PIMCO US Stocks PLUS Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund Investment Risks - PIMCO US Stocks PLUS Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	Jun. 30, 2026
New Fund Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	New Fund Risk: the risk that a new fund’s performance may not represent how the fund is expected to or may perform in the long term. In addition, new funds have limited operating histories for investors to evaluate and new funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies
Small Fund Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Small Fund Risk: the risk that a smaller fund may not achieve investment or trading efficiencies or may be limited in ability to participate in certain investment opportunities due to its size. Additionally, a smaller fund may be more adversely affected by large purchases or redemptions by investors
Acquired Fund Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Acquired Fund Risk: the risk that the Fund's performance is closely related to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the PIMCO Active Fixed-Income ETFs and third-party managed funds in which the Fund invests or enters into derivatives on (“underlying funds”), and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the underlying funds to achieve their respective investment objectives. Investments in, or derivatives exposure to, underlying funds that are exchange-traded funds are also subject to market risk, tracking error, the potential for trading at a discount or premium to their net asset value, bid/ask spread risk as well as the risks of the underlying securities they hold. In addition, the Fund's performance will be reduced by the Fund's proportionate amount of the expenses of any underlying funds in which it invests or enters into derivatives on
Market Trading Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Market Trading Risk: the risk that an active secondary trading market for Fund shares does not continue once developed, that the Fund may not continue to meet a listing exchange’s trading or listing requirements, that trading in Fund shares may be halted or become less liquid, or that Fund shares trade at prices other than the Fund’s net asset value and are subject to trading costs. These risks may be exacerbated if the creation/redemption process becomes less effective, particularly during times of market stress or volatility
Authorized Participant Concentration Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Authorized Participant Concentration Risk: the risk that only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and that there are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for the Fund, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for the Fund and fewer or no other Authorized Participant places orders, Fund shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value and possibly face trading halts or delisting
Interest Rate Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities and dividend-paying equity securities will fluctuate in value due to changes or the anticipation of changes in interest rates; a fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration. Factors such as government and central bank policy, inflation, the economy, and the market for bonds can impact interest rates and yields
Call Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Call Risk: the risk that an issuer may exercise its right to redeem a fixed income security earlier than expected (a call). Issuers may call outstanding securities prior to their maturity for a number of reasons including declining interest rates, changes in credit spreads and improvements in the issuer’s credit quality. If an issuer calls a security that the Fund has invested in, the Fund may not recoup the full amount of its initial investment or may not realize the full anticipated earnings from the investment and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features
Credit Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could experience losses if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, the counterparty to a derivative contract or a repurchase agreement, a borrower of portfolio securities or the issuer or guarantor of collateral, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to meet its financial obligations
High Yield Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	High Yield Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to greater levels of market, credit, call and liquidity risks. High yield securities are considered primarily speculative by rating agencies with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments, and their values may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity
Market Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to a variety of factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries or sectors, including geopolitical events such as war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social or political unrest, and the imposition of or threatened imposition of tariffs and other trade barriers, which could disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets
Issuer Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for reasons related to the issuer, such as management performance, changes in financial condition or credit rating, financial leverage, reputation or reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services
Liquidity Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell investments at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, credit tightening and may be magnified in changing interest rate environments or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity. The liquidity of the Fund’s shares may be constrained by the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio holdings
Derivatives Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as forwards, futures, options, swaps and structured securities) and other similar investments, including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, counterparty (including credit), operational, legal and management risks, and valuation complexity. Changes in the value of a derivative or other similar investment may not correlate perfectly with, and may be more sensitive to market events than, the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund could lose more than the initial amount invested. Derivatives used for hedging or risk management may not operate as intended or may expose the Fund to additional risks. Changes in the value of a derivative or other similar instrument may also create margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund. The Fund’s use of derivatives or other similar investments may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund’s returns and/or increased volatility. Non-centrally-cleared over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives or other similar investments are also subject to the risk that a counterparty to the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations to the other party, as many of the protections afforded to centrally-cleared derivative transactions might not be available for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives or other similar investments. The primary credit risk on derivatives or other similar investments that are exchange-traded or traded through a central clearing counterparty resides with the Fund's clearing broker or the clearinghouse. Changes in regulation relating to a registered fund’s use of derivatives and related instruments could potentially limit or impact the Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives, limit the Fund’s ability to employ certain strategies that use derivatives or other similar investments and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives or other similar investments and the Fund’s performance. When the Fund obtains indirect exposure to another fund through derivatives, the investing fund will bear expenses embedded within the derivative, which generally would be expected to include the fees and expenses of the underlying fund as well as other expenses, such as those imposed by a counterparty or clearing agency. These accumulated costs and expenses will detract from the gross performance of the derivative and a fund’s economic returns for such an investment will be net of these fees and expenses. Unlike direct investment in shares of the underlying funds, these expenses will not be considered acquired fund fees and expenses and therefore will not be included in the Fund’s Annual Fund Operating Expenses table. PIMCO will not waive any expenses of an underlying PIMCO fund that are embedded within the derivative from the investing fund’s (such as the Fund's) management fees. As a result, PIMCO may receive management fee revenue from the increase in assets in the underlying PIMCO fund associated with any hedging activity by the counterparty to the investing fund’s (such as the Fund's) derivatives, as it is common for such counterparties to hedge their derivatives exposure by investing directly in the underlying reference asset, which fees are in addition to the Fund’s management fees
