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Friday’s ETF Movers: XBI, BOTZ

Ryan Ashford 1 min read  ·  July 17, 2026
Friday’s ETF Movers: XBI, BOTZ

In trading on Friday, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.5% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Sellas Life Sciences Group, up about 11.2% and shares of Sionna Therapeutics, up about 10.4% on the day.

And underperforming other ETFs today is the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF, down about 3% in Friday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Friday were shares of Intuitive Surgical, lower by about 12.3%, and shares of Pony AI, lower by about 5.4% on the day.

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