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XBI · State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF

XBI tracks the SPDR S&P Biotech and returned +64.0% over the past year.

Index equity fund · SPDR S&P Biotech · data as of

Key facts

+64.0%Total return, 1 year
0.35%Expense ratio
154Holdings
−9.6%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

XBI top ten by weight, 15.9% of its 154 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingTickerWeight
MODERNA INCMRNA2.87%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPTWST1.81%
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INCHALO1.47%
NATERA INCNTRA1.46%
KYMERA THERAPEUTICS INCKYMR1.45%
TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INCTVTX1.40%
ROIVANT SCIENCES LTDROIV1.39%
ORUKA THERAPEUTICS INCORKA1.38%
REVOLUTION MEDICINES INCRVMD1.36%
PRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES IPRAX1.36%

Compare XBI

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Period by period

XBI over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months+16.9%+3.3%+13.6 pts+17.6 pts
6 months+28.3%+16.0%+12.3 pts+7.6 pts
1 year+64.0%+17.5%+46.5 pts+41.0 pts
3 years+98.6%+77.9%+20.7 pts+3.5 pts
Since listing+793.4%+804.4%−11.0 pts−880.6 pts

In plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 15.9%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracksSPDR S&P Biotech
Fund typeIndex equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025)0.35%
Price$156.20
Listed sinceJan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 10, 2026)$10.6bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−9.6%
Holdings154
Top ten weight15.9%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Sep 10, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)8.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)98.4%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)6.0%

Questions people ask

How has XBI performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XBI returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +98.6%.
What does XBI cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year.
What does XBI hold?
154 positions as filed for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 15.9% of the fund. 8% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is XBI below its high?
9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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Where XBI is written about

XBI, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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