485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2018

File Nos. 333-164077

811-22375

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	x
Post-Effective Amendment No. 79	x
And
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	x
Amendment No. 81	x

PIMCO Equity Series

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

650 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, California 92660

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:

(866) 746-2606

Robert W. Helm, Esq. Douglas P. Dick, Esq. Dechert LLP 1900 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006	Brent R. Harris Pacific Investment Management Company LLC 650 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, California 92660
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

x	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)	¨	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
¨	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)	¨	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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If appropriate, check the following box:

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 79 to its Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the 1933 Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 79 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Newport Beach in the State of California on the 9th day of November, 2018.

PIMCO EQUITY SERIES (Registrant)
By:
	Peter G. Strelow*, President
*,**By:	/s/ RYAN G. LESHAW
	Ryan G. Leshaw** as attorney-in-fact

Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature	Title	Date
Brent R. Harris*	Trustee	November 9, 2018
Jennifer Holden Dunbar**	Trustee	November 9, 2018
Peter B. McCarthy**	Trustee	November 9, 2018
Ronald C. Parker**	Trustee	November 9, 2018
Peter G. Strelow*,	President (Principal Executive Officer)	November 9, 2018
Trent W. Walker*	Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	November 9, 2018

*, **By:	/s/ RYAN G. LESHAW
	Ryan G. Leshaw as attorney-in-fact

________

*	Pursuant to powers of attorney dated May 11, 2016 filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registration Statement No. 333-164077 on August 25, 2016.
**	Pursuant to power of attorney dated February 14, 2017 filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 to Registration Statement No. 333-164077 on March 29, 2017.

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(PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek to provide current income that exceeds the average yield on global stocks. The Fund's secondary objective is to seek to provide long-term capital appreciation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund)	Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class I-3	Class A	Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	none	1.00%	1.00%

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund)		Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class I-3	Class A	Class C
Management Fees		0.79%	0.89%	0.99%	0.89%	0.89%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees					0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.07%	0.07%	0.07%	0.07%	0.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		0.86%	0.96%	1.06%	1.21%	1.96%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[2],[3]	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.06%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.85%	0.95%	1.00%	1.20%	1.95%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, I-3, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	87	273	476	1,060
Class I-2	97	305	530	1,777
Class I-3	102	331	579	1,289
Class A	666	912	1,178	1,934
Class C	298	614	1,056	2,284

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	666	912	1,178	1,934
Class C	198	614	1,056	2,284

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 80% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of income-producing investments, and will typically invest between 60-80% of its assets in equity and equity-related securities (such portion of the Fund's portfolio, the "Equity Sleeve") providing exposure to a portfolio of stocks (the "RAE Income Global Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE Income Global Portfolio. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The stocks for the Equity Sleeve are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC (the "Sub-Adviser") from a broad universe of global equities.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction with respect to the Equity Sleeve. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. Selections are further refined through additional yield and financial health screens to create a portfolio that seeks to provide an attractive current yield and long-term capital appreciation. Actual stock positions in the RAE Income Global Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with the Equity Sleeve's use of the RAE Income Global Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the RAE Income Global Portfolio. The Equity Sleeve seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise the RAE Income Global Portfolio even when the value of the RAE Income Global Portfolio is declining.

The Fund may also invest in "Fixed Income Instruments" of varying maturities. Fixed Income Instruments include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The debt investments of the Fund may include investment-grade securities and high yield securities ("junk bonds") of any rating.

The Fund's approach to fixed income securities selection incorporates PIMCO's global macroeconomic views and fixed income investment expertise. The Fund's fixed income assets are selected based on fundamental analysis, as well as PIMCO's view regarding the attractiveness of key investment risk factors.

The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts, swap agreements, equity-linked notes, equity-linked securities and participatory notes, consistent with its investment objectives. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis and may engage in short sales. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in securities and instruments that are economically tied to foreign (non-U.S.) countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation. With respect to its equity investments, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. With respect to its fixed income investments, the Fund may invest without limitation in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Dividend-Oriented Stocks Risk: companies that have paid regular dividends to shareholders may decrease or eliminate dividend payments in the future. A decrease in dividend payments by an issuer may result in a decrease in the value of the security held by the Fund or the Fund receiving less income. In addition, equity securities with higher dividend yields may be sensitive to changes in interest rates, and as interest rates rise, the prices of such securities may fall. The Fund's use of a dividend capture strategy (i.e., purchasing an equity security shortly before the issuer pays a dividend and selling it shortly thereafter) exposes the Fund to higher portfolio turnover, increased trading costs, the potential for capital loss, particularly in the event of significant short-term price movements of stocks subject to dividend capture trading and may result in negative tax consequences

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities and dividend-paying equity securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: the risk of investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, extension risk, prepayment risk and credit risk

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index and an additional index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The I-3 shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and an additional benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the MSCI World Index. The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index consists of 23 developed market country indexes. The Fund's additional benchmark is a blend of 75% MSCI World Index/25% Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate USD Unhedged. Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate USD Unhedged provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. The three major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate Indices.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 0.79%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 7.32% in the Q4 2013, and the lowest quarterly return was -11.46% in the Q3 2015.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Dec. 14, 2011	16.20%	7.01%	8.50%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Dec. 14, 2011	15.38%	5.48%	7.07%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Dec. 14, 2011	9.74%	5.18%	6.47%
Class I-2		Dec. 14, 2011	16.08%	6.93%	8.43%
Class A		Dec. 14, 2011	9.39%	5.45%	7.12%
Class C		Dec. 14, 2011	13.84%	5.83%	7.31%
MSCI World Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 14, 2011	22.40%	11.64%	12.92%
75% MSCI World Index/25% Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate USD Unhedged (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 14, 2011	18.49%	8.93%	10.07%

(PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund)	Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class I-3	Class A	Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	none	1.00%	1.00%

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund)		Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class I-3	Class A	Class C
Management Fees		1.49%	1.59%	1.69%	1.59%	1.59%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees					0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.57%	0.57%	0.57%	0.57%	0.57%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		2.06%	2.16%	2.26%	2.41%	3.16%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[2],[3]	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.06%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		2.05%	2.15%	2.20%	2.40%	3.15%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, I-3, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	208	645	1,108	2,389
Class I-2	218	675	1,158	2,492
Class I-3	223	701	1,205	2,590
Class A	780	1,259	1,764	3,145
Class C	418	974	1,653	3,466

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	780	1,259	1,764	3,145
Class C	318	974	1,653	3,466

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 276% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in long and short positions of equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities (and securities convertible into, or that PIMCO expects to be exchanged for, common or preferred securities), utilizing a fundamental investing style that integrates bottom-up and top-down research. The Fund will normally invest a substantial portion of its assets in equity and equity-related securities. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may also invest in fixed income securities of varying maturities, cash and cash equivalents.

The Fund will generally take long positions in investments that PIMCO believes to be undervalued and short positions in investments that PIMCO believes to be overvalued or which are established for hedging purposes. The Fund generally will be long biased, but may take both long and short positions simultaneously. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

The fundamental analysis that PIMCO will conduct when analyzing investments for the Fund may include some or all of the following: review of an issuer's Securities and Exchange Commission filings; interviews with an issuer's management, customers, competitors and suppliers; review of various independent sources of news, information and analysis of the issuer and its industry; preparation of prospective financial statements; and deriving an estimation of an issuer's value on both an absolute basis and relative to that of similar issuers.

There is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to foreign (non-U.S.) countries, including securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation. The debt investments of the Fund may include investment-grade securities and high yield securities ("junk bonds") of any rating.

The Fund may invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis and may regularly engage in short sales and borrowings for investment purposes. As market volatility increases, the portfolio manager may trade the Fund's portfolio more frequently. The Fund may maintain significant amounts in cash and cash equivalents, without limitation, when PIMCO determines that opportunities for investing are unattractive.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. Under certain conditions, even if the value of the Fund's long positions are rising, this could be offset by declining values of the Fund's short positions. Conversely, it is possible that rising values of the Fund's short positions could be offset by declining values of the Fund's long positions. In either scenario the Fund may experience losses. In a market where the value of both the Fund's long and short positions are declining, the Fund may experience substantial losses. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risk of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Funds that are "non-diversified" may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer than funds that are "diversified"

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Cash Holdings Risk: the risk of holding large cash positions, including lower returns and potential lost opportunities to participate in market appreciation

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index.

A privately offered fund was reorganized into the Fund, and the Fund commenced operations on April 20, 2012. This privately offered fund was organized on December 1, 2002 and commenced operations on January 1, 2003 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed by an investment adviser (that was subsequently acquired by PIMCO in connection with the privately offered fund's reorganization) in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, the privately offered fund was not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and the privately offered fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance.

The Fund's performance for periods prior to the commencement of operations on April 20, 2012 is that of the privately offered fund (net of actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate). The performance of the privately offered fund has not been restated to reflect the fees, expenses and fee waivers and/or expense limitations applicable to each class of shares of the Fund. If the performance of the privately offered fund had been restated to reflect the applicable fees and expenses of each class of shares of the Fund, the performance may have been higher (if applicable Fund fees and expenses were lower than actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate) or lower (if applicable Fund fees and expenses were higher than actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate) than the performance shown in the bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below. For periods following the Fund's commencement of operations on April 20, 2012, the performance of each class of shares differs as a result of the different levels of fees and expenses applicable to each class of shares, and performance for Class A and Class C shares reflects the impact of sales charges. Because I-3 shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of December 31, 2017, no performance for I-3 shares is provided. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's benchmark index is the 3 Month USD LIBOR Index. LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) is an average interest rate, determined by the ICE Benchmark Administration, that banks charge one another for the use of short-term money (3 months) in England's Eurodollar market. The privately offered fund began operations on January 1, 2003. Index comparisons began on December 31, 2002.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.82%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 14.62% in the Q3 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -7.49% in the Q3 2011.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class		9.95%	8.41%	5.72%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	8.15%	7.21%	5.13%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	6.30%	6.27%	4.41%
Class I-2		9.83%	8.31%	5.67%
Class A		3.61%	6.83%	4.91%
Class C		7.74%	7.23%	5.05%
3 Month USD LIBOR Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		1.20%	0.54%	0.82%

(PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class or I-2 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund)	Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class A	Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	3.75%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	1.00%

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund)		Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class A	Class C
Management Fees		0.95%	1.05%	1.05%	1.05%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees				0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		0.97%	1.07%	1.32%	2.07%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[2],[3]	(0.21%)	(0.21%)	(0.21%)	(0.21%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.76%	0.86%	1.11%	1.86%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares or I-2 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	78	288	516	1,171
Class I-2	88	319	570	1,287
Class A	484	758	1,052	1,888
Class C	289	629	1,094	2,383

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	484	758	1,052	1,888
Class C	189	629	1,094	2,383

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in investments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. Specifically, under normal circumstances, the Fund will obtain exposure to a portfolio of stocks economically tied to emerging market countries ("RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. Actual stock positions in the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with the Fund's use of the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio. The Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio even when the value of the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio is declining.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risk of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Funds that are "non-diversified" may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer than funds that are "diversified"

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index.

A privately offered fund managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser was reorganized into the Fund as of the date the Fund commenced operations (June 5, 2015). This privately offered fund was organized on March 2, 2006 and commenced operations on May 31, 2006 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, the privately offered fund was not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the privately offered fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance.

The Fund's performance for periods prior to the commencement of operations is that of the privately offered fund (net of actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate). The performance of the privately offered fund has not been restated to reflect the fees, estimated expenses and fee waivers and/or expense limitations applicable to each class of shares of the Fund. If the performance of the privately offered fund had been restated to reflect the applicable fees and expenses of each class of shares of the Fund, the performance may have been higher or lower than the performance shown in the bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below. For periods following the Fund's commencement of operations on June 5, 2015, the performance of each class of shares differs as a result of the different levels of fees and expenses applicable to each class of shares, and performance for Class A and Class C shares reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across 24 emerging markets countries. The value investment style characteristics for index construction of the MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is -6.06%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 42.88% in the Q2 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -26.40% in the Q4 2008.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class		29.34%	4.29%	2.52%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	25.49%	3.34%	2.05%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	17.04%	2.94%	1.77%
Class I-2		29.03%	4.21%	2.48%
Class A		24.01%	3.34%	2.05%
Class C		26.90%	3.71%	2.23%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		37.28%	4.35%	1.68%
MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		28.07%	1.75%	0.91%

(PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class or I-2 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund)	Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class A	Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	3.75%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	1.00%

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund)		Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class A	Class C
Management Fees		0.75%	0.85%	0.85%	0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees				0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses		0.55%	0.55%	0.55%	0.55%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	1.32%	1.42%	1.67%	2.42%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[3],[4],[5]	(0.77%)	(0.77%)	(0.77%)	(0.77%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.55%	0.65%	0.90%	1.65%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares or I-2 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	56	342	650	1,523
Class I-2	66	373	703	1,635
Class A	463	809	1,179	2,215
Class C	268	681	1,221	2,698

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	463	809	1,179	2,215
Class C	168	681	1,221	2,698

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances substantially all of its assets in (i) Institutional Class shares of the PIMCO RAE International Fund ("International Fund") and the PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund ("Emerging Markets Fund") (together, the International Fund and the Emerging Markets Fund are referred to as the "Underlying Funds"), and (ii) securities that are eligible investments for the Underlying Funds. Under normal circumstances, each of the Underlying Funds obtains exposure to a portfolio of stocks (each, a "RAE Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements. With respect to its direct or indirect (through a fund) investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. Actual stock positions in each RAE Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with each Underlying Fund's use of its respective RAE Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the relevant RAE Portfolio. Each Underlying Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise its respective RAE Portfolio even when the value of such RAE Portfolio is declining.

The Fund's portfolio, either directly or indirectly (through funds), will be economically tied to at least three non-U.S. countries. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and may also invest, without limitation, in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation. Subject to the restrictions and limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as well as the investment strategies described above and any other restrictions described in the Fund's prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, the Fund may invest, without limitation, in other affiliated and unaffiliated funds, which may or may not be registered under the 1940 Act (together with the Underlying Funds, "Acquired Funds").

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Underlying Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions as to how its assets are allocated or reallocated. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Distressed Company Risk: the risk that securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of market, issuer and liquidity risks. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings, which may cause the value of their securities to fluctuate rapidly or unpredictably

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Small Company Risk: the risk that the value of equity securities issued by small companies, ranked by fundamental size as determined by the Sub-Adviser, may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the MSCI All Country World ex US Index.

The MSCI All Country World ex US Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI All Country World ex US Index consists of 46 country indexes comprising 22 developed and 24 emerging market country indexes. The MSCI All Country World ex US Value Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across 22 developed and 24 emerging markets countries. The value investment style characteristics for index construction of the MSCI All Country World ex US Value Index are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.

