VUG Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2026-07-20
VUG dark pool volume for the week of 2026-07-20: 2.3M shares traded across 26 ATS venues with a total notional value of $197.9M. Volume is down 6.2% week-over-week. Primary routing venues include , INTELLIGENT CROSS LLC, INSTINCT X.
Dark pool activity in VUG 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 VUG.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 2.3M | — | -6.2% |
| 2026-07-13 | 2.5M | — | -19.8% |
| 2026-07-06 | 3.1M | — | +0.5% |
| 2026-06-29 | 3.1M | — | -7.2% |
| 2026-06-22 | 3.3M | — | +11.3% |
| 2026-06-15 | 3.0M | — | -56.2% |
| 2026-06-08 | 6.8M | — | +65.3% |
| 2026-06-01 | 4.1M | — | +66.8% |
| 2026-05-25 | 2.5M | — | -3.8% |
| 2026-05-18 | 2.6M | — | +39.4% |
| 2026-05-11 | 1.8M | — | -16.2% |
| 2026-05-04 | 2.2M | — | +14.1% |