Exchange Traded Fund Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not achieve its investment objective, among other reasons, because of regulatory restrictions, including, for example, exchange rules, market prices of shares of an exchange-traded fund may fluctuate rapidly and materially, or shares of an exchange-traded fund may trade significantly above or below net asset value, any of which may cause losses to the Fund invested in the exchange-traded fund
Equity Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity or equity-related securities, such as common stocks and preferred securities, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company or to factors affecting a particular industry or industries. Equity or equity-related securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities. In addition, preferred securities may be subject to greater credit risk or other risks, such as risks related to deferred and omitted distributions, limited voting rights, liquidity, interest rates, regulatory changes and special redemption rights
Mortgage Related and Other Asset Backed Securities Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: the risks of investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, extension risk, prepayment risk and credit risk. The Fund may invest in any tranche of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including junior and/or equity tranches (to the extent consistent with the Fund's guidelines), which generally carry higher levels of the foregoing risks
Foreign Non US Investment Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investment Risk: the risk that investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to smaller or less developed markets, differing financial reporting, accounting, corporate governance and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable U.S. or foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, political changes, diplomatic developments, trade restrictions (including tariffs) or the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers
Emerging Markets Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Emerging Markets Risk: the risk of investing in emerging market securities, primarily increased foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk
Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Sovereign Debt Risk: the risk that investments in fixed income instruments issued by sovereign entities may decline in value as a result of default or other adverse credit events resulting from an issuer’s inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion
Currency Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies may fluctuate in value relative to the U.S. dollar, which can affect the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies
Leveraging Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Leveraging Risk: the risk that certain transactions of the Fund, such as reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions, and derivative instruments, and that the Fund's portfolio providing fixed income exposure that is in addition to the targeted equity returns of the Fund, will give rise to leverage, magnifying gains and losses and causing the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged. This means that leverage entails a heightened risk of loss. The use of leverage may also increase the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate changes and other market risks
Management Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO, including the use of quantitative models or methods, will not produce the desired results and that actual or potential conflicts of interest, legislative, regulatory or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO in connection with managing the Fund and may cause PIMCO to restrict or prohibit participation in certain investments. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved
Model Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Model Risk: the risk that the Fund’s investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors, or may contain design flaws or faulty assumptions, and may rely on incomplete or inaccurate data inputs, any of which may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund. The performance of the investment models may be impacted by software or other technology malfunctions, human error, issues related to the potential use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI), programming inaccuracies, power loss, and other events or circumstances, which may be difficult to detect and may be beyond the control of the Fund
Futures Contract Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Futures Contract Risk: the risk that, while the value of a futures contract tends to correlate with the value of the underlying asset that it represents, differences between the futures market and the market for the underlying asset may result in an imperfect correlation. Futures contracts may involve risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets. The purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount invested in the futures contract. In addition, futures contracts may expose the Fund to leverage risk, liquidity risk, market volatility, and margin requirements
Short Exposure Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales or other short positions, including the potential loss of more money than the actual cost of the investment, and the risk that the third party to the short sale or other short position will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund
Collateralized Loan Obligations Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Collateralized Loan Obligations Risk: the risk that investing in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and other similarly structured investments exposes the Fund to heightened credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, market risk and prepayment and extension risk, as well as the risk of default on the underlying asset. In addition, investments in CLOs carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) risks related to the capability of the servicer of the securitized assets; (iv) the risk that the Fund may invest in tranches of CLOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (v) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents may not be fully understood at the time of investment and could lead to disputes with the issuer or among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds or unexpected investment results; and (vi) the CLO's manager may perform poorly
Tax-Efficient Investing Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Tax-Efficient Investing Risk: the risk that investment strategies intended to manage the tax consequences of the Fund’s investments may not succeed, and that such strategies may reduce investment returns or result in investment losses. Further, the Fund may realize taxable gains in order to satisfy cash redemptions or incur other tax consequences of transactions that PIMCO otherwise believes are beneficial to the Fund
Turnover Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Turnover Risk: the risk that high levels of portfolio turnover may increase transaction costs and taxes and may lower investment performance
Tracking Error Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Tracking Error Risk: the risk that the Equity Portfolio, to the extent it seeks to track the investment results of a group of issuers' equity securities, may not closely track the performance of such a group for a number of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses, which are not applicable to the group of issuers' equity securities, and the costs of buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Equity Portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the group of issuers' equity securities. Performance of the Equity Portfolio and the group of issuers' equity securities may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between the Fund’s portfolio and the group of issuers' equity securities due to legal restrictions, cost or liquidity restraints. The risk that performance of the Fund and the group of issuers' equity securities may be heightened during periods of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. In addition, to the extent an underlying fund uses a representative sampling approach, such underlying fund’s returns may be less correlated to the return of the group of issuers' equity securities than if the underlying fund held all of the securities in the group of issuers' equity securities
Indexing Risk [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Indexing Risk: the risk that the Equity Portfolio, to the extent that it seeks to track the investment results of a group of issuers' equity securities, is negatively affected by general declines in the asset classes represented by the group of issuers' equity securities
Risk Lose Money [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	It is possible to experience losses on an investment in the Fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Member]
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk [Text Block]	Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risk of focusing investments on a small number of issuers, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a “diversified” portfolio might be. Funds that are “non-diversified” may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer (such as bonds issued by a particular state) than funds that are “diversified”