Performance for the Fund will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is -4.07%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 7.71% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was 0.93% in the Q2 2016.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Jun. 05, 2015	25.97%	8.08%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Jun. 05, 2015	24.31%	7.10%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Jun. 05, 2015	15.20%	5.96%
Class I-2		Jun. 05, 2015	25.74%	7.93%
Class A		Jun. 05, 2015	20.88%	6.13%
Class C		Jun. 05, 2015	23.70%	6.91%
MSCI All Country World ex US Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Jun. 05, 2015	27.19%	7.05%
MSCI All Country World ex US Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Jun. 05, 2015	22.66%	5.76%

(PIMCO RAE Global Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class or I-2 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO RAE Global Fund)	Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class A	Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	3.75%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	1.00%

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO RAE Global Fund)		Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class A	Class C
Management Fees		0.70%	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees				0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses		0.49%	0.49%	0.49%	0.49%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	1.21%	1.31%	1.56%	2.31%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[3],[4],[5]	(0.70%)	(0.70%)	(0.70%)	(0.70%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.51%	0.61%	0.86%	1.61%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares or I-2 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO RAE Global Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	52	315	598	1,404
Class I-2	62	346	651	1,518
Class A	459	783	1,129	2,105
Class C	264	654	1,172	2,592

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO RAE Global Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	459	783	1,129	2,105
Class C	164	654	1,172	2,592

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances substantially all of its assets in (i) Institutional Class shares of the PIMCO RAE US Fund ("US Fund"), the PIMCO RAE International Fund ("International Fund"), and the PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund ("Emerging Markets Fund") (together, the US Fund, the International Fund and the Emerging Markets Fund are referred to as the "Underlying Funds") and (ii) equity securities that are eligible investments for the Underlying Funds. Under normal circumstances, each of the Underlying Funds obtains exposure to a portfolio of stocks (each, a "RAE Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements. With respect to its direct or indirect (through a fund) investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. Actual stock positions in each RAE Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with each Underlying Fund's use of its respective RAE Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the relevant RAE Portfolio. Each Underlying Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise its respective RAE Portfolio even when the value of such RAE Portfolio is declining.

The Fund's portfolio, either directly or indirectly (through funds), will be economically tied to at least three countries (one of which may be the U.S.). The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and may also invest, without limitation, in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation. Subject to the restrictions and limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as well as the investment strategies described above and any other restrictions described in the Fund's prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, the Fund may invest, without limitation, in other affiliated and unaffiliated funds, which may or may not be registered under the 1940 Act (together with the Underlying Funds, "Acquired Funds").

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Underlying Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions as to how its assets are allocated or reallocated. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Distressed Company Risk: the risk that securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of market, issuer and liquidity risks. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings, which may cause the value of their securities to fluctuate rapidly or unpredictably

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Small Company Risk: the risk that the value of equity securities issued by small companies, ranked by fundamental size as determined by the Sub-Adviser, may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the MSCI All County World Index.

The MSCI All Country World Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI All Country World Index consists of 47 country indexes comprising developed and emerging market indexes. The MSCI All Country World Value Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across 23 developed markets countries and 24 emerging markets countries. The value investment style characteristics for index construction of the MSCI All Country World Value Index are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.

Performance for the Fund will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 1.15%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 6.40% in the Q3 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was 1.75% in the Q2 2016.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO RAE Global Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Jun. 05, 2015	22.32%	9.54%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Jun. 05, 2015	19.85%	8.18%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Jun. 05, 2015	13.41%	7.03%
Class I-2		Jun. 05, 2015	22.32%	9.42%
Class A		Jun. 05, 2015	17.39%	7.56%
Class C		Jun. 05, 2015	20.03%	8.37%
MSCI All Country World Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Jun. 05, 2015	23.97%	9.26%
MSCI All Country World Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Jun. 05, 2015	18.26%	8.18%

(PIMCO RAE International Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class or I-2 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO RAE International Fund)	Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class A	Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	3.75%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	1.00%

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO RAE International Fund)		Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class A	Class C
Management Fees		0.60%	0.70%	0.70%	0.70%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees				0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		0.62%	0.72%	0.97%	1.72%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[2],[3]	(0.11%)	(0.11%)	(0.11%)	(0.11%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.51%	0.61%	0.86%	1.61%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares or I-2 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO RAE International Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	52	187	335	764
Class I-2	62	219	390	884
Class A	459	662	881	1,510
Class C	264	531	923	2,021

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO RAE International Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	459	662	881	1,510
Class C	164	531	923	2,021

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 47% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective under normal circumstances by obtaining exposure to a portfolio of stocks economically tied to at least three foreign (non-U.S.) countries ("RAE International Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE International Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. Actual stock positions in the RAE International Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with the Fund's use of the RAE International Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the RAE International Portfolio. The Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise RAE International Portfolio even when the value of the RAE International Portfolio is declining.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the MSCI EAFE Index.

The MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index designed to represent the performance of large and mid-cap securities across 21 developed markets, including countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Value Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across developed markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada. The value investment style characteristics for index construction of the MSCI EAFE Value Index are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.

Performance for the Fund will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is -3.32%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 7.30% in the Q3 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -0.92% in the Q1 2016.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO RAE International Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Jun. 05, 2015	24.89%	7.36%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Jun. 05, 2015	24.11%	6.61%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Jun. 05, 2015	14.67%	5.58%
Class I-2		Jun. 05, 2015	24.88%	7.31%
Class A		Jun. 05, 2015	19.80%	5.42%
Class C		Jun. 05, 2015	22.64%	6.20%
MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Jun. 05, 2015	25.03%	6.41%
MSCI EAFE Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Jun. 05, 2015	21.44%	5.16%

(PIMCO RAE US Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO RAE US Fund)	Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class I-3	Class A	Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	none	3.75%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	none	1.00%	1.00%

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO RAE US Fund)		Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class I-3	Class A	Class C
Management Fees		0.50%	0.60%	0.70%	0.65%	0.65%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees					0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		0.52%	0.62%	0.72%	0.92%	1.67%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[2],[3],[4]	(0.11%)	(0.11%)	(0.16%)	(0.11%)	(0.11%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.41%	0.51%	0.56%	0.81%	1.56%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO RAE US Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	42	156	280	642
Class I-2	52	187	335	764
Class I-3	57	214	385	879
Class A	455	647	855	1,454
Class C	259	516	897	1,967

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO RAE US Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	455	647	855	1,454
Class C	159	516	897	1,967

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 44% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies economically tied to the United States (for purposes of this section only, "U.S. companies"). Specifically, under normal circumstances, the Fund will obtain exposure to a portfolio of stocks of U.S. companies ("RAE US Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE US Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. The Sub-Adviser applies the RAE® methodology to the large and mid-sized U.S. companies as determined by cumulative fundamental measures of company size. Actual stock positions in the RAE US Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with the Fund's use of the RAE US Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the RAE US Portfolio. The Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise the RAE US Portfolio even when the value of the RAE US Portfolio is declining.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index.

A privately offered fund managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser was reorganized into the Fund as of the date the Fund commenced operations (June 5, 2015). This privately offered fund was organized on October 28, 2004 and commenced operations on December 22, 2004 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, the privately offered fund was not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the privately offered fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance.

The Fund's performance for periods prior to the commencement of operations is that of the privately offered fund (net of actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate). The performance of the privately offered fund has not been restated to reflect the fees, estimated expenses and fee waivers and/or expense limitations applicable to each class of shares of the Fund. If the performance of the privately offered fund had been restated to reflect the applicable fees and expenses of each class of shares of the Fund, the performance may have been higher or lower than the performance shown in the bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below. For periods following the Fund's commencement of operations on June 5, 2015, the performance of each class of shares differs as a result of the different levels of fees and expenses applicable to each class of shares, and performance for Class A and Class C shares reflects the impact of sales charges. The I-3 shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the S&P 500 Index.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged market index generally considered representative of the stock market as a whole. The S&P 500 Index is composed of 500 selected common stocks that represent approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all U.S. common stocks. The S&P 500 Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the U.S. equities market. The Russell 1000® Value Index, a subset of the Russell 1000® Index, measures the performance of large and mid-capitalization value sectors of the U.S. equity market, as defined by FTSE Russell.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 8.24%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 21.16% in the Q3 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -22.65% in the Q4 2008.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO RAE US Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class		16.54%	14.75%	8.34%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	14.81%	13.93%	7.95%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	10.46%	11.77%	6.76%
Class I-2		16.43%	14.70%	8.31%
Class A		11.83%	13.66%	7.82%
Class C		14.27%	14.08%	8.01%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		21.83%	15.79%	8.50%
Russell 1000® Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		13.66%	14.04%	7.10%

(PIMCO RAE US Small Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class or I-2 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO RAE US Small Fund)	Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class A	Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	3.75%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	1.00%

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO RAE US Small Fund)		Institutional Class	Class I-2	Class A	Class C
Management Fees		0.60%	0.70%	0.75%	0.75%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees				0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses		0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.63%	0.73%	1.03%	1.78%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[3],[4]	(0.12%)	(0.12%)	(0.12%)	(0.12%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.51%	0.61%	0.91%	1.66%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares or I-2 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO RAE US Small Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	52	190	339	775
Class I-2	62	221	394	895
Class A	464	679	911	1,577
Class C	269	549	953	2,085

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO RAE US Small Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	464	679	911	1,577
Class C	169	549	953	2,085

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 30% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in securities of small companies economically tied to the United States (for purposes of this section only, "U.S. companies"). Specifically, under normal circumstances, the Fund will obtain exposure to a portfolio of stocks of small U.S. companies ("RAE US Small Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE US Small Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. The Sub-Adviser applies the RAE® methodology to small-sized U.S. companies determined by percentage of cumulative fundamental measures of company size. The fundamental weights of U.S. companies are sorted in descending order where the top cumulative 89% weights are eligible as large and mid-sized companies and the remaining companies are eligible as small-sized companies. Actual stock positions in the RAE US Small Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with the Fund's use of the RAE US Small Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the RAE US Small Portfolio. The Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise the RAE US Small Portfolio even when the value of the RAE US Small Portfolio is declining.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Distressed Company Risk: the risk that securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of market, issuer and liquidity risks. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings, which may cause the value of their securities to fluctuate rapidly or unpredictably

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Small Company Risk: the risk that the value of equity securities issued by small companies, ranked by fundamental size as determined by the Sub-Adviser, may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index.

A privately offered fund managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser was reorganized into the Fund as of the date the Fund commenced operations (June 5, 2015). This privately offered fund was organized on August 30, 2005 and commenced operations on September 29, 2005 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, the privately offered fund was not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the privately offered fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance.

The Fund's performance for periods prior to the commencement of operations is that of the privately offered fund (net of actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate). The performance of the privately offered fund has not been restated to reflect the fees, estimated expenses and fee waivers and/or expense limitations applicable to each class of shares of the Fund. If the performance of the privately offered fund had been restated to reflect the applicable fees and expenses of each class of shares of the Fund, the performance may have been higher or lower than the performance shown in the bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below. For periods following the Fund's commencement of operations on June 5, 2015, the performance of each class of shares differs as a result of the different levels of fees and expenses applicable to each class of shares, and performance for Class A and Class C shares reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the Russell 2000® Index.

The Russell 2000® Index is composed of 2,000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 2000® Value Index, a subset of the Russell 2000® Index, measures the performance of the small-capitalization value sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by FTSE Russell.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 8.95%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 24.69% in the Q2 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -27.24% in the Q4 2008.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO RAE US Small Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class		9.27%	14.12%	9.44%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	7.94%	13.66%	9.22%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	6.06%	11.28%	7.74%
Class I-2		9.06%	14.03%	9.40%
Class A		4.75%	13.00%	8.90%
Class C		6.99%	13.44%	9.11%
Russell 2000® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		14.65%	14.12%	8.71%
Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		7.84%	13.01%	8.17%

[1] "Other Expenses" include interest expense of 0.05% and expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO"). Excluding interest expense, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.80%, 0.90%, 0.95%, 1.15% and 1.90% for Institutional Class, I-2, I-3, Class A and Class C shares, respectively.

[2] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its supervisory and administrative fee for the Fund's I-3 shares by 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to I-3 shares of the Fund. This Fee Waiver Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term.

[3] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include interest expense of 0.55% and expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO"). Excluding interest expense, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 1.50%, 1.60%, 1.65%, 1.85% and 2.60% for Institutional Class, I-2, I-3, Class A and Class C shares, respectively.

[2] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its supervisory and administrative fee for the Fund's I-3 shares by 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to I-3 shares of the Fund. This Fee Waiver Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term.

[3] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[3] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[3] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[4] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[5] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive, first, the advisory fee and, second, the supervisory and administrative fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the expenses attributable to the Management Fees of Underlying Funds indirectly incurred by the Fund in connection with its investments in Underlying Funds, to the extent the Fund's Management Fees are greater than or equal to the Management Fees of the Underlying Funds. This waiver renews annually for a full year unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' notice prior to the end of the contract term.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[3] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[4] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[5] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive, first, the advisory fee and, second, the supervisory and administrative fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the expenses attributable to the Management Fees of Underlying Funds indirectly incurred by the Fund in connection with its investments in Underlying Funds, to the extent the Fund's Management Fees are greater than or equal to the Management Fees of the Underlying Funds. This waiver renews annually for a full year unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' notice prior to the end of the contract term.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[3] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[3] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its supervisory and administrative fee for the Fund's I-3 shares by 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to I-3 shares of the Fund. This Fee Waiver Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term.

