Franklin Technology Fund A (acc) USD (Ticker: 0P00000SXJ) is a Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV sub-fund of Franklin Templeton Investment Funds that seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies expected to benefit from developments in technology sectors, including computers, electronic components, software, semiconductors, internet services, and communication equipment; it focuses on large-cap growth stocks with significant allocations to non-UK equities (97.08%), particularly in the United States (86.32% regional exposure) and technology sector (79.15%). The fund offers accumulation share classes with an ongoing charge of 1.78%, initial charge up to 5.75%, and minimum initial investment of around 761 GBP (or equivalent), managed by a team led by Jonathan Curtis (since 2016), Matthew Cioppa (since 2020), and Dan Searle (since 2020), all from Franklin Equity Group with expertise in technology subsectors such as infrastructure software, IT hardware, semiconductors, and supply chains. Launched on April 3, 2000, it is available for sale in over 30 countries across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, including Austria, Germany, Singapore, and the UAE, with a share class size of approximately 4.35 billion GBP and top holdings including NVIDIA Corp (9.91%), Broadcom Inc (8.72%), Microsoft Corp (8.19%), Apple Inc (4.26%), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (4.11%). In recent developments, the fund changed its benchmark to the MSCI World Information Technology Index effective September 29, 2017, following the discontinuation of the prior ICE BofA Technology 100 Index; it complies with Article 8 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) by favoring issuers with high-quality or improving ESG profiles in its investment policy. Parent entity Franklin Templeton, managed by Franklin Templeton International Services S.à r.l., has pursued inorganic growth through acquisitions such as Apera Asset Management (completed October 2025, boosting alternatives AUM to $270 billion) and strategic expansions into digital assets like the Franklin X ETF tracking XRP and staking-enabled Solana products.