VWO Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2026-07-20
VWO dark pool volume for the week of 2026-07-20: 5.0M shares traded across 24 ATS venues with a total notional value of $294.5M. Volume is down 38.5% week-over-week. Off-exchange dark pool transactions account for 15.4% of total VWO market volume — elevated above the typical 10–14% institutional baseline, potentially signaling active accumulation or distribution. Primary routing venues include , INTELLIGENT CROSS LLC, UBS ATS.
Dark pool activity in VWO 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 VWO.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 5.0M | 15.4% | -38.5% |
| 2026-07-13 | 8.2M | — | +16.8% |
| 2026-07-06 | 7.0M | — | +41.1% |
| 2026-06-29 | 5.0M | — | +2.0% |
| 2026-06-22 | 4.9M | — | -7.8% |
| 2026-06-15 | 5.3M | — | -17.2% |
| 2026-06-08 | 6.4M | — | +13.0% |
| 2026-06-01 | 5.7M | — | +33.0% |
| 2026-05-25 | 4.3M | — | -26.8% |
| 2026-05-18 | 5.8M | — | +13.4% |
| 2026-05-11 | 5.1M | — | -4.4% |
| 2026-05-04 | 5.4M | — | -9.8% |