[4] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[3] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[4] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund)	Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	none

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund)		Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Management Fees		0.03%	0.03%	0.28%	0.28%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees			0.25%	0.25%	0.50%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.46%	0.46%	0.46%	0.46%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.50%	0.75%	1.00%	1.25%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	51	160	280	628
Administrative Class	77	240	417	930
Class A	646	851	1,072	1,707
Class R	127	397	686	1,511

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A | USD ($)	646	851	1,072	1,707

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 34% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. Unlike the other PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds, the Fund does not include a "self-elected" year of retirement in its name because the Fund is managed for shareholders who are retired or about to retire soon and are more focused on preservation of capital and withdrawing portions of their investments. The asset allocation of the Fund is based on the asset allocation at zero years left until retirement on the glide path and is intended to be used throughout an investor's retirement. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current asset allocation is based on the asset allocation at zero years left until retirement on the glide path and is intended to be used throughout an investor's retirement, which is assumed to begin at age 65 with time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching age 65 in average health. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as a Fund approaches its target date, and the Fund's asset allocation is based on the glide path at its target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date, which is the allocation for the Fund, remains constant beyond that date. However, PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time, and the Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 0.52%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 3.64% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -3.49% in the Q3 2015.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Dec. 31, 2014	12.74%	6.11%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	11.68%	4.91%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	7.20%	4.12%
Administrative Class		Dec. 31, 2014	12.38%	5.84%
Class A		Dec. 31, 2014	5.88%	3.60%
S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 31, 2014	8.54%	4.39%

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund)	Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	none

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund)		Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Management Fees		0.03%	0.03%	0.28%	0.28%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees			0.25%	0.25%	0.50%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.44%	0.44%	0.44%	0.44%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.49%	0.74%	0.99%	1.24%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[4]	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.48%	0.73%	0.98%	1.23%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	49	156	273	615
Administrative Class	75	236	410	917
Class A	644	847	1,066	1,695
Class R	125	392	680	1,499

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A | USD ($)	644	847	1,066	1,695

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 71% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2020, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2020 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 0.71%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 3.84% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -4.46% in the Q3 2015.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Dec. 31, 2014	13.79%	6.33%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	12.62%	5.13%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	7.79%	4.29%
Administrative Class		Dec. 31, 2014	13.49%	6.04%
Class A		Dec. 31, 2014	7.02%	3.85%
S&P Target Date 2020 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 31, 2014	12.80%	6.47%

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund)	Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	none

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund)		Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Management Fees		0.03%	0.03%	0.28%	0.28%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees			0.25%	0.25%	0.50%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.39%	0.39%	0.39%	0.39%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.43%	0.68%	0.93%	1.18%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	44	138	241	542
Administrative Class	69	218	379	847
Class A	640	830	1,036	1,630
Class R	120	375	649	1,432

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A | USD ($)	640	830	1,036	1,630

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 75% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2025, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2025 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 1.12%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 4.30% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -5.35% in the Q3 2015.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Dec. 31, 2014	15.46%	6.76%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	14.41%	5.59%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	8.73%	4.64%
Administrative Class		Dec. 31, 2014	15.09%	6.47%
Class A		Dec. 31, 2014	8.57%	4.27%
S&P Target Date 2025 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 31, 2014	14.55%	7.19%

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund)	Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	none

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund)		Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Management Fees		0.04%	0.04%	0.29%	0.29%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees			0.25%	0.25%	0.50%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.33%	0.33%	0.33%	0.33%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.38%	0.63%	0.88%	1.13%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	39	122	213	480
Administrative Class	64	202	351	786
Class A	635	815	1,011	1,575
Class R	115	359	622	1,375

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A | USD ($)	635	815	1,011	1,575

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 98% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2030, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2030 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 1.88%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 4.69% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -6.42% in the Q3 2015.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Dec. 31, 2014	17.05%	7.51%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	15.99%	6.31%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	9.67%	5.21%
Administrative Class		Dec. 31, 2014	16.66%	7.22%
Class A		Dec. 31, 2014	10.22%	5.00%
S&P Target Date 2030 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 31, 2014	16.19%	7.86%

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund)	Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	none

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund)		Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Management Fees		0.05%	0.05%	0.30%	0.30%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees			0.25%	0.25%	0.50%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.26%	0.26%	0.26%	0.26%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.33%	0.58%	0.83%	1.08%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[4]	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.32%	0.57%	0.82%	1.07%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	33	105	184	417
Administrative Class	58	185	323	725
Class A	629	799	984	1,518
Class R	109	342	595	1,316

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A | USD ($)	629	799	984	1,518

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 101% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2035, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2035 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 2.52%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.06% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -7.40% in the Q3 2015.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Dec. 31, 2014	18.13%	7.80%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	17.02%	6.68%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	10.25%	5.47%
Administrative Class		Dec. 31, 2014	17.93%	7.51%
Class A		Dec. 31, 2014	11.09%	5.28%
S&P Target Date 2035 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 31, 2014	17.78%	8.50%

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund)	Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	none

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund)		Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Management Fees		0.05%	0.05%	0.30%	0.30%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees			0.25%	0.25%	0.50%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.21%	0.21%	0.21%	0.21%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.28%	0.53%	0.78%	1.03%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[4]	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.27%	0.52%	0.77%	1.02%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	28	89	156	355
Administrative Class	53	169	295	664
Class A	624	785	959	1,462
Class R	104	327	568	1,259

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A | USD ($)	624	785	959	1,462

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 95% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2040, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2040 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.06%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.34% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -7.46% in the Q3 2015.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Dec. 31, 2014	18.94%	8.10%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	17.71%	6.97%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	10.71%	5.71%
Administrative Class		Dec. 31, 2014	18.65%	7.84%
Class A		Dec. 31, 2014	11.74%	5.55%
S&P Target Date 2040 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 31, 2014	18.87%	8.94%

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund)	Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	none

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund)		Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Management Fees		0.05%	0.05%	0.30%	0.30%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees			0.25%	0.25%	0.50%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.18%	0.18%	0.18%	0.18%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.25%	0.50%	0.75%	1.00%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[4]	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.24%	0.49%	0.74%	0.99%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	25	79	140	317
Administrative Class	50	159	279	627
Class A	621	776	943	1,428
Class R	101	317	551	1,224

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A | USD ($)	621	776	943	1,428

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 105% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2045, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2045 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.35%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.55% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -8.06% in the Q3 2015.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Dec. 31, 2014	19.63%	8.11%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	18.55%	7.08%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	11.10%	5.76%
Administrative Class		Dec. 31, 2014	19.25%	7.81%
Class A		Dec. 31, 2014	12.37%	5.54%
S&P Target Date 2045 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 31, 2014	19.56%	9.23%

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund)	Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	none

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund)		Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Management Fees		0.05%	0.05%	0.30%	0.30%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees			0.25%	0.25%	0.50%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.23%	0.48%	0.73%	0.98%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[4]	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.22%	0.47%	0.72%	0.97%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	23	73	129	292
Administrative Class	48	153	268	603
Class A	619	770	933	1,406
Class R	99	311	541	1,200

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A | USD ($)	619	770	933	1,406

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 108% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2050, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2050 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.54%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.63% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -8.12% in the Q3 2015.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Dec. 31, 2014	19.88%	8.28%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	18.80%	7.25%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	11.24%	5.90%
Administrative Class		Dec. 31, 2014	19.41%	7.96%
Class A		Dec. 31, 2014	12.66%	5.72%
S&P Target Date 2050 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 31, 2014	20.18%	9.48%

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Shareholder Fees - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund)	Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none	none	5.50%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)	none	none	1.00%	none

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund)		Institutional Class	Administrative Class	Class A	Class R
Management Fees		0.05%	0.05%	0.30%	0.30%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees			0.25%	0.25%	0.50%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.23%	0.48%	0.73%	0.98%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[4]	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)	(0.01%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.22%	0.47%	0.72%	0.97%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund) - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	23	73	129	292
Administrative Class	48	153	268	603
Class A	619	770	933	1,406
Class R	99	311	541	1,200

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A | USD ($)	619	770	933	1,406

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 67% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2055, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2055+ Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.50%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.64% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -8.12% in the Q3 2015.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Average Annual Total Returns - (PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund)		Inception Date	1 Year	Since Inception
Institutional Class		Dec. 31, 2014	19.65%	8.19%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	18.20%	7.04%
Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	[1]	Dec. 31, 2014	11.11%	5.77%
Administrative Class		Dec. 31, 2014	19.37%	7.93%
Class A		Dec. 31, 2014	12.50%	5.61%
S&P Target Date 2055+ Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)		Dec. 31, 2014	20.48%	9.61%

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.15%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses are 0.35%, 0.60%, 0.85% and 1.10% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[3] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.14%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.34%, 0.59%, 0.84% and 1.09% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[3] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[4] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.13%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses are 0.30%, 0.55%, 0.80% and 1.05% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[3] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.11%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses are 0.27%, 0.52%, 0.77% and 1.02% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[3] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.08%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.24%, 0.49%, 0.74% and 0.99% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[3] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[4] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.06%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.21%, 0.46%, 0.71% and 0.96% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[3] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[4] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.04%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.20%, 0.45%, 0.70% and 0.95% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[3] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[4] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.04%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.18%, 0.43%, 0.68% and 0.93% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[3] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[4] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[1] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.04%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.18%, 0.43%, 0.68% and 0.93% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[3] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[4] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

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(PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Index.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> <b>N/A</b> </b></p>

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF)	PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Management Fees	0.49%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.49%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - (PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF | USD ($)	50	157	274	616

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. For the period August 31, 2017 - June 30, 2018, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 52% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities ("Component Securities") of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in cash, securities and instruments that are not Component Securities, but which the Fund's sub-adviser, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to provide long-only exposure to multiple equity factors that seek to produce attractive long-term returns, and which may lower risk compared to less diversified strategies.

The Underlying Index is constructed by RAFI Indices, LLC (the "Index Provider") using a rules-based approach to construct factor portfolios within the Underlying Index. The universe for the Underlying Index construction process starts with all common equity securities traded on primary exchanges, and preferred shares in countries where preferred shares are economically equivalent to common, which meet and pass minimum liquidity and investability (capacity) requirements, issued by companies that are assigned to countries classified by the Index Provider as emerging markets. As of September 30, 2018, there are 23 emerging market countries eligible for inclusion. The Index Provider assigns companies to countries and promulgates that assignment to securities. Eligible securities are then determined by selecting companies based on fundamental weight, calculated using four accounting measures from company financial statements: (i) de-levered sales, calculated as company sales averaged over the past five years multiplied by the ratio of average equity to average assets; (ii) cash flow, taken as the company operating cash flow averaged over the past five years; (iii) dividend plus buybacks, calculated using the average dividends paid and share buybacks over the past five years; and (iv) book value, taken as the most recent company book value. At each annual reconstitution, companies that rank in the top 86% of cumulative fundamental weight are eligible for selection in the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index consists of "factor portfolios," each of which emphasizes one of the following factors: value, low volatility, quality and momentum. The value factor emphasizes companies with high ratio of company fundamental weight to its market capitalization weight. The low volatility factor emphasizes companies with low risk measure calculated as the variance of a company's daily excess return over five years explained by global, local country groups, and global industry excess returns. The quality factor emphasizes companies that are high in profitability and low in investment spending. The momentum factor emphasizes stocks with high momentum. For the value, low volatility and quality "factor portfolios", eligible securities are ranked by their factor score and the top 25% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion within that "factor portfolio". For the momentum "factor portfolio", eligible securities are ranked by their momentum score and the top 50% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion. A company's fundamental weight may be adjusted by a "free float factor", which is the ratio of the total market capitalization of the shares of the company in free float to the total market capitalization of the company. As of September 30, 2018, the Underlying Index consisted of 665 Component Securities.

The Underlying Index dynamically allocates to each factor at each quarterly rebalance. Dynamic allocation starts with an equal weighting to each factor plus an additional weight, which is based on a calculation of a factor's standard momentum and long-term reversal signal relative to the other factors. Additional weights to a particular factor are capped at a maximum of 15% and minimum of -15% relative to equal weighting.

Each factor (other than momentum) is reconstituted annually on the last business day of March and rebalanced on a quarterly staggered basis on the last business day of March, June, September and third Friday of December. For example, a single factor will be divided into four identical tranches. At the first quarterly rebalance, the first tranche (i.e., 25% of the factor) is rebalanced, but the remaining three tranches (i.e., the other 75% of the factor) are not rebalanced and will continue to drift until the next quarterly rebalance. At the next quarterly rebalance, the second tranche is rebalanced while the other three tranches (including the tranche that was rebalanced at the prior quarter-end) are not rebalanced. This staggered rebalancing is intended to diversify risk and decrease market impact. The momentum factor, unlike the other factors, is reconstituted and fully rebalanced quarterly. At each quarterly rebalance, trading controls are implemented to minimize turnover.

The Sub-Adviser uses an indexing approach in managing the Fund's investments. The Fund employs a representative sampling strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective. In using this strategy, the Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in a combination of Component Securities and other instruments, or in Component Securities but in different proportions as compared to the weighting of the Underlying Index, such that the portfolio effectively provides exposure to the Underlying Index. In using a representative sampling strategy, the Fund may not track its Underlying Index with the same degree of accuracy as a fund that replicates the composition and weighting of the Underlying Index. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not attempt to outperform the index the Fund tracks. An indexing approach may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform its Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

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, or that Fund shares trade at prices other than the Fund's net asset value

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. The liquidity of the Fund's shares may be constrained by the liquidity of the Fund's portfolio holdings

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions, including the indexation methodologies used in constructing the Underlying Index, may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management and Tracking Error Risk: the risk that the portfolio manager's investment decisions may not produce the desired results or that the Fund's portfolio may not closely track the Underlying Index for a number of reasons. The Fund incurs operating expenses, which are not applicable to the Underlying Index, and the costs of buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund's portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the Underlying Index. Performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between the Fund's portfolio and the Underlying Index due to legal restrictions, cost or liquidity restraints. The risk that performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary may be heightened during periods of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. In addition, the Fund's use of a representative sampling approach may cause the Fund to be less correlated to the return of the Underlying Index than if the Fund held all of the securities in the Underlying Index

Indexing Risk: the risk that the Fund is negatively affected by general declines in the asset classes represented by the Underlying Index

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The Fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, no bar chart or Average Annual Total Returns table is included for the Fund. Once the Fund commences operations, performance will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at www.pimcoetfs.com.

(PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Developed Ex-U.S. Index.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> <b>N/A</b> </b></p>

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF)	PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF
Management Fees	0.39%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.39%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - (PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF | USD ($)	40	125	219	493

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. For the period August 31, 2017 - June 30, 2018, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities ("Component Securities") of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Developed Ex-U.S. Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in cash, securities and instruments that are not Component Securities, but which the Fund's sub-adviser, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to provide long-only exposure to multiple equity factors that seek to produce attractive long-term returns, and which may lower risk compared to less diversified strategies.

The Underlying Index is constructed by RAFI Indices, LLC (the "Index Provider") using a rules-based approach to construct factor portfolios within the Underlying Index. The universe for the Underlying Index construction process starts with all common equity securities traded on primary exchanges, and preferred shares in countries where preferred shares are economically equivalent to common, which meet and pass minimum liquidity and investability (capacity) requirements, issued by companies that are assigned to countries classified by the Index Provider to fall within the following regions, Developed Europe ex-U.K., U.K., Japan and Other Developed Markets. As of September 30, 2018, there are 23 developed market countries (excluding the United States) eligible for inclusion. The Index Provider assigns companies to countries and promulgates that assignment to securities. Eligible securities are then determined by selecting companies based on fundamental weight, calculated using four accounting measures from company financial statements: (i) de-levered sales, calculated as company sales averaged over the past five years multiplied by the ratio of average equity to average assets; (ii) cash flow, taken as the company operating cash flow averaged over the past five years; (iii) dividend plus buybacks, calculated using the average dividends paid and share buybacks over the past five years; and (iv) book value, taken as the most recent company book value. At each annual reconstitution, companies that rank in the top 86% of cumulative fundamental weight within each region constitute the large/mid company universe. Companies that rank in the top 98% by fundamental weight, excluding companies in the top 86%, within each region constitute the small company universe.

The Underlying Index consists of "factor portfolios," each of which emphasizes one of the following factors: value, low volatility, quality, momentum and size. The value factor emphasizes companies with high ratio of company fundamental weight to its market capitalization weight. The low volatility factor emphasizes companies with low risk measure calculated as the variance of a company's daily excess return over five years explained by global, local country groups, and global industry excess returns. The quality factor emphasizes companies that are high in profitability and low in investment spending. The momentum factor emphasizes stocks with high momentum. For the value, low volatility and quality "factor portfolios", eligible securities are ranked by their factor score and the top 25% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion within that "factor portfolio". For the momentum "factor portfolio", eligible securities are ranked by their momentum score and the top 50% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion. The size factor is the equal weight of the small company portions of the other four factors. A company's fundamental weight may be adjusted by a "free float factor", which is the ratio of the total market capitalization of the shares of the company in free float to the total market capitalization of the company. As of September 30, 2018, the Underlying Index consisted of 2,127 Component Securities.

