9 pts
CGON+1.8 pts
APGE
ORKA+1.7 pts(+252.3%)
TVTX+1.6 pts
SYRE+1.6 pts
DNTH+1.6 pts
MDGL+1.5 pts
RVMD
CAPR−1.4 pts
NTRA+1.4 pts
TGTX
SLS
KRYS
PRAX
ROIV
PTGX+1.3 pts
GRAL+1.3 pts
KYMR
HALO
VRDN+1.2 pts
CELC+1.2 pts
COGT
BEAM
SMMT−1.1 pts
NVAX+1.1 pts
RLAY
GERN
INCY
ACAD
ARQT
GILD
EXEL
IMVT
AMGN+0.9 pts
PURR+0.9 pts
JBIO−0.8 pts
MIRM+0.8 pts
ZBIO
IBRX
DNLI
QURE
MPLT
TRAX
MLYS
CATX
IDYA
IMNM
IONS
BHVN
CDNA
AVTX
RIGL
RXRX
XNCR
IMMX
ABSI

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +66.57 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%3774110147stocks:3 stocks = 13%100% covered at 54

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0MRNA +4.33TWST +2.22SRRK +1.92SRPT −5.90RARE −2.09CAPR −1.43Aug 21Aug 26

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%+100%+300%+500%+700%+900%+1,100%+1,300%
From −88.83% (MYGN) to +1,309.68% (KOD). Equal-weight, the XBI would be +168.68% vs the actual +65.38%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +66.57 pts
-147
+59.9

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