PIMCO US Stocks PLUS Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund Investment Risks - PIMCO US Stocks PLUS Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

Jun. 30, 2026

New Fund Risk: the risk that a new fund’s performance may not represent how the fund is expected to or may perform in the long term. In addition, new funds have limited operating histories for investors to evaluate and new funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

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Small Fund Risk: the risk that a smaller fund may not achieve investment or trading efficiencies or may be limited in ability to participate in certain investment opportunities due to its size. Additionally, a smaller fund may be more adversely affected by large purchases or redemptions by investors

Acquired Fund Risk [Member]

Prospectus [Line Items]

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Acquired Fund Risk: the risk that the Fund's performance is closely related to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the PIMCO Active Fixed-Income ETFs and third-party managed funds in which the Fund invests or enters into derivatives on (“underlying funds”), and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the underlying funds to achieve their respective investment objectives. Investments in, or derivatives exposure to, underlying funds that are exchange-traded funds are also subject to market risk, tracking error, the potential for trading at a discount or premium to their net asset value, bid/ask spread risk as well as the risks of the underlying securities they hold. In addition, the Fund's performance will be reduced by the Fund's proportionate amount of the expenses of any underlying funds in which it invests or enters into derivatives on

Market Trading Risk [Member]

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Market Trading Risk: the risk that an active secondary trading market for Fund shares does not continue once developed, that the Fund may not continue to meet a listing exchange’s trading or listing requirements, that trading in Fund shares may be halted or become less liquid, or that Fund shares trade at prices other than the Fund’s net asset value and are subject to trading costs. These risks may be exacerbated if the creation/redemption process becomes less effective, particularly during times of market stress or volatility

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk [Member]

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Authorized Participant Concentration Risk: the risk that only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and that there are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for the Fund, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for the Fund and fewer or no other Authorized Participant places orders, Fund shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value and possibly face trading halts or delisting

Interest Rate Risk [Member]

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Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities and dividend-paying equity securities will fluctuate in value due to changes or the anticipation of changes in interest rates; a fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration. Factors such as government and central bank policy, inflation, the economy, and the market for bonds can impact interest rates and yields

Call Risk [Member]

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Call Risk: the risk that an issuer may exercise its right to redeem a fixed income security earlier than expected (a call). Issuers may call outstanding securities prior to their maturity for a number of reasons including declining interest rates, changes in credit spreads and improvements in the issuer’s credit quality. If an issuer calls a security that the Fund has invested in, the Fund may not recoup the full amount of its initial investment or may not realize the full anticipated earnings from the investment and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk [Member]

