PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund Investment Objectives and Goals - PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund	Jun. 30, 2026
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Risk/Return [Heading]	PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund
Objective [Heading]	<span style="color:#00687D;font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Investment Objective</span>
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	The Fund seeks total return, consistent with prudent investment management, with a secondary objective of income generation.
Objective, Secondary [Text Block]	with a secondary objective of income generation.

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