Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, August 19th (TVIX, AGQ, TYP, DRV)

VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSE: TVIX) closed its fourth consecutive trading session higher on Friday. TVIX gained 10.90%, and closed at $59.94.

ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) gained 10.18% today as silver continued to move higher. AGQ closed at $241.57, and it had a volume of 1.64M traded shares.

Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: TYP) jumped 8.64% today, and it closed at $29.29. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) lost 20.03%, after the company announced that it could spin off its PC business.

Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X (ETF) (NYSE: DRV) traded 5.69% higher on Friday as Brookfield Properties Corporation (USA) (NYSE: BPO) dropped 2.94%, and Simon Property Group, Inc (NYSE: SPG) fell 2.17%.