The Underlying Index dynamically allocates to each factor at each quarterly rebalance. Dynamic allocation starts with an equal weighting to each factor plus an additional weight, which is based on a calculation of a factor's standard momentum and long-term reversal signal relative to the other factors. Additional weights to a particular factor are capped at a maximum of 15% and minimum of -15% relative to equal weighting.

Each factor (other than momentum) is reconstituted annually on the last business day of March and rebalanced on a quarterly staggered basis on the last business day of March, June, September and third Friday of December. For example, a single factor will be divided into four identical tranches. At the first quarterly rebalance, the first tranche (i.e., 25% of the factor) is rebalanced, but the remaining three tranches (i.e., the other 75% of the factor) are not rebalanced and will continue to drift until the next quarterly rebalance. At the next quarterly rebalance, the second tranche is rebalanced while the other three tranches (including the tranche that was rebalanced at the prior quarter-end) are not rebalanced. This staggered rebalancing is intended to diversify risk and decrease market impact. The momentum factor, unlike the other factors, is reconstituted and fully rebalanced quarterly. At each quarterly rebalance, trading controls are implemented to minimize turnover.

The Sub-Adviser uses an indexing approach in managing the Fund's investments. The Fund employs a representative sampling strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective. In using this strategy, the Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in a combination of Component Securities and other instruments, or in Component Securities but in different proportions as compared to the weighting of the Underlying Index, such that the portfolio effectively provides exposure to the Underlying Index. In using a representative sampling strategy, the Fund may not track its Underlying Index with the same degree of accuracy as a fund that replicates the composition and weighting of the Underlying Index. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not attempt to outperform the index the Fund tracks. An indexing approach may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform its Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

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, or that Fund shares trade at prices other than the Fund's net asset value

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. The liquidity of the Fund's shares may be constrained by the liquidity of the Fund's portfolio holdings

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions, including the indexation methodologies used in constructing the Underlying Index, may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management and Tracking Error Risk: the risk that the portfolio manager's investment decisions may not produce the desired results or that the Fund's portfolio may not closely track the Underlying Index for a number of reasons. The Fund incurs operating expenses, which are not applicable to the Underlying Index, and the costs of buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund's portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the Underlying Index. Performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between the Fund's portfolio and the Underlying Index due to legal restrictions, cost or liquidity restraints. The risk that performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary may be heightened during periods of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. In addition, the Fund's use of a representative sampling approach may cause the Fund to be less correlated to the return of the Underlying Index than if the Fund held all of the securities in the Underlying Index

Indexing Risk: the risk that the Fund is negatively affected by general declines in the asset classes represented by the Underlying Index

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The Fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, no bar chart or Average Annual Total Returns table is included for the Fund. Once the Fund commences operations, performance will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at www.pimcoetfs.com.

(PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF)

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Index.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> <b>N/A</b> </b></p>

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF)	PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF
Management Fees	0.29%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.29%

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - (PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF | USD ($)	30	93	163	368

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. For the period August 31, 2017 - June 30, 2018, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities ("Component Securities") of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in cash, securities and instruments that are not Component Securities, but which the Fund's sub-adviser, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to provide long-only exposure to multiple equity factors that seek to produce attractive long-term returns, and which may lower risk compared to less diversified strategies.

The Underlying Index is constructed by RAFI Indices, LLC (the "Index Provider") using a rules-based approach to construct factor portfolios within the Underlying Index. The universe for the Underlying Index construction process starts with all common equity securities traded on primary exchanges, which meet and pass minimum liquidity and investability (capacity) requirements, issued by companies that are assigned to the United States by the Index Provider. The Index Provider assigns companies to countries and promulgates that assignment to securities. Eligible securities are then determined by selecting companies based on fundamental weight, calculated using four accounting measures from company financial statements: (i) de-levered sales, calculated as company sales averaged over the past five years multiplied by the ratio of average equity to average assets; (ii) cash flow, taken as the company operating cash flow averaged over the past five years; (iii) dividend plus buybacks, calculated using the average dividends paid and share buybacks over the past five years; and (iv) book value, taken as the most recent company book value. At each annual reconstitution, companies that rank in the top 86% of cumulative fundamental weight within each region constitute the large/ mid company universe. Companies that rank in the top 98% by fundamental weight, excluding companies in the top 86%, within each region constitute the small company universe.

The Underlying Index consists of "factor portfolios," each of which emphasizes one of the following factors: value, low volatility, quality, momentum and size. The value factor emphasizes companies with high ratio of company fundamental weight to its market capitalization weight. The low volatility factor emphasizes companies with low risk measure calculated as the variance of a company's daily excess return over five years explained by global, local country groups, and global industry excess returns. The quality factor emphasizes companies that are high in profitability and low in investment spending. The momentum factor emphasizes stocks with high momentum. For the value, low volatility and quality "factor portfolios", eligible securities are ranked by their factor score and the top 25% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion within that "factor portfolio". For the momentum "factor portfolio", eligible securities are ranked by their momentum score and the top 50% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion. The size factor is the equal weight of the small company portions of the other four factors. A company's fundamental weight may be adjusted by a "free float factor", which is the ratio of the total market capitalization of the shares of the company in free float to the total market capitalization of the company. As of September 30, 2018, the Underlying Index consisted of 864 Component Securities.

The Underlying Index dynamically allocates to each factor at each quarterly rebalance. Dynamic allocation starts with an equal weighting to each factor plus an additional weight, which is based on a calculation of a factor's standard momentum and long-term reversal signal relative to the other factors. Additional weights to a particular factor are capped at a maximum of 15% and minimum of -15% relative to equal weighting.

Each factor (other than momentum) is reconstituted annually on the last business day of March and rebalanced on a quarterly staggered basis on the last business day of March, June, September and third Friday of December. For example, a single factor will be divided into four identical tranches. At the first quarterly rebalance, the first tranche (i.e., 25% of the factor) is rebalanced, but the remaining three tranches (i.e., the other 75% of the factor) are not rebalanced and will continue to drift until the next quarterly rebalance. At the next quarterly rebalance, the second tranche is rebalanced while the other three tranches (including the tranche that was rebalanced at the prior quarter-end) are not rebalanced. This staggered rebalancing is intended to diversify risk and decrease market impact. The momentum factor, unlike the other factors, is reconstituted and fully rebalanced quarterly. At each quarterly rebalance, trading controls are implemented to minimize turnover.

The Sub-Adviser uses an indexing approach in managing the Fund's investments. The Fund is expected to employ a replication strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective. In using this strategy, the Sub-Adviser seeks to replicate the composition and weighting of the Underlying Index by investing all, or substantially all, of the Fund's assets in the Component Securities, holding each Component Security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Underlying Index. However, in some circumstances it may not be possible or practicable to invest all, or substantially all, of the Fund's assets in the Component Securities, in which case the Fund may employ a representative sampling strategy by investing in a combination of Component Securities and other instruments, or in Component Securities but in different proportions as compared to the weighting of the Underlying Index, such that the portfolio effectively provides exposure to the Underlying Index. In using a representative sampling strategy, the Fund may not track its Underlying Index with the same degree of accuracy as a fund that replicates the composition and weighting of the Underlying Index. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not attempt to outperform the index the Fund tracks. An indexing approach may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform its Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

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, or that Fund shares trade at prices other than the Fund's net asset value

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. The liquidity of the Fund's shares may be constrained by the liquidity of the Fund's portfolio holdings

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions, including the indexation methodologies used in constructing the Underlying Index, may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management and Tracking Error Risk: the risk that the portfolio manager's investment decisions may not produce the desired results or that the Fund's portfolio may not closely track the Underlying Index for a number of reasons. The Fund incurs operating expenses, which are not applicable to the Underlying Index, and the costs of buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund's portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the Underlying Index. Performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between the Fund's portfolio and the Underlying Index due to legal restrictions, cost or liquidity restraints. The risk that performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary may be heightened during periods of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. In addition, to the extent the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, this approach may cause the Fund to be less correlated to the return of the Underlying Index than if the Fund held all of the securities in the Underlying Index

Indexing Risk: the risk that the Fund is negatively affected by general declines in the asset classes represented by the Underlying Index

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

The Fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, no bar chart or Average Annual Total Returns table is included for the Fund. Once the Fund commences operations, performance will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at www.pimcoetfs.com.

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Prospectus:

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

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The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek to provide current income that exceeds the average yield on global stocks. The Fund's secondary objective is to seek to provide long-term capital appreciation.

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, I-3, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 80% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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80.00%

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of income-producing investments, and will typically invest between 60-80% of its assets in equity and equity-related securities (such portion of the Fund's portfolio, the "Equity Sleeve") providing exposure to a portfolio of stocks (the "RAE Income Global Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE Income Global Portfolio. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The stocks for the Equity Sleeve are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC (the "Sub-Adviser") from a broad universe of global equities.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction with respect to the Equity Sleeve. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. Selections are further refined through additional yield and financial health screens to create a portfolio that seeks to provide an attractive current yield and long-term capital appreciation. Actual stock positions in the RAE Income Global Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with the Equity Sleeve's use of the RAE Income Global Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the RAE Income Global Portfolio. The Equity Sleeve seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise the RAE Income Global Portfolio even when the value of the RAE Income Global Portfolio is declining.

The Fund may also invest in "Fixed Income Instruments" of varying maturities. Fixed Income Instruments include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The debt investments of the Fund may include investment-grade securities and high yield securities ("junk bonds") of any rating.

The Fund's approach to fixed income securities selection incorporates PIMCO's global macroeconomic views and fixed income investment expertise. The Fund's fixed income assets are selected based on fundamental analysis, as well as PIMCO's view regarding the attractiveness of key investment risk factors.

The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts, swap agreements, equity-linked notes, equity-linked securities and participatory notes, consistent with its investment objectives. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis and may engage in short sales. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in securities and instruments that are economically tied to foreign (non-U.S.) countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation. With respect to its equity investments, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. With respect to its fixed income investments, the Fund may invest without limitation in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries.

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Dividend-Oriented Stocks Risk: companies that have paid regular dividends to shareholders may decrease or eliminate dividend payments in the future. A decrease in dividend payments by an issuer may result in a decrease in the value of the security held by the Fund or the Fund receiving less income. In addition, equity securities with higher dividend yields may be sensitive to changes in interest rates, and as interest rates rise, the prices of such securities may fall. The Fund's use of a dividend capture strategy (i.e., purchasing an equity security shortly before the issuer pays a dividend and selling it shortly thereafter) exposes the Fund to higher portfolio turnover, increased trading costs, the potential for capital loss, particularly in the event of significant short-term price movements of stocks subject to dividend capture trading and may result in negative tax consequences

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities and dividend-paying equity securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: the risk of investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, extension risk, prepayment risk and credit risk

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index and an additional index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The I-3 shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and an additional benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the MSCI World Index. The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index consists of 23 developed market country indexes. The Fund's additional benchmark is a blend of 75% MSCI World Index/25% Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate USD Unhedged. Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate USD Unhedged provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. The three major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate Indices.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 0.79%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 7.32% in the Q4 2013, and the lowest quarterly return was -11.46% in the Q3 2015.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index and an additional index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The I-3 shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) | MSCI World Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

22.40%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

11.64%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

12.92%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 14, 2011

(PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) | 75% MSCI World Index/25% Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate USD Unhedged (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

18.49%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

8.93%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

10.07%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 14, 2011

(PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.07%

^[1]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.86%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[2],[3]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.85%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

273

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

476

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 1,060

Annual Return 2012

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14.29%

Annual Return 2013

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17.29%

Annual Return 2014

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3.73%

Annual Return 2015

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(9.70%)

Annual Return 2016

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9.93%

Annual Return 2017

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16.20%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 0.79%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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0.79%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 7.32% in the Q4 2013

Highest Quarterly Return

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7.32%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2013

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

the lowest quarterly return was -11.46% in the Q3 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(11.46%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.20%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

7.01%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.50%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 14, 2011

(PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

15.38%

^[4]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.48%

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.07%

^[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 14, 2011

^[4]

(PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

9.74%

^[4]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.18%

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.47%

^[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 14, 2011

^[4]

(PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) | Class I-2

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.89%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.07%

^[1]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.96%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[2],[3]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.95%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 97

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

305

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

530

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 1,777

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.08%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

6.93%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.43%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 14, 2011

(PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) | Class I-3

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.99%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.07%

^[1]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.06%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.06%)

^[2],[3]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.00%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 102

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

331

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

579

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 1,289

(PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.89%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.07%

^[1]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.21%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[2],[3]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.20%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 666

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

912

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,178

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,934

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

666

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

912

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,178

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 1,934

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

9.39%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.45%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.12%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 14, 2011

(PIMCO Dividend and Income Fund) | Class C

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.89%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.07%

^[1]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.96%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[2],[3]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.95%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 298

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

614

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,056

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,284

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

198

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

614

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,056

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 2,284

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.84%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.83%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.31%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 14, 2011

(PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, I-3, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 276% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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276.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in long and short positions of equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities (and securities convertible into, or that PIMCO expects to be exchanged for, common or preferred securities), utilizing a fundamental investing style that integrates bottom-up and top-down research. The Fund will normally invest a substantial portion of its assets in equity and equity-related securities. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may also invest in fixed income securities of varying maturities, cash and cash equivalents.

The Fund will generally take long positions in investments that PIMCO believes to be undervalued and short positions in investments that PIMCO believes to be overvalued or which are established for hedging purposes. The Fund generally will be long biased, but may take both long and short positions simultaneously. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

The fundamental analysis that PIMCO will conduct when analyzing investments for the Fund may include some or all of the following: review of an issuer's Securities and Exchange Commission filings; interviews with an issuer's management, customers, competitors and suppliers; review of various independent sources of news, information and analysis of the issuer and its industry; preparation of prospective financial statements; and deriving an estimation of an issuer's value on both an absolute basis and relative to that of similar issuers.

There is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to foreign (non-U.S.) countries, including securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation. The debt investments of the Fund may include investment-grade securities and high yield securities ("junk bonds") of any rating.

The Fund may invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis and may regularly engage in short sales and borrowings for investment purposes. As market volatility increases, the portfolio manager may trade the Fund's portfolio more frequently. The Fund may maintain significant amounts in cash and cash equivalents, without limitation, when PIMCO determines that opportunities for investing are unattractive.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. Under certain conditions, even if the value of the Fund's long positions are rising, this could be offset by declining values of the Fund's short positions. Conversely, it is possible that rising values of the Fund's short positions could be offset by declining values of the Fund's long positions. In either scenario the Fund may experience losses. In a market where the value of both the Fund's long and short positions are declining, the Fund may experience substantial losses. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risk of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Funds that are "non-diversified" may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer than funds that are "diversified"

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Cash Holdings Risk: the risk of holding large cash positions, including lower returns and potential lost opportunities to participate in market appreciation

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 [Text]

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Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risk of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Funds that are "non-diversified" may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer than funds that are "diversified"

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index.

