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SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

157 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Oct 9, 2026 close
153.75
−1.59 (−1.02%)
XBI 153.75 · −1.6 pts (−1.02%) 3M
173.61166.02158.44150.86143.28EW −4.41%H 169.55 · Aug 19L 147.01 · Jul 31
Jul 13Aug 4Aug 26Sep 17Oct 9
Breadth
108 / 157
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the decline from RARE, QURE, VKTX
Biggest driver
RARE −1.30
ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL IN, −53.40%
Biggest offset
MRNA +3.31
MODERNA INC, +235.77%

What drove it

157 members · detractors first · 3M · residual 299.8bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XBI fell 1.02% (−1.59 pts) over the past three months, and more than all of that decline came from just three stocks: RARE, QURE, VKTX.

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+19.8 pts from 48 gainers−22.3 pts from 109 losers
net −1.6 pts · losers outweigh gainers 1.1 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XBIsum of all 157 stocks
−1.6
100%
−1.02%
RAREULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL IN
−1.3
82%
−53.40%
QUREUNIQURE NV
−1.0
63%
−45.04%
VKTXVIKING THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.8
52%
−25.21%
ALKSALKERMES PLC
−0.7
43%
−21.71%
CYTKCYTOKINETICS INC
−0.7
42%
−23.50%
PTCTPTC THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.6
39%
−23.08%
CELCCELCUITY INC
−0.6
38%
−34.54%
MIRMMIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.6
37%
−27.75%
DNTHDIANTHUS THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.5
34%
−16.49%
BBIOBRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC
−0.5
31%
−21.34%
NKTRNEKTAR THERAPEUTICS
−0.5
30%
−45.85%
SRRKSCHOLAR ROCK HOLDING CORP
−0.5
29%
−22.87%
IONSIONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.5
29%
−20.21%
PRAXPRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES I
−0.4
27%
−17.39%
ALNYALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.4
26%
−19.23%
127 othersclick to expand the full index
−9.0
564%
·
ABBVABBVIE INC
+0.3
−22%
+12.26%
RXRXRECURSION PHARMACEUTICALS A
+0.4
−22%
+32.12%
GILDGILEAD SCIENCES INC
+0.4
−23%
+15.05%
AMGNAMGEN INC
+0.5
−29%
+15.10%
PURRHYPERLIQUID STRATEGIES
+0.5
−30%
+55.17%
PCVXVAXCYTE INC
+0.5
−32%
+25.16%
IBRXIMMUNITYBIO INC
+0.5
−32%
+34.92%
HALOHALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC
+0.9
−55%
+45.08%
CDNACAREDX INC
+0.9
−59%
+121.38%
NTRANATERA INC
+1.1
−72%
+46.84%
KODKODIAK SCIENCES INC
+1.2
−74%
+142.99%
GRALGRAIL INC
+1.3
−83%
+95.79%
TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP
+2.1
−133%
+76.85%
IOVAIOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
+2.1
−135%
+261.88%
MRNAMODERNA INC
+3.3
−208%
+235.77%
Cap weighting, illustrated

IMMUNITYBIO INC and REPLIMUNE GROUP INC moved almost identically (+34.92% vs +35.08%), yet IBRX moved the XBI 51.1× 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 −1.59 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
MRNA+3.3 pts(+235.8%)
IOVA+2.1 pts(+261.9%)
TWST+2.1 pts(+76.8%)
GRAL+1.3 pts
RARE−1.3 pts(−53.4%)
KOD+1.2 pts(+143.0%)
NTRA+1.1 pts(+46.8%)
QURE−1.0 pts
CDNA+0.9 pts
HALO+0.9 pts(+45.1%)
VKTX−0.8 pts(−25.2%)
ALKS−0.7 pts
CYTK−0.7 pts
PTCT−0.6 pts
CELC
MIRM−0.6 pts
DNTH
IBRX
PCVX
BBIO
NKTR−0.5 pts
AMGN+0.5 pts
SRRK−0.5 pts
IONS−0.5 pts
ALNY
DYN
ACAD
CGON−0.4 pts
VERA−0.4 pts
COGT
RXRX
GLUE−0.3 pts
IMVT−0.3 pts
MDGL
37 more
ARWR
RYTM
EXEL
DNLI
ORKA
BIIB
PGEN
CRSP
TNGX
ANAB
XNCR
BCAX
ERAS
COAG
SNDX
BMRN
ANNX
PTGX
RCUS
BEAM

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −1.59 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%3979118157stocks:3 stocks = 197%100% covered at 2

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0RARE −1.30QURE −1.00VKTX −0.83MRNA +3.31IOVA +2.15TWST +2.11Jul 13Oct 9

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%0%+100%+200%
From −62.01% (CAPR) to +261.88% (IOVA). Equal-weight, the XBI would be −4.41% vs the actual −1.02%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −1.59 pts
-157
−2.5

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