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Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could experience losses if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, the counterparty to a derivative contract or a repurchase agreement, a borrower of portfolio securities or the issuer or guarantor of collateral, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to meet its financial obligations

High Yield Risk [Member]

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High Yield Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to greater levels of market, credit, call and liquidity risks. High yield securities are considered primarily speculative by rating agencies with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments, and their values may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity

Market Risk [Member]

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Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to a variety of factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries or sectors, including geopolitical events such as war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social or political unrest, and the imposition of or threatened imposition of tariffs and other trade barriers, which could disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets

Issuer Risk [Member]

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Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for reasons related to the issuer, such as management performance, changes in financial condition or credit rating, financial leverage, reputation or reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services

Liquidity Risk [Member]

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Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell investments at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, credit tightening and may be magnified in changing interest rate environments or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity. The liquidity of the Fund’s shares may be constrained by the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio holdings

Derivatives Risk [Member]

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Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as forwards, futures, options, swaps and structured securities) and other similar investments, including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, counterparty (including credit), operational, legal and management risks, and valuation complexity. Changes in the value of a derivative or other similar investment may not correlate perfectly with, and may be more sensitive to market events than, the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund could lose more than the initial amount invested. Derivatives used for hedging or risk management may not operate as intended or may expose the Fund to additional risks. Changes in the value of a derivative or other similar instrument may also create margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund. The Fund’s use of derivatives or other similar investments may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund’s returns and/or increased volatility. Non-centrally-cleared over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives or other similar investments are also subject to the risk that a counterparty to the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations to the other party, as many of the protections afforded to centrally-cleared derivative transactions might not be available for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives or other similar investments. The primary credit risk on derivatives or other similar investments that are exchange-traded or traded through a central clearing counterparty resides with the Fund's clearing broker or the clearinghouse. Changes in regulation relating to a registered fund’s use of derivatives and related instruments could potentially limit or impact the Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives, limit the Fund’s ability to employ certain strategies that use derivatives or other similar investments and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives or other similar investments and the Fund’s performance. When the Fund obtains indirect exposure to another fund through derivatives, the investing fund will bear expenses embedded within the derivative, which generally would be expected to include the fees and expenses of the underlying fund as well as other expenses, such as those imposed by a counterparty or clearing agency. These accumulated costs and expenses will detract from the gross performance of the derivative and a fund’s economic returns for such an investment will be net of these fees and expenses. Unlike direct investment in shares of the underlying funds, these expenses will not be considered acquired fund fees and expenses and therefore will not be included in the Fund’s Annual Fund Operating Expenses table. PIMCO will not waive any expenses of an underlying PIMCO fund that are embedded within the derivative from the investing fund’s (such as the Fund's) management fees. As a result, PIMCO may receive management fee revenue from the increase in assets in the underlying PIMCO fund associated with any hedging activity by the counterparty to the investing fund’s (such as the Fund's) derivatives, as it is common for such counterparties to hedge their derivatives exposure by investing directly in the underlying reference asset, which fees are in addition to the Fund’s management fees

Exchange Traded Fund Risk [Member]

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Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not achieve its investment objective, among other reasons, because of regulatory restrictions, including, for example, exchange rules, market prices of shares of an exchange-traded fund may fluctuate rapidly and materially, or shares of an exchange-traded fund may trade significantly above or below net asset value, any of which may cause losses to the Fund invested in the exchange-traded fund

Equity Risk [Member]

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Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity or equity-related securities, such as common stocks and preferred securities, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company or to factors affecting a particular industry or industries. Equity or equity-related securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities. In addition, preferred securities may be subject to greater credit risk or other risks, such as risks related to deferred and omitted distributions, limited voting rights, liquidity, interest rates, regulatory changes and special redemption rights

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Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: the risks of investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, extension risk, prepayment risk and credit risk. The Fund may invest in any tranche of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including junior and/or equity tranches (to the extent consistent with the Fund's guidelines), which generally carry higher levels of the foregoing risks

Foreign Non US Investment Risk [Member]

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Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investment Risk: the risk that investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to smaller or less developed markets, differing financial reporting, accounting, corporate governance and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable U.S. or foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, political changes, diplomatic developments, trade restrictions (including tariffs) or the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Emerging Markets Risk [Member]

