The XBI rose 21.86% (+27.58 pts) over five years, but 87 of 157 members went the other way. TWST and NTRA carried the tape higher, accounting for 31% of the gain.
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AVALO THERAPEUTICS INC and OCUGEN INC moved almost identically (−99.79% vs −86.31%), yet AVTX moved the XBI 2,241.3× 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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