import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collections; import java.util.List; import lombok.Builder; import lombok.Data; public class AppTest { @Data @Builder static class Tst { private String name; } public static void main(String[] args) { List list = new ArrayList<>(); list.add(Tst.builder().name("abc").build()); list.add(Tst.builder().name("adc").build()); list.add(Tst.builder().name("bac").build()); Collections.swap(list, list.indexOf(list.stream().filter(tst -> tst.getName().equals("bac")).findFirst().orElse(list.get(0))), 0); System.out.println(list); } }