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Emerging Markets Risk: the risk of investing in emerging market securities, primarily increased foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk

Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]

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Sovereign Debt Risk: the risk that investments in fixed income instruments issued by sovereign entities may decline in value as a result of default or other adverse credit events resulting from an issuer’s inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk [Member]

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Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies may fluctuate in value relative to the U.S. dollar, which can affect the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies

Leveraging Risk [Member]

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Leveraging Risk: the risk that certain transactions of the Fund, such as reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions, and derivative instruments, and that the Fund's portfolio providing fixed income exposure that is in addition to the targeted equity returns of the Fund, will give rise to leverage, magnifying gains and losses and causing the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged. This means that leverage entails a heightened risk of loss. The use of leverage may also increase the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate changes and other market risks

Management Risk [Member]

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Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO, including the use of quantitative models or methods, will not produce the desired results and that actual or potential conflicts of interest, legislative, regulatory or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO in connection with managing the Fund and may cause PIMCO to restrict or prohibit participation in certain investments. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Model Risk [Member]

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Model Risk: the risk that the Fund’s investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors, or may contain design flaws or faulty assumptions, and may rely on incomplete or inaccurate data inputs, any of which may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund. The performance of the investment models may be impacted by software or other technology malfunctions, human error, issues related to the potential use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI), programming inaccuracies, power loss, and other events or circumstances, which may be difficult to detect and may be beyond the control of the Fund

Futures Contract Risk [Member]

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Futures Contract Risk: the risk that, while the value of a futures contract tends to correlate with the value of the underlying asset that it represents, differences between the futures market and the market for the underlying asset may result in an imperfect correlation. Futures contracts may involve risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets. The purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount invested in the futures contract. In addition, futures contracts may expose the Fund to leverage risk, liquidity risk, market volatility, and margin requirements

Short Exposure Risk [Member]

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Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales or other short positions, including the potential loss of more money than the actual cost of the investment, and the risk that the third party to the short sale or other short position will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Collateralized Loan Obligations Risk [Member]

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Collateralized Loan Obligations Risk: the risk that investing in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and other similarly structured investments exposes the Fund to heightened credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, market risk and prepayment and extension risk, as well as the risk of default on the underlying asset. In addition, investments in CLOs carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) risks related to the capability of the servicer of the securitized assets; (iv) the risk that the Fund may invest in tranches of CLOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (v) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents may not be fully understood at the time of investment and could lead to disputes with the issuer or among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds or unexpected investment results; and (vi) the CLO's manager may perform poorly

Tax-Efficient Investing Risk [Member]

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Tax-Efficient Investing Risk: the risk that investment strategies intended to manage the tax consequences of the Fund’s investments may not succeed, and that such strategies may reduce investment returns or result in investment losses. Further, the Fund may realize taxable gains in order to satisfy cash redemptions or incur other tax consequences of transactions that PIMCO otherwise believes are beneficial to the Fund

Turnover Risk [Member]

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Turnover Risk: the risk that high levels of portfolio turnover may increase transaction costs and taxes and may lower investment performance

Tracking Error Risk [Member]

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Tracking Error Risk: the risk that the Equity Portfolio, to the extent it seeks to track the investment results of a group of issuers' equity securities, may not closely track the performance of such a group for a number of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs operating expenses, which are not applicable to the group of issuers' equity securities, and the costs of buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Equity Portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the group of issuers' equity securities. Performance of the Equity Portfolio and the group of issuers' equity securities may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between the Fund’s portfolio and the group of issuers' equity securities due to legal restrictions, cost or liquidity restraints. The risk that performance of the Fund and the group of issuers' equity securities may be heightened during periods of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. In addition, to the extent an underlying fund uses a representative sampling approach, such underlying fund’s returns may be less correlated to the return of the group of issuers' equity securities than if the underlying fund held all of the securities in the group of issuers' equity securities

Indexing Risk [Member]

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Indexing Risk: the risk that the Equity Portfolio, to the extent that it seeks to track the investment results of a group of issuers' equity securities, is negatively affected by general declines in the asset classes represented by the group of issuers' equity securities

Risk Lose Money [Member]

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It is possible to experience losses on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]

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An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Member]

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Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risk of focusing investments on a small number of issuers, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a “diversified” portfolio might be. Funds that are “non-diversified” may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer (such as bonds issued by a particular state) than funds that are “diversified”