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WHAT MOVED THE MARKET TODAY

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

147 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 26, 2026 close
168.39
+40.11 (+31.27%)
XBI 168.39 · +40.1 pts (+31.27%) 6M
177.43161.41145.40129.38113.36EW +35.00%H 169.55 · Aug 19L 118.78 · Mar 30
Feb 25Apr 13May 27Jul 14Aug 26
Breadth
99 / 147
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
18%
of the gain from MRNA, TWST, APGE
Biggest driver
MRNA +3.78
MODERNA INC, +191.34%
Biggest drag
CAPR −1.78
CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS INC, −66.98%

What drove it

147 members · drivers first · 6M · residual 442.0bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XBI rose 31.27% (+40.11 pts) over the past six months on a mixed tape; MRNA, TWST, APGE did most of the lifting, with 18% of the gain between them.

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+47.9 pts from 110 gainers7.7 pts from 37 losers
net +40.1 pts · gainers outweigh losers 6.3 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XBIsum of all 147 stocks
+40.1
100%
+31.27%
MRNAMODERNA INC
+3.8
9%
+191.34%
TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP
+2.1
5%
+205.41%
APGEAPOGEE THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.2
3%
+90.37%
ORKAORUKA THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.2
3%
+181.86%
TVTXTRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.2
3%
+128.77%
RVMDREVOLUTION MEDICINES INC
+1.2
3%
+108.68%
RLAYRELAY THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.1
3%
+111.06%
SYRESPYRE THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.1
3%
+113.32%
DNTHDIANTHUS THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.0
3%
+113.53%
PTGXPROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INC
+1.0
2%
+73.94%
IOVAIOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
+1.0
2%
+110.97%
SLSSELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP I
+0.9
2%
+201.76%
PURRHYPERLIQUID STRATEGIES
+0.9
2%
+179.23%
ERASERASCA INC
+0.9
2%
+42.27%
CGONCG ONCOLOGY INC
+0.9
2%
+37.60%
117 othersclick to expand the full index
+26.9
67%
·
ORICORIC PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.2
0%
+3.81%
CRVSCORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.2
0%
−19.07%
CMPXCOMPASS THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.2
0%
−58.74%
CTMXCYTOMX THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.2
−1%
−42.56%
ARDXARDELYX INC
−0.3
−1%
−41.62%
SIONSIONNA THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.3
−1%
−83.78%
VERAVERA THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.3
−1%
−11.66%
ADMAADMA BIOLOGICS INC
−0.3
−1%
−38.58%
ALNYALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.3
−1%
−26.99%
IONSIONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.3
−1%
−21.71%
CELCCELCUITY INC
−0.4
−1%
−11.45%
OLMAOLEMA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.4
−1%
−54.98%
INSMINSMED INC
−0.5
−1%
−16.30%
MPLTMAPLIGHT THERAPEUTICS INC
−0.7
−2%
−27.06%
CAPRCAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS INC
−1.8
−4%
−66.98%
Cap weighting, illustrated

CELCUITY INC and MINERALYS THERAPEUTICS INC moved almost identically (−11.45% vs −11.43%), yet CELC moved the XBI 36.6× 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 +40.11 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
MRNA+3.8 pts(+191.3%)
TWST+2.1 pts
CAPR−1.8 pts(−67.0%)
APGE+1.2 pts(+90.4%)
ORKA+1.2 pts(+181.9%)
TVTX+1.2 pts(+128.8%)
RVMD+1.2 pts(+108.7%)
RLAY+1.1 pts(+111.1%)
SYRE+1.1 pts(+113.3%)
DNTH+1.0 pts(+113.5%)
PTGX+1.0 pts
IOVA+1.0 pts
SLS+0.9 pts
PURR+0.9 pts
ERAS+0.9 pts
CGON+0.9 pts
TGTX
NTRA
DYN+0.8 pts
HALO+0.8 pts
IMVT
KRYS+0.7 pts
GRAL+0.7 pts
SRRK+0.7 pts
ARWR+0.7 pts
MPLT
TRAX
ALKS+0.7 pts
KYMR+0.6 pts
CDNA
RYTM
TNGX
XNCR+0.5 pts
ABSI+0.5 pts
IMNM
INSM
CRSP
RCUS
CYTK
EXEL
BCRX
OLMA
ACAD
CELC
PGEN
IONS
ALNY
ZBIO
AMGN
IRON
MDGL
ADMA
VERA
SION
BBIO
VCYT
CTMX
VKTX
NTLA
BIIB
KURA
BMRN

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +40.11 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%3774110147stocks:3 stocks = 18%100% covered at 54

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0MRNA +3.78TWST +2.11APGE +1.23CAPR −1.78MPLT −0.69INSM −0.48Feb 25Aug 26

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%0%+100%+200%
From −83.78% (SION) to +236.50% (ABSI). Equal-weight, the XBI would be +35.00% vs the actual +31.27%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +40.11 pts
-147
+40.2

The year, session by session

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