A privately offered fund was reorganized into the Fund, and the Fund commenced operations on April 20, 2012. This privately offered fund was organized on December 1, 2002 and commenced operations on January 1, 2003 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed by an investment adviser (that was subsequently acquired by PIMCO in connection with the privately offered fund's reorganization) in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, the privately offered fund was not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and the privately offered fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance.

The Fund's performance for periods prior to the commencement of operations on April 20, 2012 is that of the privately offered fund (net of actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate). The performance of the privately offered fund has not been restated to reflect the fees, expenses and fee waivers and/or expense limitations applicable to each class of shares of the Fund. If the performance of the privately offered fund had been restated to reflect the applicable fees and expenses of each class of shares of the Fund, the performance may have been higher (if applicable Fund fees and expenses were lower than actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate) or lower (if applicable Fund fees and expenses were higher than actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate) than the performance shown in the bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below. For periods following the Fund's commencement of operations on April 20, 2012, the performance of each class of shares differs as a result of the different levels of fees and expenses applicable to each class of shares, and performance for Class A and Class C shares reflects the impact of sales charges. Because I-3 shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of December 31, 2017, no performance for I-3 shares is provided. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's benchmark index is the 3 Month USD LIBOR Index. LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) is an average interest rate, determined by the ICE Benchmark Administration, that banks charge one another for the use of short-term money (3 months) in England's Eurodollar market. The privately offered fund began operations on January 1, 2003. Index comparisons began on December 31, 2002.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.82%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 14.62% in the Q3 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -7.49% in the Q3 2011.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund) | 3 Month USD LIBOR Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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1.20%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.54%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.82%

(PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.49%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.57%

^[5]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.06%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.05%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 208

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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645

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,108

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 2,389

Annual Return 2008

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(4.54%)

Annual Return 2009

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21.30%

Annual Return 2010

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6.28%

Annual Return 2011

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(5.60%)

Annual Return 2012

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0.26%

Annual Return 2013

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34.52%

Annual Return 2014

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(1.55%)

Annual Return 2015

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0.82%

Annual Return 2016

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2.00%

Annual Return 2017

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9.95%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.82%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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3.82%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 14.62% in the Q3 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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14.62%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -7.49% in the Q3 2011

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(7.49%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2011

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

9.95%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

8.41%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.72%

(PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.15%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

7.21%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.13%

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(PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.30%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

6.27%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.41%

^[4]

(PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund) | Class I-2

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.59%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.57%

^[5]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.16%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

^[2],[3]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.15%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 218

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

675

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,158

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 2,492

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

9.83%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

8.31%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.67%

(PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund) | Class I-3

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.69%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.57%

^[5]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.26%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.06%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.20%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 223

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

701

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,205

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 2,590

(PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.59%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.57%

^[5]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.41%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

^[2],[3]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.40%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 780

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,259

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,764

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

3,145

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

780

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

1,259

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,764

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 3,145

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.61%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

6.83%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.91%

(PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund) | Class C

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.59%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.57%

^[5]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

3.16%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

^[2],[3]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

3.15%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 418

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

974

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,653

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

3,466

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

318

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

974

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,653

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 3,466

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.74%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

7.23%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.05%

(PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class or I-2 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares or I-2 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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28.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in investments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. Specifically, under normal circumstances, the Fund will obtain exposure to a portfolio of stocks economically tied to emerging market countries ("RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. Actual stock positions in the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with the Fund's use of the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio. The Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio even when the value of the RAE Emerging Markets Portfolio is declining.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risk of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Funds that are "non-diversified" may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer than funds that are "diversified"

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 [Text]

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Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risk of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Funds that are "non-diversified" may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer than funds that are "diversified"

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index.

A privately offered fund managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser was reorganized into the Fund as of the date the Fund commenced operations (June 5, 2015). This privately offered fund was organized on March 2, 2006 and commenced operations on May 31, 2006 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, the privately offered fund was not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the privately offered fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance.

The Fund's performance for periods prior to the commencement of operations is that of the privately offered fund (net of actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate). The performance of the privately offered fund has not been restated to reflect the fees, estimated expenses and fee waivers and/or expense limitations applicable to each class of shares of the Fund. If the performance of the privately offered fund had been restated to reflect the applicable fees and expenses of each class of shares of the Fund, the performance may have been higher or lower than the performance shown in the bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below. For periods following the Fund's commencement of operations on June 5, 2015, the performance of each class of shares differs as a result of the different levels of fees and expenses applicable to each class of shares, and performance for Class A and Class C shares reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across 24 emerging markets countries. The value investment style characteristics for index construction of the MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is -6.06%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 42.88% in the Q2 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -26.40% in the Q4 2008.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund) | MSCI Emerging Markets Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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37.28%

5 Years

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4.35%

10 Years

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1.68%

(PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund) | MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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28.07%

5 Years

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1.75%

10 Years

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0.91%

(PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.95%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.97%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.21%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.76%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 78

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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288

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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516

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,171

Annual Return 2008

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(53.63%)

Annual Return 2009

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92.60%

Annual Return 2010

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20.34%

Annual Return 2011

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(19.01%)

Annual Return 2012

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19.40%

Annual Return 2013

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(4.18%)

Annual Return 2014

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(1.85%)

Annual Return 2015

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(23.44%)

Annual Return 2016

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32.50%

Annual Return 2017

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29.34%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is -6.06%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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(6.06%)

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 42.88% in the Q2 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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42.88%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -26.40% in the Q4 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(26.40%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

1 Year

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29.34%

5 Years

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4.29%

10 Years

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2.52%

(PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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25.49%

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5 Years

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3.34%

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10 Years

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2.05%

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(PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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17.04%

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5 Years

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2.94%

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10 Years

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1.77%

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(PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund) | Class I-2

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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1.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.07%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.21%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.86%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 88

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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319

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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570

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,287

1 Year

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29.03%

5 Years

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4.21%

10 Years

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2.48%

(PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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3.75%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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1.00%

Management Fees

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1.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.32%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.21%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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1.11%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 484

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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758

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,052

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,888

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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484

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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758

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,052

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,888

1 Year

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24.01%

5 Years

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3.34%

10 Years

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2.05%

(PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund) | Class C

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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1.00%

Management Fees

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1.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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1.00%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.07%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.21%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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1.86%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 289

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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629

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,094

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,383

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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189

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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629

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,094

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 2,383

1 Year

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26.90%

5 Years

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3.71%

10 Years

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2.23%

(PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class or I-2 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares or I-2 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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9.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances substantially all of its assets in (i) Institutional Class shares of the PIMCO RAE International Fund ("International Fund") and the PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund ("Emerging Markets Fund") (together, the International Fund and the Emerging Markets Fund are referred to as the "Underlying Funds"), and (ii) securities that are eligible investments for the Underlying Funds. Under normal circumstances, each of the Underlying Funds obtains exposure to a portfolio of stocks (each, a "RAE Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements. With respect to its direct or indirect (through a fund) investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. Actual stock positions in each RAE Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with each Underlying Fund's use of its respective RAE Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the relevant RAE Portfolio. Each Underlying Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise its respective RAE Portfolio even when the value of such RAE Portfolio is declining.

The Fund's portfolio, either directly or indirectly (through funds), will be economically tied to at least three non-U.S. countries. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and may also invest, without limitation, in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation. Subject to the restrictions and limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as well as the investment strategies described above and any other restrictions described in the Fund's prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, the Fund may invest, without limitation, in other affiliated and unaffiliated funds, which may or may not be registered under the 1940 Act (together with the Underlying Funds, "Acquired Funds").

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Underlying Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions as to how its assets are allocated or reallocated. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Distressed Company Risk: the risk that securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of market, issuer and liquidity risks. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings, which may cause the value of their securities to fluctuate rapidly or unpredictably

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Small Company Risk: the risk that the value of equity securities issued by small companies, ranked by fundamental size as determined by the Sub-Adviser, may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the MSCI All Country World ex US Index.

The MSCI All Country World ex US Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI All Country World ex US Index consists of 46 country indexes comprising 22 developed and 24 emerging market country indexes. The MSCI All Country World ex US Value Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across 22 developed and 24 emerging markets countries. The value investment style characteristics for index construction of the MSCI All Country World ex US Value Index are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.

Performance for the Fund will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is -4.07%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 7.71% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was 0.93% in the Q2 2016.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund) | MSCI All Country World ex US Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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27.19%

Since Inception

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7.05%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund) | MSCI All Country World ex US Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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22.66%

Since Inception

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5.76%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.75%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.55%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.32%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.77%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.55%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 56

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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342

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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650

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,523

Annual Return 2016

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12.99%

Annual Return 2017

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25.97%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is -4.07%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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(4.07%)

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 7.71% in the Q1 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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7.71%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was 0.93% in the Q2 2016

Lowest Quarterly Return

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0.93%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2016

1 Year

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25.97%

Since Inception

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8.08%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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24.31%

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Since Inception

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7.10%

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Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

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(PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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15.20%

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Since Inception

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5.96%

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Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

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(PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund) | Class I-2

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[6]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.55%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.42%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.77%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.65%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 66

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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373

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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703

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,635

1 Year

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25.74%

Since Inception

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7.93%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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3.75%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.55%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.67%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.77%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.90%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 463

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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809

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,179

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,215

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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463

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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809

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,179

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 2,215

1 Year

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20.88%

Since Inception

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6.13%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global ex-US Fund) | Class C

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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1.00%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.55%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.42%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.77%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.65%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 268

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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681

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,221

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,698

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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168

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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681

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,221

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 2,698

1 Year

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23.70%

Since Inception

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6.91%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class or I-2 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares or I-2 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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19.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances substantially all of its assets in (i) Institutional Class shares of the PIMCO RAE US Fund ("US Fund"), the PIMCO RAE International Fund ("International Fund"), and the PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund ("Emerging Markets Fund") (together, the US Fund, the International Fund and the Emerging Markets Fund are referred to as the "Underlying Funds") and (ii) equity securities that are eligible investments for the Underlying Funds. Under normal circumstances, each of the Underlying Funds obtains exposure to a portfolio of stocks (each, a "RAE Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements. With respect to its direct or indirect (through a fund) investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. Actual stock positions in each RAE Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with each Underlying Fund's use of its respective RAE Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the relevant RAE Portfolio. Each Underlying Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise its respective RAE Portfolio even when the value of such RAE Portfolio is declining.

The Fund's portfolio, either directly or indirectly (through funds), will be economically tied to at least three countries (one of which may be the U.S.). The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and may also invest, without limitation, in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation. Subject to the restrictions and limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as well as the investment strategies described above and any other restrictions described in the Fund's prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, the Fund may invest, without limitation, in other affiliated and unaffiliated funds, which may or may not be registered under the 1940 Act (together with the Underlying Funds, "Acquired Funds").

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Underlying Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions as to how its assets are allocated or reallocated. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Distressed Company Risk: the risk that securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of market, issuer and liquidity risks. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings, which may cause the value of their securities to fluctuate rapidly or unpredictably

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Small Company Risk: the risk that the value of equity securities issued by small companies, ranked by fundamental size as determined by the Sub-Adviser, may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the MSCI All County World Index.

The MSCI All Country World Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI All Country World Index consists of 47 country indexes comprising developed and emerging market indexes. The MSCI All Country World Value Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across 23 developed markets countries and 24 emerging markets countries. The value investment style characteristics for index construction of the MSCI All Country World Value Index are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.

Performance for the Fund will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 1.15%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 6.40% in the Q3 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was 1.75% in the Q2 2016.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO RAE Global Fund) | MSCI All Country World Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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23.97%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.26%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global Fund) | MSCI All Country World Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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18.26%

Since Inception

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8.18%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

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0.70%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.49%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.21%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.70%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.51%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 52

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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315

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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598

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,404

Annual Return 2016

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14.40%

Annual Return 2017

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22.32%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 1.15%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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1.15%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 6.40% in the Q3 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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6.40%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was 1.75% in the Q2 2016

Lowest Quarterly Return

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1.75%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2016

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

22.32%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.54%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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19.85%

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Since Inception

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8.18%

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Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

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(PIMCO RAE Global Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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13.41%

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Since Inception

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7.03%

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Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

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(PIMCO RAE Global Fund) | Class I-2

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

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0.80%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[6]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.49%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.31%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.70%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.61%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 62

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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346

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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651

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,518

1 Year

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22.32%

Since Inception

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9.42%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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3.75%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

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0.80%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.49%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.56%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.70%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.86%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 459

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

783

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,129

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,105

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

459

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

783

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,129

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 2,105

1 Year

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17.39%

Since Inception

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7.56%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE Global Fund) | Class C

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.80%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[6]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.49%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.31%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.70%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.61%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 264

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

654

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,172

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,592

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

164

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

654

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,172

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 2,592

1 Year

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20.03%

Since Inception

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8.37%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE International Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class or I-2 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares or I-2 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 47% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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47.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective under normal circumstances by obtaining exposure to a portfolio of stocks economically tied to at least three foreign (non-U.S.) countries ("RAE International Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE International Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. Actual stock positions in the RAE International Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with the Fund's use of the RAE International Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the RAE International Portfolio. The Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise RAE International Portfolio even when the value of the RAE International Portfolio is declining.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the MSCI EAFE Index.

The MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index designed to represent the performance of large and mid-cap securities across 21 developed markets, including countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Value Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across developed markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada. The value investment style characteristics for index construction of the MSCI EAFE Value Index are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.

Performance for the Fund will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is -3.32%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 7.30% in the Q3 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -0.92% in the Q1 2016.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance for Class A and Class C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO RAE International Fund) | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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25.03%

Since Inception

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6.41%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE International Fund) | MSCI EAFE Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

21.44%

Since Inception

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5.16%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE International Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.60%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.62%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.11%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.51%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 52

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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187

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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335

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 764

Annual Return 2016

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8.23%

Annual Return 2017

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24.89%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is -3.32%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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(3.32%)

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 7.30% in the Q3 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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7.30%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -0.92% in the Q1 2016

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(0.92%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2016

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

24.89%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.36%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE International Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

24.11%

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Since Inception

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6.61%

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Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

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(PIMCO RAE International Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

14.67%

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Since Inception

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5.58%

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Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

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(PIMCO RAE International Fund) | Class I-2

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.70%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[6]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.72%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.11%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.61%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 62

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

219

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

390

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 884

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

24.88%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.31%

Inception Date

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Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE International Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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3.75%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.70%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[6]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.97%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.11%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.86%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 459

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

662

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

881

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,510

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

459

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

662

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

881

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,510

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

19.80%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.42%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE International Fund) | Class C

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.70%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[6]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.72%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.11%)

^[8],[14]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.61%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 264

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

531

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

923

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,021

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

164

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

531

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

923

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 2,021

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

22.64%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.20%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 05, 2015

(PIMCO RAE US Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class, I-2 or I-3 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 44% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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44.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies economically tied to the United States (for purposes of this section only, "U.S. companies"). Specifically, under normal circumstances, the Fund will obtain exposure to a portfolio of stocks of U.S. companies ("RAE US Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE US Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. The Sub-Adviser applies the RAE® methodology to the large and mid-sized U.S. companies as determined by cumulative fundamental measures of company size. Actual stock positions in the RAE US Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with the Fund's use of the RAE US Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the RAE US Portfolio. The Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise the RAE US Portfolio even when the value of the RAE US Portfolio is declining.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index.

