Even with recent market turbulence, it has been an overall good year in the stock market. But the Dow Jones Industrial Average is only up 2.4% year to date (YTD) -- lagging behind the Nasdaq Composite's nearly 7% YTD return and the S 500's nearly 8% gain.

The Dow Jones contains many industry-leading blue chip companies. However, there are plenty of Dow stocks that are down this year, and some particularly big names that are within 6% of their 52-week lows -- including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nike (NYSE: NKE), and UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH). Here's why all three dividend stocks are down, but why they could be worth buying now.

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