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WHAT MOVED THE MARKET TODAY

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

147 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 27, 2026 close
168.24
+32.25 (+23.71%)
XBI 168.24 · +32.3 pts (+23.71%) 3M
174.23161.59148.96136.32123.69EW +25.76%H 169.55 · Aug 19L 127.76 · Jun 2
May 28Jun 22Jul 15Aug 5Aug 27
Breadth
116 / 147
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
20%
of the gain from MRNA, TWST, APGE
Biggest driver
MRNA +3.43
MODERNA INC, +200.13%
Biggest drag
CAPR −0.62
CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS INC, −65.44%

What drove it

147 members · drivers first · 3M · residual 106.2bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XBI rose 23.71% (+32.25 pts) over the past three months in a broad advance: 116 of 147 stocks rose, with MRNA out front at +3.43 points.

Read the latest market-close note: Salesforce and Nvidia Carry Their Indexes While Most Stocks Fall Behind

+36.4 pts from 119 gainers4.3 pts from 28 losers
net +32.3 pts · gainers outweigh losers 8.4 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XBIsum of all 147 stocks
+32.3
100%
+23.71%
MRNAMODERNA INC
+3.4
11%
+200.13%
TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP
+1.9
6%
+121.79%
APGEAPOGEE THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.0
3%
+73.43%
NTRANATERA INC
+0.9
3%
+58.32%
HALOHALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC
+0.9
3%
+56.82%
ORKAORUKA THERAPEUTICS INC
+0.9
3%
+66.51%
QUREUNIQURE NV
+0.8
3%
+99.44%
IOVAIOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
+0.8
3%
+92.09%
KYMRKYMERA THERAPEUTICS INC
+0.8
2%
+47.59%
ERASERASCA INC
+0.8
2%
+59.75%
PTGXPROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INC
+0.7
2%
+48.89%
TVTXTRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC
+0.7
2%
+41.37%
RVMDREVOLUTION MEDICINES INC
+0.7
2%
+43.02%
TGTXTG THERAPEUTICS INC
+0.6
2%
+43.53%
RLAYRELAY THERAPEUTICS INC
+0.6
2%
+39.71%
117 othersclick to expand the full index
+20.5
64%
·
SPRYARS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.1
0%
−35.85%
UTHRUNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP
−0.1
0%
−6.08%
VERAVERA THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.1
0%
−3.51%
TYRATYRA BIOSCIENCES INC
−0.1
0%
−20.04%
MLYSMINERALYS THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.2
0%
−17.53%
MPLTMAPLIGHT THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.2
0%
−57.89%
NVAXNOVAVAX INC
−0.2
−1%
−12.31%
GLUEMONTE ROSA THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.2
−1%
−26.15%
ARDXARDELYX INC
−0.2
−1%
−38.88%
IONSIONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.3
−1%
−19.27%
ALNYALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.3
−1%
−22.45%
SMMTSUMMIT THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.3
−1%
−17.69%
SIONSIONNA THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.3
−1%
−85.84%
CELCCELCUITY INC
−0.6
−2%
−28.78%
CAPRCAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.6
−2%
−65.44%
Cap weighting, illustrated

ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS IN and OVID THERAPEUTICS INC moved almost identically (+12.07% vs +10.98%), yet ARWR moved the XBI 30.9× 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 +32.25 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
MRNA+3.4 pts(+200.1%)
TWST+1.9 pts(+121.8%)
APGE+1.0 pts
NTRA+0.9 pts
HALO
ORKA+0.9 pts(+66.5%)
QURE+0.8 pts(+99.4%)
IOVA+0.8 pts
KYMR+0.8 pts
ERAS+0.8 pts
PTGX
TVTX+0.7 pts(+41.4%)
RVMD+0.7 pts(+43.0%)
CAPR−0.6 pts
CELC−0.6 pts
TGTX
RLAY
SLS+0.5 pts
CDNA+0.5 pts
SYRE
REGN
ACAD+0.5 pts
XNCR+0.5 pts
CGON
DYN
IDYA+0.4 pts
TRAX+0.4 pts
AMGN
REPL
IMVT
SRRK
VRDN
PURR
DNTH+0.4 pts
SION−0.3 pts
BHVN
ALKS+0.3 pts
IMNM
ARWR+0.3 pts
SMMT−0.3 pts
PGEN
ALNY
KRYS
ZBIO
DNLI
IONS
CLDX
VKTX
CRSP
ABSI
SRPT
ADMA
GLUE
RCUS
VOR
IRON
NVAX
ARQT
PVLA
CADL
AVTX
RARE
VCEL
MPLT
BCRX
27 more
MLYS
KURA
GILD

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +32.25 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%3774110147stocks:3 stocks = 20%100% covered at 67

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0MRNA +3.43TWST +1.89APGE +1.03CAPR −0.62CELC −0.62SION −0.34May 28Aug 27

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%0%+100%+200%
From −85.84% (SION) to +233.33% (REPL). Equal-weight, the XBI would be +25.76% vs the actual +23.71%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +32.25 pts
-147
+32.1

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