XLC Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2026-07-20
XLC dark pool volume for the week of 2026-07-20: 4.5M shares traded across 27 ATS venues with a total notional value of $489.9M. Volume is down 6.2% week-over-week. Off-exchange dark pool transactions account for 20.1% of total XLC 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 XLC 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 XLC.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 4.5M | 20.1% | -6.2% |
| 2026-07-13 | 4.8M | — | -11.3% |
| 2026-07-06 | 5.5M | — | +3.3% |
| 2026-06-29 | 5.3M | — | -16.9% |
| 2026-06-22 | 6.4M | — | +5.6% |
| 2026-06-15 | 6.0M | — | +10.1% |
| 2026-06-08 | 5.5M | — | -22.3% |
| 2026-06-01 | 7.0M | 19.5% | +96.8% |
| 2026-05-25 | 3.6M | — | -18.8% |
| 2026-05-18 | 4.4M | — | +6.7% |
| 2026-05-11 | 4.1M | — | -10.3% |
| 2026-05-04 | 4.6M | — | +3.3% |