S&P 500 Growth ETFs hit record highs and have beaten SPY over 10 years

$SPDR S&P 500 ETF(SPY.US)$ $Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF(VOOG.US)$ $Spdr Series Trust Spdr Portfolio S&P 500 Growth Etf(SPYG.US)$ $Ishares S&P 500 Growth Etf(IVW.US)$
S&P 500 growth ETFs hit record highs on Wednesday and are outperforming the benchmark SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) year to date.

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG), SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYG) and iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) all recorded intraday highs on Wednesday's session.

All three have also outdone SPY’s +25.5% YTD performance. VOOG is +30%, SPYG is +29.9% and IVW is +29.8%.

S&P 500 Growth ETFs are made up of stocks that display the strongest growth characteristics based on: sales growth, P/E ratios, and momentum.

Moreover, the funds have very similar trading performances because they're essentially the same fund offered by different issuers.