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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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.
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