IAU Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2026-07-20
IAU dark pool volume for the week of 2026-07-20: 3.0M shares traded across 24 ATS venues with a total notional value of $232.5M. Volume is up 13.9% week-over-week. Primary routing venues include , INTELLIGENT CROSS LLC, SIGMA X2.
Dark pool activity in IAU reflects institutional order flow executing on Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) registered with the SEC — private venues where large-block trades are matched away from public exchanges to minimize price impact. StonkWhisper ingests FINRA-published ATS volume data to track these off-exchange flows. Sustained elevation in dark pool percentage — particularly when concentrated at specific venues — can indicate institutional accumulation or distribution ahead of significant price moves. The interactive charts below show 12-week historical volume and complete venue breakdown for IAU.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 3.0M | — | +13.9% |
| 2026-07-13 | 2.7M | — | -15.3% |
| 2026-07-06 | 3.1M | — | +69.6% |
| 2026-06-29 | 1.9M | — | -50.7% |
| 2026-06-22 | 3.8M | — | +8.1% |
| 2026-06-15 | 3.5M | — | -34.7% |
| 2026-06-08 | 5.3M | — | +44.7% |
| 2026-06-01 | 3.7M | — | -16.4% |
| 2026-05-25 | 4.4M | — | +113.7% |
| 2026-05-18 | 2.1M | — | +13.1% |
| 2026-05-11 | 1.8M | — | -57.9% |
| 2026-05-04 | 4.3M | — | +19.9% |