A privately offered fund managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser was reorganized into the Fund as of the date the Fund commenced operations (June 5, 2015). This privately offered fund was organized on October 28, 2004 and commenced operations on December 22, 2004 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, the privately offered fund was not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the privately offered fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance.

The Fund's performance for periods prior to the commencement of operations is that of the privately offered fund (net of actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate). The performance of the privately offered fund has not been restated to reflect the fees, estimated expenses and fee waivers and/or expense limitations applicable to each class of shares of the Fund. If the performance of the privately offered fund had been restated to reflect the applicable fees and expenses of each class of shares of the Fund, the performance may have been higher or lower than the performance shown in the bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below. For periods following the Fund's commencement of operations on June 5, 2015, the performance of each class of shares differs as a result of the different levels of fees and expenses applicable to each class of shares, and performance for Class A and Class C shares reflects the impact of sales charges. The I-3 shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the S&P 500 Index.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged market index generally considered representative of the stock market as a whole. The S&P 500 Index is composed of 500 selected common stocks that represent approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all U.S. common stocks. The S&P 500 Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the U.S. equities market. The Russell 1000® Value Index, a subset of the Russell 1000® Index, measures the performance of large and mid-capitalization value sectors of the U.S. equity market, as defined by FTSE Russell.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 8.24%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 21.16% in the Q3 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -22.65% in the Q4 2008.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO RAE US Fund) | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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21.83%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

15.79%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.50%

(PIMCO RAE US Fund) | Russell 1000® Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.66%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

14.04%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.10%

(PIMCO RAE US Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

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0.50%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.52%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.11%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.41%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 42

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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156

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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280

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 642

Annual Return 2008

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(37.56%)

Annual Return 2009

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27.39%

Annual Return 2010

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18.53%

Annual Return 2011

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1.81%

Annual Return 2012

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16.58%

Annual Return 2013

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36.15%

Annual Return 2014

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12.32%

Annual Return 2015

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(3.25%)

Annual Return 2016

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15.41%

Annual Return 2017

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16.54%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 8.24%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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8.24%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 21.16% in the Q3 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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21.16%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -22.65% in the Q4 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(22.65%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

1 Year

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16.54%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

14.75%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.34%

(PIMCO RAE US Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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14.81%

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5 Years

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13.93%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.95%

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(PIMCO RAE US Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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10.46%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

11.77%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.76%

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(PIMCO RAE US Fund) | Class I-2

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.60%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[6]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.62%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.11%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.51%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 52

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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187

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

335

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 764

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.43%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

14.70%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.31%

(PIMCO RAE US Fund) | Class I-3

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.70%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.72%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.16%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.56%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 57

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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214

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

385

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 879

(PIMCO RAE US Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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3.75%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.65%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[6]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.92%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.11%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.81%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 455

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

647

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

855

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,454

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

455

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

647

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

855

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,454

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.83%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

13.66%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.82%

(PIMCO RAE US Fund) | Class C

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.65%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[6]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.67%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.11%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.56%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 259

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

516

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

897

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,967

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

159

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

516

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

897

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 1,967

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

14.27%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

14.08%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.01%

(PIMCO RAE US Small Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class or I-2 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 47 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, I-2, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares or I-2 shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 30% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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30.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in securities of small companies economically tied to the United States (for purposes of this section only, "U.S. companies"). Specifically, under normal circumstances, the Fund will obtain exposure to a portfolio of stocks of small U.S. companies ("RAE US Small Portfolio") through investment in the securities that comprise the RAE US Small Portfolio. The stocks are selected by the Fund's sub-adviser, Research Affiliates, LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), from a broad universe of companies which satisfy certain liquidity and capacity requirements.

The Sub-Adviser uses the RAE® methodology as a starting point for portfolio construction. The RAE® methodology selects and weights stocks by fundamental measures of company size, e.g., gross profit, cash flow, book value, dividends plus net buybacks, rather than by market capitalization and then incorporates additional active insights on measures such as quality and momentum, among other factors, to seek to enhance risk-adjusted returns. The Sub-Adviser applies the RAE® methodology to small-sized U.S. companies determined by percentage of cumulative fundamental measures of company size. The fundamental weights of U.S. companies are sorted in descending order where the top cumulative 89% weights are eligible as large and mid-sized companies and the remaining companies are eligible as small-sized companies. Actual stock positions in the RAE US Small Portfolio, which drift apart from target weights as market prices change, are rebalanced to target weights periodically.

The Sub-Adviser provides investment advisory services in connection with the Fund's use of the RAE US Small Portfolio by, among other things, providing PIMCO, and the Portfolio Implementer where applicable, with the constituents and target weights in the RAE US Small Portfolio. The Fund seeks to remain invested in the securities that comprise the RAE US Small Portfolio even when the value of the RAE US Small Portfolio is declining.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. Equity-related securities include securities having an equity component (e.g., hybrids, bank capital) and equity derivatives. With respect to investments in equity securities, there is no limitation on the market capitalization range of the issuers in which the Fund may invest. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forwards, futures contracts, options on futures and swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Distressed Company Risk: the risk that securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of market, issuer and liquidity risks. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings, which may cause the value of their securities to fluctuate rapidly or unpredictably

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by the Sub-Adviser will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Sub-Adviser and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Small Company Risk: the risk that the value of equity securities issued by small companies, ranked by fundamental size as determined by the Sub-Adviser, may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index.

A privately offered fund managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser was reorganized into the Fund as of the date the Fund commenced operations (June 5, 2015). This privately offered fund was organized on August 30, 2005 and commenced operations on September 29, 2005 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, the same as those of the Fund, and was managed by the Fund's Sub-Adviser in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. However, the privately offered fund was not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the privately offered fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance.

The Fund's performance for periods prior to the commencement of operations is that of the privately offered fund (net of actual fees and expenses charged to individual privately offered fund accounts in the aggregate). The performance of the privately offered fund has not been restated to reflect the fees, estimated expenses and fee waivers and/or expense limitations applicable to each class of shares of the Fund. If the performance of the privately offered fund had been restated to reflect the applicable fees and expenses of each class of shares of the Fund, the performance may have been higher or lower than the performance shown in the bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below. For periods following the Fund's commencement of operations on June 5, 2015, the performance of each class of shares differs as a result of the different levels of fees and expenses applicable to each class of shares, and performance for Class A and Class C shares reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against a primary benchmark and a secondary benchmark. The Fund's primary benchmark is the Russell 2000® Index.

The Russell 2000® Index is composed of 2,000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 2000® Value Index, a subset of the Russell 2000® Index, measures the performance of the small-capitalization value sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by FTSE Russell.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 8.95%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 24.69% in the Q2 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -27.24% in the Q4 2008.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a primary and a secondary broad-based securities market index.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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https://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO RAE US Small Fund) | Russell 2000® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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14.65%

5 Years

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14.12%

10 Years

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8.71%

(PIMCO RAE US Small Fund) | Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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7.84%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

13.01%

10 Years

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8.17%

(PIMCO RAE US Small Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.60%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[6]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.63%

^[16]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.12%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.51%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 52

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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190

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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339

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 775

Annual Return 2008

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(36.70%)

Annual Return 2009

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38.08%

Annual Return 2010

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29.18%

Annual Return 2011

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(5.26%)

Annual Return 2012

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19.05%

Annual Return 2013

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43.75%

Annual Return 2014

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4.12%

Annual Return 2015

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(6.92%)

Annual Return 2016

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27.14%

Annual Return 2017

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9.27%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 8.95%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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8.95%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 24.69% in the Q2 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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24.69%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -27.24% in the Q4 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(27.24%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

1 Year

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9.27%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

14.12%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.44%

(PIMCO RAE US Small Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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7.94%

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5 Years

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13.66%

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10 Years

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9.22%

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(PIMCO RAE US Small Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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6.06%

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5 Years

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11.28%

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10 Years

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7.74%

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(PIMCO RAE US Small Fund) | Class I-2

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

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0.70%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[6]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.73%

^[16]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.12%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.61%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 62

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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221

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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394

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 895

1 Year

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9.06%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

14.03%

10 Years

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9.40%

(PIMCO RAE US Small Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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3.75%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.75%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[6]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.03%

^[16]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.12%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.91%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 464

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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679

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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911

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,577

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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464

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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679

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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911

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,577

1 Year

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4.75%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

13.00%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.90%

(PIMCO RAE US Small Fund) | Class C

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

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0.75%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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1.00%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[6]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.78%

^[16]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.12%)

^[17],[18]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.66%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 269

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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549

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

953

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,085

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

169

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

549

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

953

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 2,085

1 Year

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6.99%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

13.44%

10 Years

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9.11%

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 34% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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34.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. Unlike the other PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds, the Fund does not include a "self-elected" year of retirement in its name because the Fund is managed for shareholders who are retired or about to retire soon and are more focused on preservation of capital and withdrawing portions of their investments. The asset allocation of the Fund is based on the asset allocation at zero years left until retirement on the glide path and is intended to be used throughout an investor's retirement. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current asset allocation is based on the asset allocation at zero years left until retirement on the glide path and is intended to be used throughout an investor's retirement, which is assumed to begin at age 65 with time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching age 65 in average health. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as a Fund approaches its target date, and the Fund's asset allocation is based on the glide path at its target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date, which is the allocation for the Fund, remains constant beyond that date. However, PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time, and the Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 0.52%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 3.64% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -3.49% in the Q3 2015.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund) | S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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8.54%

Since Inception

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4.39%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.03%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.46%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.50%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 51

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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160

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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280

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 628

Annual Return 2015

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(2.68%)

Annual Return 2016

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8.90%

Annual Return 2017

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12.74%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 0.52%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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0.52%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 3.64% in the Q1 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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3.64%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -3.49% in the Q3 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(3.49%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

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12.74%

Since Inception

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6.11%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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11.68%

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Since Inception

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4.91%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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7.20%

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Since Inception

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4.12%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund) | Administrative Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.03%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.46%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.75%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 77

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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240

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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417

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 930

1 Year

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12.38%

Since Inception

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5.84%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

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0.28%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.46%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.00%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 646

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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851

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,072

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,707

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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646

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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851

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,072

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,707

1 Year

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5.88%

Since Inception

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3.60%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund) | Class R

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.28%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.46%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.25%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 127

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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397

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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686

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,511

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 71% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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71.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2020, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2020 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 0.71%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 3.84% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -4.46% in the Q3 2015.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund) | S&P Target Date 2020 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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12.80%

Since Inception

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6.47%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

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0.03%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.44%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.49%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.48%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 49

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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156

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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273

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 615

Annual Return 2015

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(3.26%)

Annual Return 2016

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9.22%

Annual Return 2017

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13.79%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 0.71%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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0.71%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 3.84% in the Q1 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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3.84%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -4.46% in the Q3 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(4.46%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.79%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.33%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

12.62%

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Since Inception

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5.13%

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Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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7.79%

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Since Inception

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4.29%

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Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund) | Administrative Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.03%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.44%

^[22]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.74%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.73%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 75

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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236

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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410

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 917

1 Year

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13.49%

Since Inception

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6.04%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.28%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.44%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.99%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.98%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 644

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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847

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,066

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,695

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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644

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

847

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,066

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,695

1 Year

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7.02%

Since Inception

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3.85%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2020 Fund) | Class R

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.28%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.44%

^[22]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.24%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.23%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 125

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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392

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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680

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,499

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 75% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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75.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2025, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2025 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 1.12%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 4.30% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -5.35% in the Q3 2015.

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund) | S&P Target Date 2025 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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14.55%

Since Inception

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7.19%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.03%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.39%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.43%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 44

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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138

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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241

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 542

Annual Return 2015

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(3.54%)

Annual Return 2016

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9.26%

Annual Return 2017

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15.46%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 1.12%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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1.12%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 4.30% in the Q1 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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4.30%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -5.35% in the Q3 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(5.35%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

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15.46%

Since Inception

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6.76%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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14.41%

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Since Inception

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5.59%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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8.73%

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Since Inception

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4.64%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund) | Administrative Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.03%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.39%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.68%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 69

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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218

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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379

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 847

1 Year

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15.09%

Since Inception

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6.47%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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1.00%

Management Fees

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0.28%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.39%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.93%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 640

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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830

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,036

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,630

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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640

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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830

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,036

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,630

1 Year

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8.57%

Since Inception

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4.27%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2025 Fund) | Class R

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.28%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.50%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.39%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.18%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 120

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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375

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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649

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,432

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 98% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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98.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2030, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2030 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 1.88%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 4.69% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -6.42% in the Q3 2015.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund) | S&P Target Date 2030 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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16.19%

Since Inception

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7.86%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.04%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.33%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.38%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 39

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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122

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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213

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 480

Annual Return 2015

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(4.19%)

Annual Return 2016

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10.79%

Annual Return 2017

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17.05%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 1.88%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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1.88%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 4.69% in the Q1 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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4.69%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -6.42% in the Q3 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(6.42%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

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17.05%

Since Inception

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7.51%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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15.99%

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Since Inception

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6.31%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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9.67%

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Since Inception

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5.21%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund) | Administrative Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

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0.04%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.33%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.63%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 64

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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202

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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351

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 786

1 Year

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16.66%

Since Inception

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7.22%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.29%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.33%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.88%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 635

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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815

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,011

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,575

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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635

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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815

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,011

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,575

1 Year

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10.22%

Since Inception

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5.00%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2030 Fund) | Class R

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.29%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other Expenses

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0.01%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.33%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.13%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 115

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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359

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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622

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,375

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 101% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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101.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2035, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2035 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 2.52%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.06% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -7.40% in the Q3 2015.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund) | S&P Target Date 2035 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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17.78%

Since Inception

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8.50%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.26%

^[26]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.33%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.32%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 33

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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105

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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184

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 417

Annual Return 2015

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(4.50%)

Annual Return 2016

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11.05%

Annual Return 2017

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18.13%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 2.52%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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2.52%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 5.06% in the Q1 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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5.06%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -7.40% in the Q3 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(7.40%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

18.13%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.80%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

17.02%

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.68%

^[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

10.25%

^[4]

Since Inception

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5.47%

^[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund) | Administrative Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

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0.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.26%

^[26]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.58%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.57%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 58

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

185

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

323

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 725

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

17.93%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.51%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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1.00%

Management Fees

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0.30%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.26%

^[26]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.83%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.82%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 629

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

799

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

984

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,518

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

629

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

799

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

984

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 1,518

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.09%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.28%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2035 Fund) | Class R

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.30%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.26%

^[26]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.08%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.07%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 109

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

342

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

595

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,316

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 95% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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95.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2040, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2040 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.06%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.34% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -7.46% in the Q3 2015.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund) | S&P Target Date 2040 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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18.87%

Since Inception

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8.94%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.21%

^[27]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.28%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.27%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 28

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

89

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

156

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 355

Annual Return 2015

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(4.03%)

Annual Return 2016

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10.65%

Annual Return 2017

rr_AnnualReturn2017

18.94%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.06%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

3.06%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 5.34% in the Q1 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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5.34%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Mar. 31, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -7.46% in the Q3 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(7.46%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

18.94%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.10%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

17.71%

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.97%

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Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

10.71%

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.71%

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Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund) | Administrative Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.21%

^[27]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.53%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.52%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 53

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

169

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

295

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 664

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

18.65%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.84%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.30%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.21%

^[27]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.78%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.77%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 624

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

785

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

959

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,462

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

624

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

785

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

959

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 1,462

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.74%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.55%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2040 Fund) | Class R

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.30%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.21%

^[27]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.03%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.02%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 104

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

327

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

568

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,259

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 105% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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105.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2045, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2045 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.35%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.55% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -8.06% in the Q3 2015.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund) | S&P Target Date 2045 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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19.56%

Since Inception

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9.23%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.18%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.25%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.24%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 25

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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79

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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140

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 317

Annual Return 2015

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(4.30%)

Annual Return 2016

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10.38%

Annual Return 2017

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19.63%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.35%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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3.35%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 5.55% in the Q1 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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5.55%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -8.06% in the Q3 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(8.06%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

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19.63%

Since Inception

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8.11%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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18.55%

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Since Inception

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7.08%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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11.10%

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Since Inception

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5.76%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund) | Administrative Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.18%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.50%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.49%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 50

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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159

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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279

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 627

1 Year

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19.25%

Since Inception

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7.81%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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1.00%

Management Fees

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0.30%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.18%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.75%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.74%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 621

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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776

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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943

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,428

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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621

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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776

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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943

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,428

1 Year

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12.37%

Since Inception

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5.54%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2045 Fund) | Class R

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

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none

Management Fees

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0.30%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.50%

Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.18%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.00%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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0.99%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 101

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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317

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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551

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,224

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 108% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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108.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2050, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2050 Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.54%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.63% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -8.12% in the Q3 2015.

