QLD Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2026-07-06
QLD dark pool volume for the week of 2026-07-06: 1.7M shares traded across 25 ATS venues with a total notional value of $151.0M. Volume is down 26.0% week-over-week. Primary routing venues include , BOATS, VIRTU MATCHIT ATS.
Dark pool activity in QLD 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 QLD.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | 1.7M | — | -26.0% |
| 2026-06-29 | 2.2M | — | -47.1% |
| 2026-06-22 | 4.2M | — | +68.1% |
| 2026-06-15 | 2.5M | — | -36.5% |
| 2026-06-08 | 4.0M | — | +55.1% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2.6M | — | +31.1% |
| 2026-05-25 | 2.0M | — | -21.9% |
| 2026-05-18 | 2.5M | — | -28.6% |
| 2026-05-11 | 3.5M | — | +59.7% |
| 2026-05-04 | 2.2M | — | -27.0% |
| 2026-04-27 | 3.0M | — | — |
| 2026-03-23 | 2.1M | — | +6.9% |