I noticed this with a different font using the native OpenType/CFF (.otf) hinter. Is has to do with making the overshoot on top-round letters (e.g. a, e, o) visible, shifting diacritics upwards by the same amount as the round top. Note how flat-top letters like i, u, and y align to each other.
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