Performance Table Heading

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund) | S&P Target Date 2050 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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20.18%

Since Inception

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9.48%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.16%

^[29]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.23%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 23

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

73

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

129

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 292

Annual Return 2015

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(3.98%)

Annual Return 2016

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10.31%

Annual Return 2017

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19.88%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.54%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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3.54%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 5.63% in the Q1 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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5.63%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -8.12% in the Q3 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(8.12%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

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19.88%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.28%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

18.80%

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Since Inception

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7.25%

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Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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11.24%

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Since Inception

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5.90%

^[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund) | Administrative Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.16%

^[29]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.48%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.47%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 48

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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153

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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268

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 603

1 Year

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19.41%

Since Inception

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7.96%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.30%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.16%

^[29]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.73%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.72%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 619

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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770

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

933

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,406

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

619

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

770

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

933

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,406

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

12.66%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.72%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2050 Fund) | Class R

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.30%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.16%

^[29]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.98%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.97%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 99

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

311

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

541

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,200

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 62 of the Fund's prospectus, Appendix B to the Fund's prospectus (Financial Firm-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts) or from your financial advisor.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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$ 50,000

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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October 31, 2019

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Institutional Class shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you redeem your shares at the end of each period: </b></p>

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> If you do not redeem your shares: </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 67% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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67.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund (the "Fund") is intended for investors seeking professional management of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy for retirement savings. The Fund is managed for shareholders that plan to retire or begin withdrawing assets around the year 2055, the Fund's target year. This is the "self-elected" year of retirement for the investors in the Fund. The primary difference between the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Funds is their asset allocation, which varies depending on the number of years left until the "self-elected" year of retirement indicated in the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund's name. The Fund's allocation is intended to meaningfully reduce risk and increasingly focus on preservation of capital as the target retirement date of the Fund nears. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and you may experience losses, including losses near, at, or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide adequate income at and through your retirement.

In managing the Fund, PIMCO uses a three-step approach consisting of 1) developing and re-evaluating a long-term asset allocation "glide path"; 2) allocating between fixed income and equity exposures; and 3) utilizing hedging techniques to manage risks.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), equity securities, Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, or related derivatives on any of the preceding securities mentioned. The Fund may invest in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the PIMCO Equity Series (the "Trust") and PIMCO Funds, and in other affiliated funds, including funds of PIMCO ETF Trust, except funds of funds ("Underlying PIMCO Funds"), and unaffiliated funds that are registered under the 1940 Act (collectively, "Acquired Funds"). Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to invest substantially all of its equity exposure in index tracking securities, including investments in affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which will be registered under the 1940 Act, or related derivatives on such securities or indexes. "Fixed Income Instruments" include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund will invest in such funds, securities, instruments and other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, or any exemptive relief therefrom.

The Fund's long-term asset allocations are based on a "glide path" developed by PIMCO and are based on quantitative and qualitative data relating to various risk metrics, long-term market trends, correlation of asset types and actuarial assumptions of life expectancy and retirement. The Fund's current glide path asset allocation is based on its target date, which is the year in the name of the Fund. The target date assumes a retirement age of 65, and time horizons based on current longevity of persons reaching retirement in average health. Choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting an earlier date represents a more conservative choice; choosing a PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Fund targeting a later date represents a more aggressive choice. The glide path is designed not only to reduce risk as the target retirement date nears, but is also designed to provide investors diversification across a variety of asset classes. The glide path changes over time, generally becoming more conservative as the Fund approaches the target date.

The chart below shows the glide path and illustrates how the allocation among the asset classes changes before and at the target date. The glide path allocation at the target date remains constant beyond that date. PIMCO may choose to modify the target asset allocations of the glide path itself from time to time. The Fund intends to rebalance its portfolio's asset allocation to that of the glide path on a monthly basis.

REALPATH® Blend Glide Path

As the Fund reaches the target year indicated in the Fund's name, it may be combined with the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund, provided that the Board of Trustees determines that the combination would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Prior to any combination, which may occur on or after the target year indicated in the Fund's name, the Fund will provide shareholders with advance notice regarding the combination. If and when such a combination occurs, shareholders of the Fund will become shareholders of the PIMCO REALPATH® Blend Income Fund.

As part of its investment process, PIMCO expects to seek to reduce exposure to certain risks by implementing various hedging transactions. These hedging transactions seek to reduce a Fund's exposure to certain severe, unanticipated market events that could significantly detract from returns. PIMCO intends to utilize these hedging transactions once the Fund is within 10 years of the target retirement date or at such other times as deemed appropriate by PIMCO. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging transactions will be effective.

Once the risk hedging strategies have been determined, PIMCO then evaluates various combinations of affiliated or unaffiliated funds, securities, instruments and other investments to obtain the desired exposures and invests accordingly. Summary information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Fund's prospectus. More complete information about the Underlying PIMCO Funds can be found in the Underlying PIMCO Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information and financial reports. Additional Underlying PIMCO Funds may be added or deleted in the future without notice.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The Fund is generally subject to a different level and amount of risk which is relative to its target date and time horizon. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Allocation Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The Fund could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets that subsequently experience significant returns and could lose value by overweighting markets that subsequently experience significant declines

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 Acquired Funds and that the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Acquired Funds to achieve their investment objectives

The following risks are principal risks of investing in the Fund that include risks from direct investments and/or indirect exposure through investment in Acquired Funds.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase 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

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 (e.g., 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 and may be forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities 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, and may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

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

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Real Estate Risk: the risk that the Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks. In addition, privately traded REITs subject the Fund to liquidity and valuation risk

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

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 event resulting from an issuer's inability or unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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: 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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, 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 will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

Exchange-Traded Fund Risk: the risk that an exchange-traded fund may not track the performance of the index it is designed to track, 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

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund's broad-based securities market index is the S&P Target Date 2055+ Index. The index seeks to represent a broadly derived consensus for asset allocations that target a particular investment horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. These asset class exposures include U.S. large cap, U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, international equities, emerging markets, U.S. and international real estate investment trusts, core fixed income, short term treasuries, TIPS, high yield corporate bonds and commodities and are represented by exchange-traded funds in the Index calculation.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class* </b></p>

Bar Chart Footnotes [Text Block]

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*The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.50%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.64% in the Q1 2017, and the lowest quarterly return was -8.12% in the Q3 2015.

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/17) </b> </b></p>

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Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The Class R shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance for Class A shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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http://www.pimco.com/en-us/product-finder

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund) | S&P Target Date 2055+ Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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20.48%

Since Inception

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9.61%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund) | Institutional Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

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0.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses

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0.02%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.16%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.23%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 23

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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73

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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129

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 292

Annual Return 2015

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(4.04%)

Annual Return 2016

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10.30%

Annual Return 2017

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19.65%

Year to Date Return, Label

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The year-to-date return as of September 30, 2018 is 3.50%.

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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3.50%

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2018

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the highest quarterly return was 5.64% in the Q1 2017

Highest Quarterly Return

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5.64%

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2017

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the lowest quarterly return was -8.12% in the Q3 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(8.12%)

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2015

1 Year

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19.65%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.19%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions

Prospectus:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

18.20%

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Since Inception

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7.04%

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Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund) | Institutional Class | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares

Prospectus:

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1 Year

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11.11%

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Since Inception

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5.77%

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Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

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(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund) | Administrative Class

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.05%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.16%

^[30]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.48%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.47%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 48

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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153

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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268

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 603

1 Year

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19.37%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.93%

Inception Date

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Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund) | Class A

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.30%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.16%

^[30]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.73%

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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(0.01%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.72%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 619

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

770

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

933

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,406

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

619

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

770

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

933

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,406

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

12.50%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.61%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 31, 2014

(PIMCO REALPATH® Blend 2055 Fund) | Class R

Prospectus:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.30%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other Expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

^[19]

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.16%

^[30]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.98%

^[21]

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[23]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.97%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 99

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

311

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

541

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,200

(PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Index.

Expense [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund </b></p>

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> <b>N/A</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. For the period August 31, 2017 - June 30, 2018, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 52% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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52.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities ("Component Securities") of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in cash, securities and instruments that are not Component Securities, but which the Fund's sub-adviser, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to provide long-only exposure to multiple equity factors that seek to produce attractive long-term returns, and which may lower risk compared to less diversified strategies.

The Underlying Index is constructed by RAFI Indices, LLC (the "Index Provider") using a rules-based approach to construct factor portfolios within the Underlying Index. The universe for the Underlying Index construction process starts with all common equity securities traded on primary exchanges, and preferred shares in countries where preferred shares are economically equivalent to common, which meet and pass minimum liquidity and investability (capacity) requirements, issued by companies that are assigned to countries classified by the Index Provider as emerging markets. As of September 30, 2018, there are 23 emerging market countries eligible for inclusion. The Index Provider assigns companies to countries and promulgates that assignment to securities. Eligible securities are then determined by selecting companies based on fundamental weight, calculated using four accounting measures from company financial statements: (i) de-levered sales, calculated as company sales averaged over the past five years multiplied by the ratio of average equity to average assets; (ii) cash flow, taken as the company operating cash flow averaged over the past five years; (iii) dividend plus buybacks, calculated using the average dividends paid and share buybacks over the past five years; and (iv) book value, taken as the most recent company book value. At each annual reconstitution, companies that rank in the top 86% of cumulative fundamental weight are eligible for selection in the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index consists of "factor portfolios," each of which emphasizes one of the following factors: value, low volatility, quality and momentum. The value factor emphasizes companies with high ratio of company fundamental weight to its market capitalization weight. The low volatility factor emphasizes companies with low risk measure calculated as the variance of a company's daily excess return over five years explained by global, local country groups, and global industry excess returns. The quality factor emphasizes companies that are high in profitability and low in investment spending. The momentum factor emphasizes stocks with high momentum. For the value, low volatility and quality "factor portfolios", eligible securities are ranked by their factor score and the top 25% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion within that "factor portfolio". For the momentum "factor portfolio", eligible securities are ranked by their momentum score and the top 50% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion. A company's fundamental weight may be adjusted by a "free float factor", which is the ratio of the total market capitalization of the shares of the company in free float to the total market capitalization of the company. As of September 30, 2018, the Underlying Index consisted of 665 Component Securities.

The Underlying Index dynamically allocates to each factor at each quarterly rebalance. Dynamic allocation starts with an equal weighting to each factor plus an additional weight, which is based on a calculation of a factor's standard momentum and long-term reversal signal relative to the other factors. Additional weights to a particular factor are capped at a maximum of 15% and minimum of -15% relative to equal weighting.

Each factor (other than momentum) is reconstituted annually on the last business day of March and rebalanced on a quarterly staggered basis on the last business day of March, June, September and third Friday of December. For example, a single factor will be divided into four identical tranches. At the first quarterly rebalance, the first tranche (i.e., 25% of the factor) is rebalanced, but the remaining three tranches (i.e., the other 75% of the factor) are not rebalanced and will continue to drift until the next quarterly rebalance. At the next quarterly rebalance, the second tranche is rebalanced while the other three tranches (including the tranche that was rebalanced at the prior quarter-end) are not rebalanced. This staggered rebalancing is intended to diversify risk and decrease market impact. The momentum factor, unlike the other factors, is reconstituted and fully rebalanced quarterly. At each quarterly rebalance, trading controls are implemented to minimize turnover.

The Sub-Adviser uses an indexing approach in managing the Fund's investments. The Fund employs a representative sampling strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective. In using this strategy, the Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in a combination of Component Securities and other instruments, or in Component Securities but in different proportions as compared to the weighting of the Underlying Index, such that the portfolio effectively provides exposure to the Underlying Index. In using a representative sampling strategy, the Fund may not track its Underlying Index with the same degree of accuracy as a fund that replicates the composition and weighting of the Underlying Index. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not attempt to outperform the index the Fund tracks. An indexing approach may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform its Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation.

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

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, or that Fund shares trade at prices other than the Fund's net asset value

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. The liquidity of the Fund's shares may be constrained by the liquidity of the Fund's portfolio holdings

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

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

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions, including the indexation methodologies used in constructing the Underlying Index, may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management and Tracking Error Risk: the risk that the portfolio manager's investment decisions may not produce the desired results or that the Fund's portfolio may not closely track the Underlying Index for a number of reasons. The Fund incurs operating expenses, which are not applicable to the Underlying Index, and the costs of buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund's portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the Underlying Index. Performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between the Fund's portfolio and the Underlying Index due to legal restrictions, cost or liquidity restraints. The risk that performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary may be heightened during periods of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. In addition, the Fund's use of a representative sampling approach may cause the Fund to be less correlated to the return of the Underlying Index than if the Fund held all of the securities in the Underlying Index

Indexing Risk: the risk that the Fund is negatively affected by general declines in the asset classes represented by the Underlying Index

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

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The Fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, no bar chart or Average Annual Total Returns table is included for the Fund. Once the Fund commences operations, performance will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at www.pimcoetfs.com.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.pimcoetfs.com

(PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF) | PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Prospectus:

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Management Fees

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0.49%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.49%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 50

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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157

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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274

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 616

(PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Developed Ex-U.S. Index.

