As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2018

File Nos. 333-177564

811-22621

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	☒
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.	☐
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 16	☒
And

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	☒
AMENDMENT NO. 18	☒

COHEN & STEERS

REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)

280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017

(Address Of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 832-3232

Dana DeVivo

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.

280 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(Name And Address Of Agent Of Service Of Process)

With copies to:

Michael G. Doherty, Esq.

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering : As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

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

☒ 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)

☐ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

☐ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

☐ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the 1940 Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 11^th day of May, 2018.

           COHEN & STEERS REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.

By:	/s/ ADAM M. DERECHIN
	Adam M. Derechin
	President and CEO

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

SIGNATURE		TITLE	DATE
By:	/s/ ADAM M. DERECHIN	President and Chief Executive Officer	May 11, 2018
	(ADAM M. DERECHIN)	(Principal Executive Officer)
By:	/s/ JAMES GIALLANZA	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	May 11, 2018
	(JAMES GIALLANZA)
	*	Chairman and Director	May 11, 2018
	(ROBERT H. STEERS)
	*	Director	May 11, 2018
	(JOSEPH M. HARVEY)
	*	Director	May 11, 2018
	(MICHAEL G. CLARK)
	*	Director	May 11, 2018
	(DEAN JUNKANS)
	*	Director	May 11, 2018
	(GEORGE GROSSMAN)
	*	Director	May 11, 2018
	(GERALD J. MAGINNIS)
	*	Director	May 11, 2018
	(JANE F. MAGPIONG)
	*	Director	May 11, 2018
	(DAPHNE L. RICHARDS)
	*	Director	May 11, 2018
	(FRANK K. ROSS)
	*	Director	May 11, 2018
	(C. EDWARD WARD, JR.)

*By:	/s/ DANA DEVIVO
	Dana DeVivo	May 11, 2018
	(ATTORNEY-IN-FACT)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Index No.	Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase