How far back does iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN data go?

iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN history runs from 2017-01-26 — roughly 9 years — up to the last completed trading day, at every timeframe from raw ticks to monthly candles. Every licence tier reaches all of it.

How large is a full iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN download?

The complete iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN 1-minute history is roughly 3.5M rows, about 173 MB as CSV. Daily candles over the same instrument are far smaller — around 2,400 rows, 120 KB. Tick and 1-second runs are larger again and are queued and resumable rather than fetched in one pass. Sizes are approximate; nothing is priced by volume.

What columns are in the iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN CSV file?

OHLC files contain a timestamp plus open, high, low and close columns; tick files contain a timestamp with bid and ask prices. All timestamps are UTC. The files import directly into Excel, Google Sheets, Python (pandas read_csv), R, MetaTrader, NinjaTrader and TradingView.

Do you sell iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN data?

No — we sell software. The MarketData Hub client retrieves iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (VXXUSUSD) on your own machine, under your instruction, directly from the source; we never host, cache or relay it. Your use of the retrieved data is subject to the source's terms.

iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN Historical Data Downloader

Name: MarketData Hub — iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN historical data downloader
Price: 5.60 EUR
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A desktop app that downloads iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (VXXUSUSD) price history on your own machine, written straight to your disk as CSV or JSON. History runs from 2017-01-26 — around 9 years — at every timeframe from raw ticks to monthly candles. A complete iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN 1-minute series is roughly 3.5M rows, about 173 MB as CSV.

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What the app fetches for iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN

Symbol	VXXUSUSD
Instrument	iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN
Asset class	ETFs
History available from	2017-01-26
Timeframes	Tick → 1s → 1m → 5m → 15m → 30m → 1h → 4h → Daily → Monthly
Price types	Bid & Ask
File formats	CSV, JSON (MetaTrader, NinjaTrader, Parquet & SQLite/DuckDB from the Pro licence)
Coverage	2017-01-26 → 2026-08-01 (last completed trading day)
Retrieval	Local — your machine connects directly to Dukascopy Bank SA
Runs on	Windows, macOS, Linux

iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN timeframes the app supports

Tick (every quote)
1 second
1 minute
5 minutes
15 minutes
30 minutes
1 hour
4 hours
Daily
Monthly

iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN coverage & file size, timeframe by timeframe

Every iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN timeframe shares the same 2017-01-26 start date, but not the same scale — coarser candles stay small while tick and intraday files grow fast. Current through 2026-08-01:

Timeframe	History from	Approx. rows	Approx. CSV
Tick (every quote)	2017-01-26	very large	—
1 second	2017-01-26	very large	—
1 minute	2017-01-26	~3.5M	~173 MB
5 minutes	2017-01-26	~690K	~35 MB
15 minutes	2017-01-26	~230K	~12 MB
30 minutes	2017-01-26	~115K	~6 MB
1 hour	2017-01-26	~57,500	~3 MB
4 hours	2017-01-26	~14,400	~719 KB
Daily	2017-01-26	~2,400	~120 KB
Monthly	2017-01-26	~110	~6 KB

Counts are approximate, derived from etf session hours across the available history. Tick and 1-second runs are queued and resumable rather than fetched in one pass. See the data methodology for how candles are built.

What's inside the iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN file

timestamp,open,high,low,close

One row per candle; tick files instead carry timestamp,bid,ask on every quote. All timestamps are UTC. Worked examples and import steps are in the CSV & JSON format guide.

About iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN

iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (VXXUSUSD) is an ETF CFD with 9 years of retrievable history. It is commonly used for ETF and portfolio backtesting, asset-allocation research, charting long-term performance and training quantitative models. Pick any date range from 2017-01-26 onward, choose a timeframe and the bid or ask side, and the app fetches and writes the files locally — no scripting.

Frequently asked questions

How far back does iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN data go?: iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN history runs from 2017-01-26 — roughly 9 years — up to the last completed trading day, at every timeframe from raw ticks to monthly candles. Every licence tier reaches all of it.
How large is a full iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN download?: The complete iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN 1-minute history is roughly 3.5M rows, about 173 MB as CSV. Daily candles over the same instrument are far smaller — around 2,400 rows, 120 KB. Tick and 1-second runs are larger again and are queued and resumable rather than fetched in one pass. Sizes are approximate; nothing is priced by volume.
What columns are in the iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN CSV file?: OHLC files contain a timestamp plus open, high, low and close columns; tick files contain a timestamp with bid and ask prices. All timestamps are UTC. The files import directly into Excel, Google Sheets, Python (pandas read_csv), R, MetaTrader, NinjaTrader and TradingView.
Do you sell iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN data?: No — we sell software. The MarketData Hub client retrieves iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (VXXUSUSD) on your own machine, under your instruction, directly from the source; we never host, cache or relay it. Your use of the retrieved data is subject to the source's terms.