Novonix Ltd (ASX: NVX) has been in the spotlight recently, its share price buoyed by the rapid positive developments in the lithium exploration industry. This has led some people to ask, who owns shares in Novonix on personal and institutional levels.
The good news is that this question is easily answered as it's accessible to the general public.
So let's break down who owns a stake in Novonix.
Novonix bag holders
The Fool's company page for the battery metals company lists its three main institutional shareholders as the following:
| Company | Shares owned | % of total capital |
| St Baker Energy Holdings Pty Ltd | 62,843,522 | 15.53 |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited | 32,619,424 | 8.06 |
| Allegro Capital Nominees Pty Ltd | 24,336,337 | 6.01 |
On a personal level, Market Index lists the following director interests of Novonix shares:
| Director | Direct shares | Indirect shares | Options |
| Andrew Liveris | 5,066,000 | 4,132,794 | 9,000,000 |
| Robert Cooper | 652,612 | 16,028,818 | 200,000 |
| Anthony (Tony) Bellas | 66,000 | 2,346,374 | 0 |
| Robert Natter | 631,034 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
It should be noted there have not been any on-market director share purchases over the past two years.
Novonix share price snapshot
The Novonix share price is down 0.22% at the time of writing, after spending most of the morning in the green.
Novonix shares are down around 74% year to date. Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is down 6.4% over the same period. The company's market capitalisation is $1.12 billion.
