July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. equity funds recorded outflows in

the week through July 15, as a selloff in chip stocks and rising

U.S.-Iran tensions, outweighed strong corporate earnings and

cooler inflation readings.

They sold U.S. equity funds of a net $4.8 billion logging

their first weekly net disposal in three weeks, LSEG Lipper data

showed.

Chip stocks came under pressure after rallying about 87.75%

in the previous quarter. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index

has fallen roughly 8.48% so far this week, with SanDisk ( SNDK )

, Marvell Technology ( MRVL ) and Intel ( INTC )

dropping 26.35%, 20.15% and 11.71%, respectively.

Investors sold a net $7.18 billion in growth funds,

reversing $4.23 billion in net purchases the previous week.

Value funds, meanwhile, attracted inflows for a third

consecutive week, drawing $3 billion.

Among sector funds, technology inflows cooled to a

three-week low of $1.57 billion. Healthcare funds attracted a

net $465 million, while investors withdrew about $579 million

from consumer discretionary funds and $409 million from

communication services funds.

U.S. bond funds remained popular for a 13th straight week,

attracting $9.89 billion in inflows.

Investors bought $2.38 billion of short-to-intermediate

investment-grade funds, $1.47 billion of short-to-intermediate

government and Treasury funds, and $1.36 billion of municipal

debt funds.

U.S. money market funds, meanwhile, saw $68.03 billion in

outflows, the largest weekly withdrawal since April 15.