Expense [Heading]

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Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):</b> <b>N/A</b> </b></p>

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. For the period August 31, 2017 - June 30, 2018, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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36.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities ("Component Securities") of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Developed Ex-U.S. Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in cash, securities and instruments that are not Component Securities, but which the Fund's sub-adviser, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to provide long-only exposure to multiple equity factors that seek to produce attractive long-term returns, and which may lower risk compared to less diversified strategies.

The Underlying Index is constructed by RAFI Indices, LLC (the "Index Provider") using a rules-based approach to construct factor portfolios within the Underlying Index. The universe for the Underlying Index construction process starts with all common equity securities traded on primary exchanges, and preferred shares in countries where preferred shares are economically equivalent to common, which meet and pass minimum liquidity and investability (capacity) requirements, issued by companies that are assigned to countries classified by the Index Provider to fall within the following regions, Developed Europe ex-U.K., U.K., Japan and Other Developed Markets. As of September 30, 2018, there are 23 developed market countries (excluding the United States) eligible for inclusion. The Index Provider assigns companies to countries and promulgates that assignment to securities. Eligible securities are then determined by selecting companies based on fundamental weight, calculated using four accounting measures from company financial statements: (i) de-levered sales, calculated as company sales averaged over the past five years multiplied by the ratio of average equity to average assets; (ii) cash flow, taken as the company operating cash flow averaged over the past five years; (iii) dividend plus buybacks, calculated using the average dividends paid and share buybacks over the past five years; and (iv) book value, taken as the most recent company book value. At each annual reconstitution, companies that rank in the top 86% of cumulative fundamental weight within each region constitute the large/mid company universe. Companies that rank in the top 98% by fundamental weight, excluding companies in the top 86%, within each region constitute the small company universe.

The Underlying Index consists of "factor portfolios," each of which emphasizes one of the following factors: value, low volatility, quality, momentum and size. The value factor emphasizes companies with high ratio of company fundamental weight to its market capitalization weight. The low volatility factor emphasizes companies with low risk measure calculated as the variance of a company's daily excess return over five years explained by global, local country groups, and global industry excess returns. The quality factor emphasizes companies that are high in profitability and low in investment spending. The momentum factor emphasizes stocks with high momentum. For the value, low volatility and quality "factor portfolios", eligible securities are ranked by their factor score and the top 25% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion within that "factor portfolio". For the momentum "factor portfolio", eligible securities are ranked by their momentum score and the top 50% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion. The size factor is the equal weight of the small company portions of the other four factors. A company's fundamental weight may be adjusted by a "free float factor", which is the ratio of the total market capitalization of the shares of the company in free float to the total market capitalization of the company. As of September 30, 2018, the Underlying Index consisted of 2,127 Component Securities.

The Underlying Index dynamically allocates to each factor at each quarterly rebalance. Dynamic allocation starts with an equal weighting to each factor plus an additional weight, which is based on a calculation of a factor's standard momentum and long-term reversal signal relative to the other factors. Additional weights to a particular factor are capped at a maximum of 15% and minimum of -15% relative to equal weighting.

Each factor (other than momentum) is reconstituted annually on the last business day of March and rebalanced on a quarterly staggered basis on the last business day of March, June, September and third Friday of December. For example, a single factor will be divided into four identical tranches. At the first quarterly rebalance, the first tranche (i.e., 25% of the factor) is rebalanced, but the remaining three tranches (i.e., the other 75% of the factor) are not rebalanced and will continue to drift until the next quarterly rebalance. At the next quarterly rebalance, the second tranche is rebalanced while the other three tranches (including the tranche that was rebalanced at the prior quarter-end) are not rebalanced. This staggered rebalancing is intended to diversify risk and decrease market impact. The momentum factor, unlike the other factors, is reconstituted and fully rebalanced quarterly. At each quarterly rebalance, trading controls are implemented to minimize turnover.

The Sub-Adviser uses an indexing approach in managing the Fund's investments. The Fund employs a representative sampling strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective. In using this strategy, the Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in a combination of Component Securities and other instruments, or in Component Securities but in different proportions as compared to the weighting of the Underlying Index, such that the portfolio effectively provides exposure to the Underlying Index. In using a representative sampling strategy, the Fund may not track its Underlying Index with the same degree of accuracy as a fund that replicates the composition and weighting of the Underlying Index. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not attempt to outperform the index the Fund tracks. An indexing approach may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform its Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments denominated in foreign currencies and in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may obtain foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) without limitation.

Risk [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Risks </b></p>

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

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, or that Fund shares trade at prices other than the Fund's net asset value

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. The liquidity of the Fund's shares may be constrained by the liquidity of the Fund's portfolio holdings

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

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 markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect 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

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions, including the indexation methodologies used in constructing the Underlying Index, may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management and Tracking Error Risk: the risk that the portfolio manager's investment decisions may not produce the desired results or that the Fund's portfolio may not closely track the Underlying Index for a number of reasons. The Fund incurs operating expenses, which are not applicable to the Underlying Index, and the costs of buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund's portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the Underlying Index. Performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between the Fund's portfolio and the Underlying Index due to legal restrictions, cost or liquidity restraints. The risk that performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary may be heightened during periods of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. In addition, the Fund's use of a representative sampling approach may cause the Fund to be less correlated to the return of the Underlying Index than if the Fund held all of the securities in the Underlying Index

Indexing Risk: the risk that the Fund is negatively affected by general declines in the asset classes represented by the Underlying Index

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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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.

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance Information </b></p>

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, no bar chart or Average Annual Total Returns table is included for the Fund. Once the Fund commences operations, performance will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at www.pimcoetfs.com.

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.pimcoetfs.com

(PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF) | PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

Prospectus:

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Management Fees

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0.39%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.39%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 40

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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125

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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219

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 493

(PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF)

Prospectus:

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Objective [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p>

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Index.

Expense [Heading]

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Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> <b> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): </b> </b></p>

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p>

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund's performance. For the period August 31, 2017 - June 30, 2018, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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56.00%

Strategy [Heading]

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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p>

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities ("Component Securities") of the RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in cash, securities and instruments that are not Component Securities, but which the Fund's sub-adviser, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Sub-Adviser"), believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is designed to provide long-only exposure to multiple equity factors that seek to produce attractive long-term returns, and which may lower risk compared to less diversified strategies.

The Underlying Index is constructed by RAFI Indices, LLC (the "Index Provider") using a rules-based approach to construct factor portfolios within the Underlying Index. The universe for the Underlying Index construction process starts with all common equity securities traded on primary exchanges, which meet and pass minimum liquidity and investability (capacity) requirements, issued by companies that are assigned to the United States by the Index Provider. The Index Provider assigns companies to countries and promulgates that assignment to securities. Eligible securities are then determined by selecting companies based on fundamental weight, calculated using four accounting measures from company financial statements: (i) de-levered sales, calculated as company sales averaged over the past five years multiplied by the ratio of average equity to average assets; (ii) cash flow, taken as the company operating cash flow averaged over the past five years; (iii) dividend plus buybacks, calculated using the average dividends paid and share buybacks over the past five years; and (iv) book value, taken as the most recent company book value. At each annual reconstitution, companies that rank in the top 86% of cumulative fundamental weight within each region constitute the large/ mid company universe. Companies that rank in the top 98% by fundamental weight, excluding companies in the top 86%, within each region constitute the small company universe.

The Underlying Index consists of "factor portfolios," each of which emphasizes one of the following factors: value, low volatility, quality, momentum and size. The value factor emphasizes companies with high ratio of company fundamental weight to its market capitalization weight. The low volatility factor emphasizes companies with low risk measure calculated as the variance of a company's daily excess return over five years explained by global, local country groups, and global industry excess returns. The quality factor emphasizes companies that are high in profitability and low in investment spending. The momentum factor emphasizes stocks with high momentum. For the value, low volatility and quality "factor portfolios", eligible securities are ranked by their factor score and the top 25% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion within that "factor portfolio". For the momentum "factor portfolio", eligible securities are ranked by their momentum score and the top 50% of companies by fundamental weight are selected for inclusion. The size factor is the equal weight of the small company portions of the other four factors. A company's fundamental weight may be adjusted by a "free float factor", which is the ratio of the total market capitalization of the shares of the company in free float to the total market capitalization of the company. As of September 30, 2018, the Underlying Index consisted of 864 Component Securities.

The Underlying Index dynamically allocates to each factor at each quarterly rebalance. Dynamic allocation starts with an equal weighting to each factor plus an additional weight, which is based on a calculation of a factor's standard momentum and long-term reversal signal relative to the other factors. Additional weights to a particular factor are capped at a maximum of 15% and minimum of -15% relative to equal weighting.

Each factor (other than momentum) is reconstituted annually on the last business day of March and rebalanced on a quarterly staggered basis on the last business day of March, June, September and third Friday of December. For example, a single factor will be divided into four identical tranches. At the first quarterly rebalance, the first tranche (i.e., 25% of the factor) is rebalanced, but the remaining three tranches (i.e., the other 75% of the factor) are not rebalanced and will continue to drift until the next quarterly rebalance. At the next quarterly rebalance, the second tranche is rebalanced while the other three tranches (including the tranche that was rebalanced at the prior quarter-end) are not rebalanced. This staggered rebalancing is intended to diversify risk and decrease market impact. The momentum factor, unlike the other factors, is reconstituted and fully rebalanced quarterly. At each quarterly rebalance, trading controls are implemented to minimize turnover.

The Sub-Adviser uses an indexing approach in managing the Fund's investments. The Fund is expected to employ a replication strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective. In using this strategy, the Sub-Adviser seeks to replicate the composition and weighting of the Underlying Index by investing all, or substantially all, of the Fund's assets in the Component Securities, holding each Component Security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Underlying Index. However, in some circumstances it may not be possible or practicable to invest all, or substantially all, of the Fund's assets in the Component Securities, in which case the Fund may employ a representative sampling strategy by investing in a combination of Component Securities and other instruments, or in Component Securities but in different proportions as compared to the weighting of the Underlying Index, such that the portfolio effectively provides exposure to the Underlying Index. In using a representative sampling strategy, the Fund may not track its Underlying Index with the same degree of accuracy as a fund that replicates the composition and weighting of the Underlying Index. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not attempt to outperform the index the Fund tracks. An indexing approach may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform its Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.

The Fund may invest, without limitation, in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred securities. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements.

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are listed below.

New/Small Fund Risk: the risk that a new or smaller 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 and smaller funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies

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, or that Fund shares trade at prices other than the Fund's net asset value

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity 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 securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the counterparty to a derivative contract is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. The liquidity of the Fund's shares may be constrained by the liquidity of the Fund's portfolio holdings

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for a reason directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments (such as futures, swaps and structured securities), including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or valuation complexity. Changes in the value of the derivative 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. The Fund's use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund, a reduction in the Fund's returns and/or increased volatility. Over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives 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 OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with the Fund's clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. Changes in regulation relating to a 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 and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund's performance

Model Risk: the risk that the Fund's investment models used in making investment allocation decisions, including the indexation methodologies used in constructing the Underlying Index, may not adequately take into account certain factors and may result in a decline in the value of an investment in the Fund

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, or derivative instruments, may 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

Management and Tracking Error Risk: the risk that the portfolio manager's investment decisions may not produce the desired results or that the Fund's portfolio may not closely track the Underlying Index for a number of reasons. The Fund incurs operating expenses, which are not applicable to the Underlying Index, and the costs of buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund's portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the Underlying Index. Performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between the Fund's portfolio and the Underlying Index due to legal restrictions, cost or liquidity restraints. The risk that performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary may be heightened during periods of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. In addition, to the extent the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, this approach may cause the Fund to be less correlated to the return of the Underlying Index than if the Fund held all of the securities in the Underlying Index

Indexing Risk: the risk that the Fund is negatively affected by general declines in the asset classes represented by the Underlying Index

Please see "Description of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. 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.

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund.

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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.

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The Fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, no bar chart or Average Annual Total Returns table is included for the Fund. Once the Fund commences operations, performance will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at www.pimcoetfs.com.

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(PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF) | PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF

Prospectus:

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Management Fees

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0.29%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.29%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 30

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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93

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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163

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 368

[1] "Other Expenses" include interest expense of 0.05% and expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO"). Excluding interest expense, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.80%, 0.90%, 0.95%, 1.15% and 1.90% for Institutional Class, I-2, I-3, Class A and Class C shares, respectively.

[2] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its supervisory and administrative fee for the Fund's I-3 shares by 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to I-3 shares of the Fund. This Fee Waiver Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term.

[3] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[4] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

[5] "Other Expenses" include interest expense of 0.55% and expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO"). Excluding interest expense, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 1.50%, 1.60%, 1.65%, 1.85% and 2.60% for Institutional Class, I-2, I-3, Class A and Class C shares, respectively.

[6] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[7] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[8] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[9] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[10] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[11] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[12] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive, first, the advisory fee and, second, the supervisory and administrative fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the expenses attributable to the Management Fees of Underlying Funds indirectly incurred by the Fund in connection with its investments in Underlying Funds, to the extent the Fund's Management Fees are greater than or equal to the Management Fees of the Underlying Funds. This waiver renews annually for a full year unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' notice prior to the end of the contract term.

[13] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive, first, the advisory fee and, second, the supervisory and administrative fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the expenses attributable to the Management Fees of Underlying Funds indirectly incurred by the Fund in connection with its investments in Underlying Funds, to the extent the Fund's Management Fees are greater than or equal to the Management Fees of the Underlying Funds. This waiver renews annually for a full year unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' notice prior to the end of the contract term.

[14] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[15] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its supervisory and administrative fee for the Fund's I-3 shares by 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to I-3 shares of the Fund. This Fee Waiver Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term.

[16] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[17] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days' prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[18] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[19] "Other Expenses" include expenses incurred by the Fund in the normal course of its operations together with recoupment of management fees previously waived or reimbursed to the Fund. Such expenses are borne by the Fund separately from the management fees paid to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO").

[20] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.15%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses are 0.35%, 0.60%, 0.85% and 1.10% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[21] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Waivers reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[22] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.14%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.34%, 0.59%, 0.84% and 1.09% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[23] PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2019, to waive a portion of the Fund's supervisory and administrative fees, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that the Fund's organizational expenses, pro rata share of expenses related to obtaining or maintaining a Legal Entity Identifier and pro rata share of Trustee fees exceed 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class). This Expense Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts waived or reimbursed in future periods, not exceeding three years.

[24] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.13%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses are 0.30%, 0.55%, 0.80% and 1.05% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[25] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.11%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses are 0.27%, 0.52%, 0.77% and 1.02% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[26] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.08%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.24%, 0.49%, 0.74% and 0.99% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[27] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.06%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.21%, 0.46%, 0.71% and 0.96% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[28] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.04%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.20%, 0.45%, 0.70% and 0.95% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[29] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.04%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.18%, 0.43%, 0.68% and 0.93% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

[30] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.04%. Interest expense can result from certain transactions within the Underlying PIMCO Funds and is separate from the management fees paid to PIMCO. Excluding interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement are 0.18%, 0.43%, 0.68% and 0.93% for Institutional Class, Administrative Class, Class A and Class R shares, respectively.