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SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

147 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 26, 2026 close
168.39
+46.78 (+38.47%)
XBI 168.39 · +46.8 pts (+38.47%) 5Y
550.70421.05291.41161.7732.13EW +326.29%H 169.55 · Aug 19L 63.97 · Jun 16
Aug 18, 2021Nov 17, 2022Feb 23, 2024May 22, 2025Aug 26, 2026
Breadth
81 / 147
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
16%
of the gain from VKTX, APGE, RYTM
Biggest driver
VKTX +2.83
VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC, +502.10%
Biggest drag
AVTX −78.65
AVALO THERAPEUTICS INC, −99.74%

What drove it

147 members · drivers first · 5Y · residual 10049.8bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XBI rose 38.47% (+46.78 pts) over five years, but 66 of 147 members went the other way. VKTX and APGE carried the tape higher, accounting for 16% of the gain.

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+96.3 pts from 106 gainers120.3 pts from 41 losers
net +46.8 pts · losers outweigh gainers 1.2 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XBIsum of all 147 stocks
+46.8
100%
+38.47%
VKTXVIKING THERAPEUTICS INC
+2.8
6%
+502.10%
APGEAPOGEE THERAPEUTICS INC
+2.4
5%
+535.66%
RYTMRHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
+2.3
5%
+791.39%
TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP
+2.2
5%
+54.67%
IMVTIMMUNOVANT INC
+2.2
5%
+465.59%
DNTHDIANTHUS THERAPEUTICS INC
+2.0
4%
+906.91%
IBRXIMMUNITYBIO INC
+1.9
4%
−11.76%
SRRKSCHOLAR ROCK HOLDING CORP
+1.9
4%
+42.24%
ORKAORUKA THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.9
4%
+375.03%
KRYSKRYSTAL BIOTECH INC
+1.9
4%
+559.26%
NTRANATERA INC
+1.8
4%
+233.57%
ADMAADMA BIOLOGICS INC
+1.8
4%
+652.34%
HALOHALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.8
4%
+170.90%
CGONCG ONCOLOGY INC
+1.8
4%
+110.98%
RVMDREVOLUTION MEDICINES INC
+1.8
4%
+709.62%
117 othersclick to expand the full index
+59.6
127%
·
MPLTMAPLIGHT THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.7
−1%
−29.88%
SANASANA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
−0.7
−2%
−79.98%
MYGNMYRIAD GENETICS INC
−0.8
−2%
−90.51%
ALTALTIMMUNE INC
−0.9
−2%
−73.53%
VIRVIR BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
−1.2
−3%
−76.04%
CAPRCAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS INC
−1.4
−3%
+138.17%
JBIOJADE BIOSCIENCES INC
−1.7
−4%
−94.07%
RXRXRECURSION PHARMACEUTICALS A
−2.2
−5%
−81.66%
VORVOR BIOPHARMA INC
−2.2
−5%
−91.56%
MRNAMODERNA INC
−2.4
−5%
−62.47%
NTLAINTELLIA THERAPEUTICS INC
−3.2
−7%
−91.35%
RAREULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL IN
−3.7
−8%
−67.74%
SRPTSAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC
−4.2
−9%
−74.05%
NVAXNOVAVAX INC
−10.0
−21%
−95.94%
AVTXAVALO THERAPEUTICS INC
−78.6
−168%
−99.74%
Cap weighting, illustrated

SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC and MIMEDX GROUP INC moved almost identically (−74.05% vs −64.01%), yet SRPT moved the XBI 286.1× 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 +46.78 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
AVTX−78.6 pts(−99.7%)
NVAX−10.0 pts(−95.9%)
SRPT−4.2 pts
RARE
NTLA−3.2 pts
VKTX+2.8 pts
MRNA
APGE
RYTM
VOR
RXRX
TWST
IMVT
DNTH
IBRX
SRRK
ORKA
KRYS
MDGL
JBIO
TVTX
VRDN
COGT
CAPR
PTCT
CELC
VIR
AMGN
ERAS
IRON
REGN
VRTX
PRAX
SLS
BHVN
INCY
PCVX
INSM
BEAM
VERA
IONS
ARQT
ACAD
UTHR

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +46.78 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%3774110147stocks:3 stocks = 16%100% covered at 26

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0VKTX +2.83APGE +2.37RYTM +2.28AVTX −78.65NVAX −10.00SRPT −4.21Aug 18Aug 26

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%+100%+300%+500%+700%+900%+1,100%
From −99.74% (AVTX) to +1,102.88% (PVLA). Equal-weight, the XBI would be +326.29% vs the actual +38.47%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +46.78 pts
-147
−24.1

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