Table:
Years ended August 31,	2019	2018

Outstanding, beginning of the year	42,607	40,446

Issued	11,328	6,662

Redeemed	(12,351)	(5,549)

Dividend equivalents	1,095	1,048

Outstanding, end of the year	42,679	42,607

Please review this table image and return a text representation of the table in the markdown format.

| Years ended August 31, | 2019 | 2018 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Outstanding, beginning of the year | 42,607 | 40,446 |
| Issued | 11,328 | 6,662 |
| Redeemed | (12,351) | (5,549) |
| Dividend equivalents | 1,095 | 1,048 |
| Outstanding, end of the year | 42,679 | 42,607 |