LQD Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2026-07-20
LQD dark pool volume for the week of 2026-07-20: 27.6M shares traded across 25 ATS venues with a total notional value of $2.94B. Volume is up 3.5% week-over-week. Off-exchange dark pool transactions account for 20.4% of total LQD market volume — elevated above the typical 10–14% institutional baseline, potentially signaling active accumulation or distribution. Primary routing venues include , UBS ATS, INTELLIGENT CROSS LLC.
Dark pool activity in LQD 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 LQD.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 27.6M | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 2026-07-13 | 26.7M | 19.7% | -15.3% |
| 2026-07-06 | 31.5M | 23.2% | +37.8% |
| 2026-06-29 | 22.8M | 16.8% | -23.8% |
| 2026-06-22 | 30.0M | 19.1% | +21.9% |
| 2026-06-15 | 24.6M | 14.4% | -18.4% |
| 2026-06-08 | 30.1M | 17.7% | +34.1% |
| 2026-06-01 | 22.5M | 17.8% | +23.9% |
| 2026-05-25 | 18.1M | 14.4% | -27.7% |
| 2026-05-18 | 25.1M | 20.0% | -7.5% |
| 2026-05-11 | 27.1M | 21.6% | -14.6% |
| 2026-05-04 | 31.7M | 25.3% | -1.8% |