Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, August 18th (TVIX, SRTY, SOXS, ERY)

VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN

led the gainers among the ETFs on Thursday, with an increase of 40.79%. This was the third consecutive trading session that TVIX closed higher. ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 ETF

traded 17.83% higher today, as the Russell 2000 Index struggled. SRTY closed at $27.29, and it had a volume of 1.19M traded shares. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares

gained 17.53% today, and it closed at $103.73. In the semiconductor space, Texas Instruments Incorporated

lost 5.72%, and Intel Corporation

fell 4.35%. Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares(

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added 17.23% as Halliburton Company

dropped 10.12%, and Baker Hughes Incorporated

fell 8.55%.